Meteor template: What's the simplest way to check if a user is logged in?

Question

I'm using Meteor's accounts-ui. Is there a way to check if the user is logged in on the template without writing custom helper code?

Pseudo code:

{{#if userIsLoggedIn }}
    You're logged in
{{/if}}

If not, what's the cleanest, most idiomatic way of doing it?

I only care about client-side here.

Thanks.

Christensen

Answer 1

Simple answer: check if the currentUser object exists.

{{#if currentUser }}
  You're logged in
{{/if}}

Yes, it is a default helper, no need to write anything else!

Blueweed

Great - so easy if you know :D – Christensen

Note: to check in your javascript if the user is logged in you can use if (Meteor.user()) – Impute

Is there a React-way of knowing this? Meteor.user() is too expensive to call when required by multiple components. – Soubise

Sadly, no. React being independent from the Meteor ecosystem, I guess you'll have to either build that logic yourself or find a third party that did. Welcome to the world of modularity, my friend – Blueweed