Switching from manually generating urls to using IronRouter functions.

Using {{pathFor}}, path(), and url() where possible. Passing in path
to Meteor.absoluteUrl() where the IronRouter functions didn't make sense.
Also deleting some random unused code.

client/main.html

@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
 	<title>Loading...</title>
 	<meta name="viewport" content="initial-scale=1.0">
 	<link rel="shortcut icon" href="/img/favicon.ico"/>
-	<link id="rss-link" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="New Posts" href="/feed.xml"/>
+	<link id="rss-link" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="New Posts" href="{{pathFor route='feed'}}"/>
 </head>

client/views/comments/comment_edit.js

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ Template[getTemplate('comment_edit')].events({
     });
 
     trackEvent("edit comment", {'postId': comment.postId, 'commentId': comment._id});
-    Router.go("/posts/"+comment.postId+"/comment/"+comment._id);
+    Router.go('post_page_comment', {_id: comment.postId, commentId: comment._id});
   },
   'click .delete-link': function(e){
     var comment = this;
@@ -38,9 +38,8 @@ Template[getTemplate('comment_edit')].events({
 
     if(confirm(i18n.t("are_you_sure"))){
       Meteor.call('removeComment', comment._id);
-      Router.go("/posts/"+comment.postId);
+      Router.go('post_page', {_id: comment.postId});
       throwError("Your comment has been deleted.");
-//      Router.go("/comments/deleted");
     }
   }
 });

client/views/comments/comment_form.js

@@ -28,7 +28,10 @@ Template[getTemplate('comment_form')].events({
           throwError(error.reason);
         }else{
           trackEvent("newComment", newComment);
-          Router.go('/posts/'+parentComment.postId+'/comment/'+newComment._id);
+          Router.go('post_page_comment', {
+            _id: parentComment.postId,
+            commentId: newComment._id
+          });
         }
       });
     }else{

client/views/comments/comment_item.html

@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@
             <a class="comment-username" href="{{profileUrl}}">{{authorName}}</a>
             <span class="comment-time">{{timeAgo ago}},</span>
             <span class="points">{{upvotes}}</span> <span class="unit">points </span>
-            <a href="/comments/{{_id}}" class="comment-permalink icon-link goto-comment">{{_ "link"}}</a>
+            <a href="{{pathFor route='comment_reply' _id=_id}}" class="comment-permalink icon-link goto-comment">{{_ "link"}}</a>
             {{#if can_edit}}
-              | <a class="edit-link" href="/comments/{{_id}}/edit">{{_ "edit"}}</a>
+              | <a class="edit-link" href="{{pathFor route='comment_edit' _id=_id}}">{{_ "edit"}}</a>
             {{/if}}
             {{#if isAdmin}}
               | <span>{{full_date}}</span>
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
           </div>
           <div class="comment-text markdown">{{{htmlBody}}}</div>
           {{#if getSetting "nestedComments" true}}
-            <a href="/comments/{{_id}}" class="comment-reply goto-comment">{{_ "reply"}}</a>
+            <a href="{{pathFor route='comment_reply' _id=_id}}" class="comment-reply goto-comment">{{_ "reply"}}</a>
           {{/if}}
         </div>
       </div>

client/views/nav/nav.js

@@ -43,30 +43,9 @@ Template[getTemplate('nav')].helpers({
   }
 });
 
-Template[getTemplate('nav')].rendered = function(){
-  if(!Meteor.loggingIn() && !Meteor.user()){
-    $('.login-link-text').text("Sign Up/Sign In");
-  }
-};
-
 Template[getTemplate('nav')].events({
-  'click #logout': function(e){
-    e.preventDefault();
-    Meteor.logout();
-  },
   'click .mobile-menu-button': function(e){
     e.preventDefault();
     $('body').toggleClass('mobile-nav-open');
-  },
-  'click .login-header': function(e){
-    e.preventDefault();
-    Router.go('/account');
-  },
-  'click #login-name-link': function(){
-    if(Meteor.user() && !$('account-link').exists()){
-      var $loginButtonsLogout = $('#login-buttons-logout');
-      $loginButtonsLogout.before('<a href="/users/'+Meteor.user().slug+'" class="account-link button">View Profile</a>');
-      $loginButtonsLogout.before('<a href="/account" class="account-link button">Edit Account</a>');
-    }
   }
 });

