get_my/imports/api/userLast.js

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

export const UserLast = new Mongo.Collection('userLast');

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

Meteor.methods({
    async 'add.userLast' (view, viewId) {
        check(view, String);
        check(viewId, String);

        if (!this.userId) {
            throw new Meteor.Error('Not able to change user view last setting. Make sure you are logged in with valid system administrator credentials.');
        }

        // first let's find out if there's an entry for this user and view, and if so
        // we'll just edit that entry with updated information
        let userListInfo = await UserLast.findOneAsync({ userId: this.userId, view: view });
        if (!userListInfo) {
            // console.log("Adding new user last item.");
            return await UserLast.insertAsync({
                userId: this.userId,
                view: view,
                viewId: viewId,
                dateAdded: Date(),
            });
        } else {
            // console.log("Editing existing user last itme.");
            // entry exists, call the edit function instead
            let result = await Meteor.callAsync('edit.userLast', view, viewId); 
            if (!result) {
                try {
                    // console.log("Issue editing existing entry in userLast. Check the logs.");
                } catch(error) {
                    console.log("    ERROR adding userLast item: " + error);
                    console.log(error.message);
                    console.log(error.stack);
                }   
            } else {
                return true;
            }
        }
    },
    async 'edit.userLast' (view, viewId) {
        check(view, String);
        check(viewId, String);

        if (!this.userId) {
            throw new Meteor.Error('Not able to change user view last setting. Make sure you are logged in with valid system administrator credentials.');
        }

        // console.log("Edit in progress.");
        return await UserLast.updateAsync({ view: view, userId: this.userId }, {
            $set: {
                viewId: viewId,
                dateLastUpdate: Date(),
            }
        });
    }
});