Pass additional args in autoform method in Meteor

Question

I insert docs with my quickform

{{> quickForm id=id collection=collection type="method" meteormethod="createDoc"}}

but I also want to set userId on all inserted docs.

I have the variable userId in my template, so I wonder if I can just do something like

{{> quickForm id=id collection=collection type="method" meteormethod="createDoc" userId=userId}}

and use the passed variable in my server method?

Answer 1

You can add additional params in the autoform hooks:

Html

 {{> quickForm id="idForm" collection=collection type="method" meteormethod="createDoc"}} 

JS

AutoForm.hooks({
        idForm: {
            before: {
                method: function(doc) {
                    doc.user = {}
                    doc.user._id = Meteor.user()._id;
                    doc.user.username = Meteor.user().username;
                    return doc;
                }               
            },
            onSuccess: function(formType, result) {             
                console.log(formType, result);
                this.resetForm();
            },
            onError: function(formType, error) {
                console.log(formType, error)
            }

            }
        }
    }); 

For more details, check this section of the documentation Callbacks/Hooks