Best way to get current User

[joejeet]

I need to get the info about current user in server side static template. So, I use Meteor.userId() in server side template helper to get current user it works but it throws exception and ask to use this.userId which is undefined in this case.

[smilansky]

Are you sure there is a logged in user when you call the method that is rendering the template? Console log Meteor.userId() from the browser before trigger the method. this.userId returns the userId of the user that called the method, and if it is returning undefined, then most like the current user isn't set.

Are you using Meteor Accounts?

[joejeet]

Thanks for reply.

Updated my answer

I'm using this example explain in this. Rather than for SEO(escaped fragment) only I want posts show page to be render from server.

[CaptainChemist]

I'm running into this same issue. This is my method and it returns an error, did you ever fix this issue?

export const keys = new ValidatedMethod({
  name: 'get.keys',
  validate: new SimpleSchema({
  }).validator(),
  run({ }) {
    if (Roles.userIsInRole(Meteor.userId(), ['admin'])){
       return 'test';
    } else {
      throw new Meteor.Error(500, 'You are not an admin!');
    }
  },
});