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Meteor's Iron Router - Alter Path before routing

Is there a way to change the path before the page is routed based on some logic, such as a Session variable? For example:

// Before routing
Router.onBeforeAction(function () {
    if(Session.get('key') === true) {
        prependToPath('prefix');
    }
});
Solution

  • You can get the current path using Iron.Location.get().path, run through your logic, and then use the new path in Router.go(). Like so:

    // If abc is set on the URL, then keep it there
if (Session.get('abc') === true) { // You can use better logic here
    Router.go('/abc' + Iron.Location.get().path);
}

    and make sure you Session.set('abc') = false somewhere or else it will keep on looping, adding /abc in an infinite loop.