Sent data to router on click event

Question

I am using Iron Router to create ZIP Files from Data stored in my AWS S3 Bucket. For that I would like to query my files and only put files into my ZIP Folder based on the data context in my current template.

My current Data context has two fields (_id, filetype) which are used to query my FS.Collection. Unfortunatly only the _id can be used to query my files in the router. I am not able to get filetype to iron router:

My click event:

  'click #download': function() {
      Router.go('zip.download', {_id: this._id, _Filetype: this.filetype});
   }

My route:

/*ZIP Files*/
Router.route('/zip/:_id', {
  where: 'server',
  name: 'zip.download',
  action: function() {
    console.log(this.params); //Gives me only _id, but not _Filetype

    // Create zip
    var zip = new JSZip();
    MyCollection.find({refrenceID: this.params._id, filetype: this.params._Filetype})
    .
    .
    .
    // End Create Zip - This part works 
  }
});

Whats the best way to pass data to the router?

Answer 1

Right now, your _Filetype is not received because it is not declared as a valid parameter in your route: /zip/:_id. (no mention of :_Filetype in there)

If you don't want to put the fileType as a parameter in your route, you will still have to provide it somehow. This seems a good occasion to use query parameters!

In your click event:

'click #download': function() {
    Router.go('zip.download', {_id: this._id}, , {query: 'fileType=' +  this.filetype});
}

And in your route:

/*ZIP Files*/
Router.route('/zip/:_id', {
  where: 'server',
  name: 'zip.download',
  action: function() {
    console.log(this.params); //Gives me only _id, but not _Filetype

    // Create zip
    var zip = new JSZip();
    MyCollection.find({refrenceID: this.params._id, filetype: this.params.query.fileType})
    .
    .
    .
    // End Create Zip - This part works 
  }
});