get_my/imports/api/menuProdLinks.js

import { Meteor } from 'meteor/meteor';
import { Mongo } from 'meteor/mongo';
import { check } from 'meteor/check';
import { Products } from './products';

export const MenuProdLinks = new Mongo.Collection('menuProdLinks');

MenuProdLinks.allow({
    insert: function(userId, doc){
        // if use id exists, allow insert
        return !!userId;
    },
});

Meteor.methods({
    'add.menuProdLinks' (menuItemId, prodNameArray) {
        check(menuItemId, String);
        check(prodNameArray, [String]);

        if (!this.userId) {
            throw new Meteor.Error('You are not allowed to add menu and product links. Make sure you are logged in with valid user credentials.');
        }

        let productObj = {};

        let prodNameLength = prodNameArray.length;

        for (i=0; i<prodNameLength; i++) {
            let product = Products.findOne({ prodName: prodNameArray[i] });
            if (typeof product != 'undefined' && product != null && product != "") {
                let prodId = product._id;
                MenuProdLinks.insert({
                    menuItemId: menuItemId,
                    prodName: prodNameArray[i],
                    prodId: prodId,
                    dateCreated: Date(),
                    createdBy: this.userId
                });
            } else {
                console.log("    ERROR - unable to find a matching product by name: " + prodName[i] + ".");
            }
        }
    }
});