client/views/nav/user_menu.html

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
       </div>
     </div>
   {{else}}
-    <a class="account-link sign-in" href="/sign-in">{{_ "sign_in"}}</a>
+    <a class="account-link sign-in" href="{{pathFor route='atSignIn'}}">{{_ "sign_in"}}</a>
-    <a class="account-link sign-up" href="/sign-up">{{_ "sign_up"}}</a>
+    <a class="account-link sign-up" href="{{pathFor route='atSignUp'}}">{{_ "sign_up"}}</a>
   {{/if}}
 </template>

client/views/posts/modules/post_info.html

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <div class="post-meta-item">
     <span class="points">{{baseScore}} <span class="unit">{{pointsUnitDisplayText}} </span></span>by <a class="post-author" href="{{profileUrl}}">{{authorName}}</a> <span class="post-time">{{timeAgo ago}}</span>
     {{#if can_edit}}
-      | <a href="/posts/{{_id}}/edit" class="edit-link goto-edit">{{_ "edit"}}</a>
+      | <a href="{{pathFor route='post_edit' _id=_id}}" class="edit-link goto-edit">{{_ "edit"}}</a>
     {{/if}}
   </div>
 </template>

client/views/posts/post_edit.js

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ AutoForm.hooks({
         }else{
           // note: find a way to do this in onSuccess instead?
           trackEvent("edit post", {'postId': post._id});
-          Router.go('/posts/'+post._id);
+          Router.go('post_page', {_id: post._id});
           submit.done();
         }
       });

client/views/posts/post_submit.js

@@ -28,9 +28,10 @@ AutoForm.hooks({
         }else{
           // note: find a way to do this in onSuccess instead?
           trackEvent("new post", {'postId': post._id});
-          if(post.status === STATUS_PENDING)
+          if (post.status === STATUS_PENDING) {
             throwError('Thanks, your post is awaiting approval.');
-          Router.go('/posts/'+post._id);
+          }
+          Router.go('post_page', {_id: post._id});
           submit.done();
         }
       });

client/views/users/user_edit.js

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Template[getTemplate('user_edit')].helpers({
     return getGitHubName(this) || "";
   },
   profileUrl: function(){
-    return Meteor.absoluteUrl()+"users/"+this.slug;
+    return getProfileUrlBySlugOrId(this.slug);
   },
   hasNotificationsUsers : function(){
     return getUserSetting('notifications.users', '', this) ? 'checked' : '';

client/views/users/user_profile.html

@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
 			</thead>
 			{{#each posts}}
 				<tr>
-					<td><a href="/posts/{{_id}}/">{{title}}</a></td>
+					<td><a href="{{pathFor route='post_page' _id=_id}}">{{title}}</a></td>
 					<td>{{formatDate createdAt "MM/DD/YYYY, HH:mm"}}</td>
 				</tr>
 			{{/each}}
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
 			</thead>
 			{{#each upvotedPosts}}
 				<tr>
-					<td><a href="/posts/{{_id}}/">{{title}}</a></td>
+					<td><a href="{{pathFor route='post_page' _id=_id}}">{{title}}</a></td>
 					<td>{{formatDate votedAt "MM/DD/YYYY, HH:mm"}}</td>
 				</tr>
 			{{/each}}
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
 			</thead>
 			{{#each downvoted}}
 				<tr>
-					<td><a href="/posts/{{_id}}/">{{title}}</a></td>
+					<td><a href="{{pathFor route='post_page' _id=_id}}">{{title}}</a></td>
 					<td>{{formatDate votedAt "MM/DD/YYYY, HH:mm"}}</td>
 				</tr>
 			{{/each}}
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@
 			</thead>
 			{{#each comments}}
 				<tr>
-					<td><a href="/posts/{{postId}}/">{{postTitle}}</a></td>
+					<td><a href="{{pathFor route='post_page' _id=postId}}/">{{postTitle}}</a></td>
 					<td>{{{htmlBody}}}</td>
 					<td>{{formatDate createdAt "MM/DD/YYYY, HH:mm"}}</td>
 				</tr>

