Insert on client side collection

[ServerMeta]

On meteor docs it says that Collection.insert is defined everywhere, but when I try it on the client it says method undefined.

I read that update and insert is denied by default on client side.

I have a collection which is useful only to the client. I dont care if they hack it, it will just mess the UI. I dont want to store it on the server, as it would only clog up resources.

How can I do insert on a client side collection?

[Steve]

This should work. Can you please past some of your code?

[ServerMeta]

I've now remembered that this is used as an example in discover meteor. Very strange.

So in my project I have insecure and autopublish.

/client/collections/videos.coffee

@videos = new Meteor.Collection("videos")

I open the website, I open the chrome javascript console, then:

Videos

Mongo.Collection {_makeNewID: function, _transform: null, _connection: Connection, _collection: LocalCollection, _name: "videos"…}

Videos.find().count()

0

Videos.insert({title: "A second post"});

"3bGCyTFrKXF4ESStK"

debug.js:41 insert failed: Method not found

[ServerMeta]

Ok I found out you cant insert collection client side, but you have to use a specific command

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/16739810/getting-a-error-inserting-in-to-a-meteor-collection

Videos._collection.insert({title: "A second post"});

"4urKE3tikLJapKt3d"

Videos.find().count()

1

This is in contrast to what Discover Meteor says. When they changed that? Why I cant find any reference about it on the internet?

What else they changed? 

[Steve]

This is not the correct way to use a client side collection. Collection._collection is an undocumented property that behaves strangely in many cases. You may prefer not to use it.

To create a local collection, use:

var myLocalCollection = new Collection(null);

(see doc here)

To manipulate locally a client-server collection, see this thread.

[ServerMeta]

Ok so the trick to declare a client only collection, is not only to declare it in client code, but also to not give any name as option.

Thank you very much. Right now I feel like I have to write Meteor for Dummies (like me). :P