Vulcan/packages/nova-categories/lib/methods.js

import { Meteor } from 'meteor/meteor';
import Posts from "meteor/nova:posts";
import Users from 'meteor/nova:users';
import Categories from "./collection.js";

Meteor.methods({
  "categories.deleteById": function (categoryId) {
    
    check(categoryId, String);
    
    const currentUser = this.userId && Users.findOne(this.userId);

    if (Users.canDo(currentUser, "categories.remove.all")) {

      // delete category
      Categories.remove(categoryId);

      // find any direct children of this category and make them root categories
      Categories.find({parentId: categoryId}).forEach(function (category) {
        Categories.update(category._id, {$unset: {parentId: ""}});
      });

      // find any posts with this category and remove it
      var postsUpdated = Posts.update({categories: {$in: [categoryId]}}, {$pull: {categories: categoryId}}, {multi: true});

      return postsUpdated;

    }
  }
});

// assign smart methods on startup so the method code generated takes care of categories' custom fields (extended schema) -> prevent bug on create/edit categories with custom fields
Meteor.startup(() => {
  Categories.smartMethods({
    createName: "categories.new",
    editName: "categories.edit"
  });
});