Template.containerDialog.rendered = function(){ var self = this; this.autorun(function(){ var container = Containers.findOne(Template.currentData().containerId, {fields: {name: 1}}); if(container) Session.set("global.ui.dialogHeader", container.name); }) //after the dialog is built, open it _.defer(function(){GlobalUI.dialog.open()}); } Template.containerDialog.events({ "tap #deleteContainer": function(){ Containers.remove(this._id); GlobalUI.closeDialog() }, //TODO clean up String -> num here so they don't need casting by Schema.clean //TODO validate input (integer, non-negative, etc) for these inputs and give validation errors "change #containerNameInput, input #containerNameInput": function(event){ console.log("changed Nameinput") var name = Template.instance().find("#containerNameInput").value; Containers.update(this._id, {$set: {name: name}}); }, "change #weightInput, input #weightInput": function(event){ var weight = Template.instance().find("#weightInput").value; Containers.update(this._id, {$set: {weight: weight}}); }, "change #valueInput, input #valueInput": function(event){ var value = Template.instance().find("#valueInput").value; Containers.update(this._id, {$set: {value: value}}); }, "change #containerDescriptionInput": function(event){ var description = Template.instance().find("#containerDescriptionInput").value; Containers.update(this._id, {$set: {description: description}}); } }); Template.containerDialog.helpers({ container: function(){ return Containers.findOne(this.containerId); } });