Article: Sorting with Relations in Meteor

sorting-with-relations-4.js

Template.Users.helpers({
	// Fetch posts and corresponding authors
	var posts = Posts.find().fetch();
	posts.forEach(function(post) {
		post.author = Users.findOne(post.userId);
	});

	// Sort posts by a give field
	posts.sort(function(a, b) {
		if (a.get('author.name') < b.get('author.name')) {
			return -1;
		}
		if (a.get('author.name') > b.get('author.name')) {
			return 1;
		}
		return 0;
	});

	// Reverse posts array if in descending order
	if ( /* If in descending order */ ) {
		posts.reverse();
	}

	return posts;
});