gistfile1.txt

Users = new Meteor.Collection 'users'

currentUser = ->
  Users.findOne Session.get 'user_id'

if Meteor.is_client
  Meteor.startup = ->
    Meteor.autosubscribe = ->
      Meteor.subscribe 'users'

  Template.users_to_interrupt.users = ->
    usersint = Session.get 'users_to_interrupt'
    if usersint
      Users.find { username: { $in: (usersint || []) } }

  Template.add_user.events
    'click button.add': ->
      username = $('#add_username').val()
      $('#add_username').val('')
      console.log "got username '#{username}' in add user textfield"
      array = Session.get('users_to_interrupt') || []  # if we do Session.get here it screws up notifying on Session.set later! must get the value otherwise somehow
      # array = []  # just adding an empty array and pushing username to it works, and updates "users" reactively
      array.push(username)
      Session.set 'users_to_interrupt', array