Template.featureDialog.rendered = function(){ var self = this; this.autorun(function(){ var feature = Features.findOne(Template.currentData().featureId, {fields: {name: 1}}); if(feature && feature.name) Session.set("global.ui.dialogHeader", feature.name); }) //after the dialog is built, open it _.defer(function(){GlobalUI.dialog.open()}); } Template.featureDialog.events({ "tap #deleteFeature": function(){ Features.remove(this._id); GlobalUI.closeDialog() }, "tap #addEffectButton": function(){ Effects.insert({ charId: Template.currentData().charId, sourceId: this._id, operation: "add", type: "feature" }); }, "change #featureNameInput": function(event){ var name = Template.instance().find("#featureNameInput").value; Features.update(this._id, {$set: {name: name}}); }, "change #featureDescriptionInput": function(event){ var description = Template.instance().find("#featureDescriptionInput").value; Features.update(this._id, {$set: {description: description}}); } }); Template.featureDialog.helpers({ feature: function(){ return Features.findOne(this.featureId); }, effects: function(){ var cursor = Effects.find({charId: Template.currentData().charId, type: "feature", sourceId: this._id}) return cursor; } });