API Documentation

Class

CareerGoalCollection

api/career.CareerGoalCollection()

CareerGoals represent the professional future(s) that the student wishes to work toward.

Constructor

# new CareerGoalCollection()

Creates the CareerGoal collection.

View Source api/career/CareerGoalCollection.ts, line 18

Extends

Methods

# assertAllDefined(names)

Verifies that the list of passed instances are all members of this collection.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
names

Should be a list of docs and/or docIDs.
Overrides:

View Source api/base/BaseCollection.ts, line 268

If instances is not an array, or if any instance is not in this collection.

Meteor.Error

# assertDefined(name)

Verifies that the passed object is one of this collection's instances.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
name String | List

Should be a defined ID or doc in this collection.
Overrides:

View Source api/base/BaseCollection.ts, line 258

If not defined.

Meteor.Error

# assertValidRoleForMethod(userId)

Default implementation of assertValidRoleForMethod. Asserts that userId is logged in as an Admin or Advisor. This is used in the define, update, and removeIt Meteor methods associated with each class.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
userId

The userId of the logged in user. Can be null or undefined
Overrides:

View Source api/base/BaseCollection.ts, line 280

If there is no logged in user, or the user is not an Admin or Advisor.

Meteor.Error

# checkIntegrity() → {Array}

Returns an array of strings, each one representing an integrity problem with this collection. Returns an empty array if no problems were found. Checks slugID and interestIDs.

Overrides:

View Source api/career/CareerGoalCollection.ts, line 191

A (possibly empty) array of strings indicating integrity issues.

Array

# count() → {Number}

Returns the number of documents in this collection.

Overrides:

View Source api/base/BaseCollection.ts, line 71

The number of elements in this collection.

Number

# countNonRetired() → {Number}

Returns the number of non-retired documents in this collection.

Overrides:

View Source api/base/BaseCollection.ts, line 78

The number of non-retired elements in this collection.

Number

# define(description)

Defines a new CareerGoal with its name, slug, and description.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
description Object

Object with keys name, slug, description, interests. Slug must be globally unique and previously undefined. Interests is a (possibly empty) array of defined interest slugs or interestIDs.
Overrides:

View Source api/career/CareerGoalCollection.ts, line 62

If the slug already exists.

Meteor.Error

The newly created docID.

Example
CareerGoals.define({ name: 'Database Administrator',
                     slug: 'database-administrator',
                     description: 'Wrangler of SQL.',
                     interests: ['application-development', 'software-engineering', 'databases'],
                   });

# dumpAll() → {Object}

Returns an object with two fields: name and contents. Name is the name of this collection. Contents is an array of objects suitable for passing to the restore() method.

Overrides:

View Source api/base/BaseCollection.ts, line 297

An object representing the contents of this collection.

Object

# dumpOne(docID) → {Object}

Returns an object representing the CareerGoal docID in a format acceptable to define().

Parameters:
Name Type Description
docID

The docID of a CareerGoal.
Overrides:

View Source api/career/CareerGoalCollection.ts, line 210

An object representing the definition of docID.

Object

# find(selector, options) → {Mongo.Cursor}

Runs find on this collection.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
selector Object

A MongoDB selector.
options Object

MongoDB options.
Overrides:
See:

View Source api/base/BaseCollection.ts, line 132

Mongo.Cursor

# findDoc(name) → {Object}

A stricter form of findOne, in that it throws an exception if the entity isn't found in the collection.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
name String | Object

Either the docID, or an object selector, or the 'name' field value.
Overrides:

View Source api/base/BaseCollection.ts, line 107

If the document cannot be found.

Meteor.Error

The document associated with name.

Object

# findDocBySlug(slug) → {Object}

Returns the instance associated with the passed slug.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
slug String

The slug (string or docID).
Overrides:

View Source api/base/BaseSlugCollection.ts, line 143

If the slug cannot be found, or is not associated with an instance in this collection.

Meteor.Error

The document representing the instance.

