The Full Stack Web Development - Publications & Subscriptions

The video tutorial explains how to manage data publications and subscriptions in a Meteor application. It covers removing the auto-publish package, creating a publication for tasks, and subscribing to it. The tutorial also demonstrates how to implement a toggle button to mark tasks as private or public, ensuring only the task owner can modify their visibility. Finally, it includes methods to check task ownership and visibility, ensuring tasks are only visible to their respective owners.

What is the purpose of removing the autopublish package in a Meteor application?

• To allow users to publish their own data

• To enhance the performance of the application

• To prevent data from being published without explicit permission

• To automatically publish all data to the client

Which file is modified to create a publication for tasks in a Meteor application?

• Server.js

• Collections.js

• Tasks.js

• Main.js

What is the purpose of the 'onCreated' function in the client-side code?

• To initialize the server

• To publish data to the client

• To remove tasks from the database

• To subscribe to publications when a template is created

What does the toggle button in the task application do?

• Edits the task description

• Marks a task as completed

• Deletes a task

• Switches a task between private and public

Why is the 'isOwner' function important in the task application?

• It allows any user to edit tasks

• It checks if the current user is the owner of a task

• It publishes tasks to the server

• It subscribes to all tasks

What does the 'setPrivate' method do in the task application?

• Edits the task description

• Sets a task as private or public

• Marks a task as completed

• Deletes a task

What is checked before allowing a task to be set as private?

• If the task has a description

• If the user is the owner of the task

• If the task is public

• If the task is completed

What additional checks are added to the remove and set checked methods?

• Ensuring only the owner can perform these actions

• Checking the task creation date

• Checking if the task is completed

• Verifying the task description

What happens when a task is set to private and the user logs out?

• The task is hidden from other users

• The task becomes visible to everyone

• The task is deleted

• The task is marked as completed

What is the next step after implementing the task management features?

• Publishing all tasks to the server

• Adding more tasks

• Improving the application's appearance with Bootstrap

• Removing all tasks