Can we set cursor as a session variable?

Question

I tried to set a cursor as a session variable looks like it is not working.

Anyone has idea about it ??

My Code:

 Meteor.call('apiresult',function(e,result)
    {                                               
    console.log(result);
    Session.set("object",result)                                                                                                        
    }); 

//getting variable
 var abc=Session.get("object");
return abc.skimlinksProductAPI.numFound;        

looks like it's not working

Answer 1

Cursors can actually be stored in Session... sometimes. open the leaderboard app and try this in the browser console:

> Session.set('mycursor', Players.find());
undefined
> Session.get('mycursor')
LocalCollection.Cursor {collection: LocalCollection, selector_f: function, sort_f: null, skip: undefined, limit: undefined…}
> Session.get('mycursor').fetch()
[Object, Object, Object, Object, Object]

Now download the code of the leaderboard example app, use the latest Meteor, and do the same thing in the browser console. You might get:

The moral of the story seems to be, don't store cursors in session variables. Store the Minimongo selector and options (sort, fields etc.) instead as objects.