Object

# findIdBySlug(slug) → {String}

Return the docID of the instance associated with this slug.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
slug String

The slug (string or docID).
Overrides:

View Source api/base/BaseSlugCollection.ts, line 124

If the slug cannot be found, or is not associated with an instance in this collection.

Meteor.Error

The docID.

String

# findIdsBySlugs(slugs) → {Array}

Returns a list of docIDs associated with the instances associated with the list of slugs.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
slugs Array

A list or collection of slugs.
Overrides:

View Source api/base/BaseSlugCollection.ts, line 134

If the slug cannot be found, or is not associated with an instance in this collection.

Meteor.Error

A list of docIDs.

Array

# findNames(instanceIDs) → {Array}

Returns a list of Career Goal names corresponding to the passed list of CareerGoal docIDs.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
instanceIDs

A list of Career Goal docIDs.

View Source api/career/CareerGoalCollection.ts, line 132

If any of the instanceIDs cannot be found.

Meteor.Error

An array of name strings.

Array

# findNonRetired(selector, options) → {Array}

Runs find on this collection and returns the non-retired documents.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
selector Object

A MongoDB selector.
options Object

MongoDB options.
Overrides:
See:

View Source api/base/BaseCollection.ts, line 143

non-retired documents.

Array

# findOne(selector, options) → {Mongo.Cursor}

Runs findOne on this collection.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
selector Object

A MongoDB selector.
options Object

MongoDB options.
Overrides:
See:

View Source api/base/BaseCollection.ts, line 154

Mongo.Cursor

# findRelatedCourses(docIdOrSlug) → {Array.<Course>}

Returns a list of Courses that have common interests.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
docIdOrSlug string

a career goal ID or slug.

View Source api/career/CareerGoalCollection.ts, line 140

Courses that share the interests.

Array.<Course>

# findRelatedInternships(docIdOrSlug) → {Array.<Internship>}

Returns a list of the Internships that have common interests or career goal.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
docIdOrSlug string

a career goal ID or slug.

View Source api/career/CareerGoalCollection.ts, line 162

Internships that share the career goal or interests.

Array.<Internship>

# findRelatedOpportunities(docIdOrSlug) → {Array.<Opportunity>}

Returns a list of the Opportunities that have common interests.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
docIdOrSlug string

a career goal ID or slug.

View Source api/career/CareerGoalCollection.ts, line 151

Opportunities that share the interests.

Array.<Opportunity>

# findSlugByID(docID) → {String}

Returns the slug name associated with this docID.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
docID

The docID
Overrides:

View Source api/base/BaseSlugCollection.ts, line 152

If docID is not associated with this entity.

Meteor.Error

The slug name

String

# getCollection() → {Mongo.Collection}

Returns the Mongo collection.

Overrides:

View Source api/base/BaseCollection.ts, line 243

The collection.

Mongo.Collection

# getCollectionName() → {string}

Returns the collection name.

Overrides:

View Source api/base/BaseCollection.ts, line 236

The collection name as a string.

string

# getCollectionSchema() → {SimpleSchema}

Returns the schema applied to the collection.

Overrides:

View Source api/base/BaseCollection.ts, line 208

.

SimpleSchema

# getDefineSchema() → {SimpleSchema}

Returns a schema for the define method's parameter.

Overrides:

View Source api/base/BaseCollection.ts, line 215

the define method's parameter.

SimpleSchema

# getID(instance) → {String}

Returns the docID associated with instance, or throws an error if it cannot be found. If instance is an object with an _id field, then that value is checked to see if it's in the collection. If instance is the value for the username field in this collection, then return that document's ID. If instance is a docID, then it is returned unchanged. If instance is a slug, its corresponding docID is returned.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
instance String

Either a valid docID or a valid slug string.
Overrides:

View Source api/base/BaseSlugCollection.ts, line 24

If instance is not a docID or a slug.

Meteor.Error

The docID associated with instance.

