Seeing "JSONCollections is not defined"

[boaticus]

I added the package to my meteor install, created a file in my /server dir with the name "mmj.mmjParticipants.collection.json"

When I try to read from the collection, I see:

(from a file I have called /lib/collections.js)
Participants = JSONCollections.mmjParticipants;
if (Participants.find().count() === 0) {
console.log("No participants.");
};

I'm getting "JSONCollections is not defined"

Any ideas what I may have done to get this?

[ephemer]

Hi, are you getting this error on the client or the server? At what point do you see it?

I think the problem may be with Meteor's load order rules (everything in the 'lib' directory will be loaded before other code). Try putting your code in a Meteor.startup() block:

Meteor.startup(function(){
 // your code
});

[boaticus]

I was referencing it in a file in my /lib folder. I'll try wrapping it in a startup method as you suggested.

[boaticus]

Yep, still same error, even when wrapped in a Meteor.startup.

The test json file lives at /private/tester.collection.json

[ephemer]

Hi Ken,

the file has to be named like this, otherwise it won’t be recognised and JSONCollections won’t exist:

something.collection_name.collection.json

On Mon, May 11, 2015 at 5:12 PM, Ken Wallace notifications@github.com
wrote:

Yep, still same error, even when wrapped in a Meteor.startup.

The test json file lives at /private/tester.collection.json

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[boaticus]

That was it. Thanks!

[ephemer]

My pleasure, glad you got it working!