Meteor login via Third party library

Question

I'm trying to login to my meteor site via a third party library like this one: https://gist.github.com/gabrielhpugliese/4188927

In my server.js i have:

Meteor.methods({
facebook_login: function (fbUser, accessToken) {
    var options, serviceData, userId;
    serviceData = {
        id: fbUser.id,
        accessToken: accessToken,
        email: fbUser.email
    };
    options = {
        profile: {
            name: fbUser.name
        }
    };
    userId = Accounts.updateOrCreateUserFromExternalService('facebook', serviceData, options);
    return userId;
}, ......

In my client.js I have:

    facebookLogin: function () {
    if (Meteor.user())
        return;
    if (!Session.equals("deviceready", true))
        return;
    if (!Session.equals("meteorLoggingIn", false))
        return;

    // Do not run if plugin not available
    if (typeof window.plugins === 'undefined')
        return;
    if (typeof window.plugins.facebookConnect === 'undefined')
        return;
    // After device ready, create a local alias
    var facebookConnect = window.plugins.facebookConnect;
    console.log('Begin activity');
    Session.equals("meteorLoggingIn", true);
    Accounts._setLoggingIn(true);
    facebookConnect.login({
        permissions: ["email", "user_about_me"],
        appId: "123456789012345"
    }, function (result) {
        console.log("FacebookConnect.login:" + JSON.stringify(result));

        // Check for cancellation/error
        if (result.cancelled || result.error) {
            console.log("FacebookConnect.login:failedWithError:" + result.message);
            Accounts._setLoggingIn(false);
            Session.equals("meteorLoggingIn", false);
            return;
        }

        var access_token = result.accessToken;

        Meteor.call('facebook_login', result, access_token, function (error, user) {
            Accounts._setLoggingIn(false);
            Session.equals("meteorLoggingIn", false);
            if (!error) {
                var id = Accounts._makeClientLoggedIn(user.id, user.token);
                console.log("FacebookConnect.login: Account activated " + JSON.stringify(Meteor.user()));
            } else {
                // Accounts._makeClientLoggedOut();
            }
        }); 
    });
}, // login
facebookLogout: function () {
    Meteor.logout();
    // var facebookConnect = window.plugins.facebookConnect;
    // facebookConnect.logout();
},

The third party library (Facebook Android SDK in my case) works fine. My problem is after the "var id = Accounts._makeClientLoggedIn(user.id, user.token);" the Meteor.user() returns Undefined. However If I do a page refresh in the browser works fine and the template renders as a logged in user.

Anyone knows how to fix the 'Undefined' on client ??

PS. On server side the users collection looks fine. The meteor token and everything else are there.

Costas Kirgoussios Costas Kirgoussios · Accepted Answer · 2013-03-30T12:08:30

Solved. I had to add : this.setUserId(userId.id); after userId = Accounts.updateOrCreateUserFromExternalService('facebook', serviceData, options); at server.js

Meteor login via Third party library

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