String

# getIDs(instances) → {Array.<String>}

Returns the docIDs associated with instances, or throws an error if any cannot be found. If an instance is a docID, then it is returned unchanged. If a slug, its corresponding docID is returned. If nothing is passed, then an empty array is returned.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
instances Array.<String>

An array of valid docIDs, slugs, or a combination.
Overrides:

View Source api/base/BaseSlugCollection.ts, line 58

If any instance is not a docID or a slug.

Meteor.Error

The docIDs associated with instances.

Array.<String>

# getPublicationName() → {String}

Return the publication name.

Overrides:

View Source api/base/BaseCollection.ts, line 229

The publication name, as a string.

String

# getType() → {String}

Return the type of this collection.

Overrides:

View Source api/base/BaseCollection.ts, line 201

The type, as a string.

String

# getUpdateSchema() → {SimpleSchema}

Returns a schema for the update method's second parameter.

Overrides:

View Source api/base/BaseCollection.ts, line 222

.

SimpleSchema

# hasInterest(careerGoal, interest) → {boolean}

Returns true if CareerGoal has the specified interest.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
careerGoal

The user (docID or slug)
interest

The Interest (docID or slug).

View Source api/career/CareerGoalCollection.ts, line 180

If careerGoal is not a career goal or interest is not a Interest.

Meteor.Error

True if the career goal has the associated Interest.

boolean

# hasSlug(slug) → {boolean}

Returns true if the passed slug is associated with an entity of this type.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
slug String

Either the name of a slug or a slugID.
Overrides:

View Source api/base/BaseSlugCollection.ts, line 115

True if the slug is in this collection.

boolean

# isDefined(instance) → {boolean}

Return true if instance is a docID or a slug for this entity.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
instance String

A docID or a slug.
Overrides:

View Source api/base/BaseSlugCollection.ts, line 106

True if instance is a docID or slug for this entity.

boolean

# publish()

Default publication method for entities. It publishes the entire collection.

Overrides:

View Source api/base/BaseCollection.ts, line 85

# removeAll()

Removes all elements of this collection. This is implemented by mapping through all elements because mini-mongo does not implement the remove operation. So this approach can be used on both client and server side. removeAll should only used for testing purposes, so it doesn't need to be efficient.

Overrides:

View Source api/base/BaseCollection.ts, line 190

true

# removeIt(instance)

Remove the Career Goal.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
instance

The docID or slug of the entity to be removed.
Overrides:

View Source api/career/CareerGoalCollection.ts, line 116

If docID is not a CareerGoal, or if any User lists this as a Career Goal.

Meteor.Error

# restoreAll(dumpObjects)

Defines all the entities in the passed array of objects.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
dumpObjects

The array of objects representing the definition of a document in this collection.
Overrides:

View Source api/base/BaseCollection.ts, line 335

# restoreOne(dumpObject) → {String}

Defines the entity represented by dumpObject. Defaults to calling the define() method if it exists.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
dumpObject

An object representing one document in this collection.
Overrides:

View Source api/base/BaseCollection.ts, line 325

The docID of the newly created document.

String

# sort()

Returns the instances sorted by slug string. Instances could be instanceIDs or slug names. Only tested so far with instances being slug names. Hopefully this.findDocBySlug resolves 'this' to the subcollection.

Overrides:

View Source api/base/BaseSlugCollection.ts, line 92

# subscribe()

Default subscription method for entities. It subscribes to the entire collection.

Overrides:

View Source api/base/BaseCollection.ts, line 94

# toString() → {String}

Returns a string representing all of the documents in this collection.

Overrides:

View Source api/base/BaseCollection.ts, line 250

String

# update(docID, name, description, interests)

Update a Career Goal.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
docID

The docID to be updated.
name

The new name (optional).
description

The new description (optional).
interests

A new list of interest slugs or IDs. (optional).

View Source api/career/CareerGoalCollection.ts, line 84

If docID is not defined, or if any interest is not a defined slug or ID.

Meteor.Error