collections/posts.js

@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ getPostProperties = function (post) {
   var p = {
     postAuthorName : getDisplayName(postAuthor),
     postTitle : cleanUp(post.title),
-    profileUrl: getProfileUrlById(post.userId),
+    profileUrl: getProfileUrlBySlugOrId(post.userId),
     postUrl: getPostPageUrl(post),
     thumbnailUrl: post.thumbnailUrl,
     linkUrl: !!post.url ? getOutgoingUrl(post.url) : getPostPageUrl(post._id)

lib/helpers.js

@@ -24,7 +24,11 @@ scrollPageTo = function(selector){
   $('body').scrollTop($(selector).offset().top);
 };
 getDigestURL = function(moment){
-  return '/digest/'+moment.year()+'/'+(moment.month()+1)+'/'+moment.date();
+  return Router.routes['posts_digest'].path({
+    year: moment.year(),
+    month: moment.month() + 1,
+    day: moment.date()
+  });
 };
 getDateRange= function(pageNumber){
   var now = moment(new Date());
@@ -50,24 +54,27 @@ goTo = function(url){
 };
 
 getSignupUrl = function(){
-  return Meteor.absoluteUrl()+'sign-up';
+  return Router.routes['atSignUp'].url();
 };
 getSigninUrl = function(){
-  return Meteor.absoluteUrl()+'sign-in';
+  return Router.routes['atSignIn'].url();
 };
 getPostUrl = function(id){
-  return Meteor.absoluteUrl()+'posts/'+id;
+  return Router.routes['post_page'].url({_id: id});
 };
 getPostEditUrl = function(id){
-  return Meteor.absoluteUrl()+'posts/'+id+'/edit';
+  return Router.routes['post_edit'].url({_id: id});
 };
 
 getCommentUrl = function(id){
-  return Meteor.absoluteUrl()+'comments/'+id;
+  return Router.routes['comment_reply'].url({_id: id});
 };
 getPostCommentUrl = function(postId, commentId){
   // get link to a comment on a post page
-  return Meteor.absoluteUrl()+'posts/'+postId+'/comment/'+commentId;
+  return Router.routes['post_page_comment'].url({
+    _id: postId,
+    commentId: commentId
+  });
 };
 slugify = function(text) {
   if(text){
@@ -78,7 +85,7 @@ slugify = function(text) {
   return text;
 };
 getShortUrl = function(post){
-  return post.shortUrl ? post.shortUrl : post.url;
+  return post.shortUrl || post.url;
 };
 getDomain = function(url){
   urlObject = Npm.require('url');
@@ -88,7 +95,7 @@ invitesEnabled = function () {
   return getSetting("requireViewInvite") || getSetting("requirePostInvite");
 };
 getOutgoingUrl = function(url){
-  return getSiteUrl() + 'out?url=' + encodeURIComponent(url); 
+  return Router.routes['out'].url({}, {query: {url: url}});
 };
 // ---------------------------------- String Helper Functions ----------------------------------- //
 cleanUp = function(s){

lib/router/filters.js

@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ Meteor.startup( function (){
       Session.set('categorySlug', null);
 
       // if we're not on the search page itself, clear search query and field
-      if(getCurrentRoute().indexOf('search') == -1){
+      if(Router.current().route.getName() !== 'search'){
         Session.set('searchQuery', '');
         $('.search-field').val('').blur();
       }

lib/users.js

@@ -42,13 +42,10 @@ getDisplayNameById = function(userId){
   return getDisplayName(Meteor.users.findOne(userId));
 };
 getProfileUrl = function(user) {
-  return Meteor.absoluteUrl()+'users/' + slugify(getUserName(user));
+  return getProfileUrlBySlugOrId(user.slug);
 };
-getProfileUrlById = function(id){
+getProfileUrlBySlugOrId = function(slugOrId) {
-  return Meteor.absoluteUrl()+'users/'+ id;
+  return Router.routes['user_profile'].url({_idOrSlug: slugOrId});
-};
-getProfileUrlBySlug = function(slug) {
-  return Meteor.absoluteUrl()+'users/' + slug;
 };
 hasPassword = function(user) {
   return !!user.services.password;

packages/telescope-notifications/lib/herald.js

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ var getCommenterProfileUrl = function (comment) {
   if(user) {
     return getProfileUrl(user);
   } else {
-    return getProfileUrlById(comment.userId)
+    return getProfileUrlBySlugOrId(comment.userId)
   }
 }
 

packages/telescope-notifications/lib/server/notifications-server.js

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 getUnsubscribeLink = function(user){
-  return Meteor.absoluteUrl()+'unsubscribe/'+user.email_hash;
+  return Router.routes['unsubscribe'].url({hash: user.email_hash});
 };
 
 // given a notification, return the correct subject and html to send an email
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ buildEmailNotification = function (notification) {
 
   var emailProperties = _.extend(notification.data, {
     body: marked(comment.body),
-    profileUrl: getProfileUrlById(comment.userId),
+    profileUrl: getProfileUrlBySlugOrId(comment.userId),
     postCommentUrl: getPostCommentUrl(post._id, comment._id),
     postLink: getPostLink(post)
   });

packages/telescope-rss/lib/server/routes.js

@@ -5,34 +5,49 @@ Meteor.startup(function () {
     Router.route('/feed.xml', function () {
       this.response.write(servePostRSS('new', 'feed.xml'));
       this.response.end();
-    }, {where: 'server'});
+    }, {
+      name: 'feed',
+      where: 'server'
+    });
 
     // New Post RSS
 
     Router.route('/rss/posts/new.xml', function () {
       this.response.write(servePostRSS('top', 'rss/posts/new.xml'));
       this.response.end();
-    }, {where: 'server'});
+    }, {
+      name: 'rss_posts_new',
+      where: 'server'
+    });
 
     // Top Post RSS
 
     Router.route('/rss/posts/top.xml', function () {
       this.response.write(servePostRSS('top', 'rss/posts/top.xml'));
       this.response.end();
-    }, {where: 'server'});
+    }, {
+      name: 'rss_posts_top',
+      where: 'server'
+    });
 
     // Best Post RSS
 
     Router.route('/rss/posts/best.xml', function () {
       this.response.write(servePostRSS('best', 'rss/posts/best.xml'));
       this.response.end();
-    }, {where: 'server'});
+    }, {
+      name: 'rss_posts_best',
+      where: 'server'
+    });
 
     // Comment RSS
 
     Router.route('/rss/comments.xml', function() {
       this.response.write(serveCommentRSS());
       this.response.end();
-    }, {where: 'server'});
+    }, {
+      name: 'rss_comments',
+      where: 'server'
+    });
 
 });

packages/telescope-rss/lib/server/rss.js

@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ var getMeta = function(url) {
   return {
     title: getSetting('title'),
     description: getSetting('tagline'),
-    feed_url: Meteor.absoluteUrl()+url,
+    feed_url: Meteor.absoluteUrl(url),
     site_url: Meteor.absoluteUrl(),
-    image_url: Meteor.absoluteUrl()+'img/favicon.png',
+    image_url: Meteor.absoluteUrl('img/favicon.png'),
   };
 };
 
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ servePostRSS = function(view, url) {
 };
 
 serveCommentRSS = function() {
-  var feed = new RSS(getMeta('rss/comments.xml'));
+  var feed = new RSS(getMeta(Router.routes['rss_comments'].path()));
 
   Comments.find({isDeleted: {$ne: true}}, {sort: {postedAt: -1}, limit: 20}).forEach(function(comment) {
     post = Posts.findOne(comment.postId);

packages/telescope-search/lib/client/views/search.js

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ Meteor.startup(function () {
         // if search field is empty, just do nothing and show an empty template
         $search.addClass('empty');
         Session.set('searchQuery', '');
-        Router.go('/search', null, {replaceState: true});
+        Router.go('search', null, {replaceState: true});
       } else {
         $search.removeClass('empty');
         // if search field is not empty, add a delay to avoid firing new searches for every keystroke
@@ -38,10 +38,10 @@ Meteor.startup(function () {
           Session.set('searchQuery', val);
 
           // Update the querystring.
-          var opts = {query: 'q=' + encodeURIComponent(val)};
+          var opts = {query: {q: val}};
           // if we're already on the search page, do a replaceState. Otherwise,
           // just use the pushState default.
-          if(getCurrentRoute().indexOf('/search') === 0) {
+          if(Router.current().route.getName() === 'search') {
             opts.replaceState = true;
           }
           Router.go('search', null, opts);