Meteor Presence

Overview

Meteor Presence is a lightweight package designed to simplify the process of tracking online users within your application. It creates a dedicated collection that gathers and maintains a record of active connections, making it easy for developers to monitor who is online. This can be especially useful for applications that thrive on user interaction and real-time updates, providing a seamless experience for users.

With a straightforward setup, Meteor Presence allows you to define how you want to track user presence, making it flexible for various project needs. Whether you are building a chat application or a collaborative platform, this package can enhance user engagement by ensuring everyone is aware of their peers' availability.

Features

• Easy Installation: Quickly integrate into your project with minimal setup required, allowing for immediate usage without extensive configurations.
• Real-time Tracking: Automatically stores all active user connections in the Presences collection, updating as users come online or go offline.
• Custom State Functionality: Allows developers to define a custom state function beyond just 'online', adding more context to user presence.
• Reactive Queries: The package makes it easy to query the collection and receive reactive updates, ensuring users see real-time changes instantly.
• Authenticated User Tracking: Each presence document is associated with the user’s ID, keeping track of individual users securely.
• Lightweight Design: The package is designed to be simple and efficient, minimizing overhead while providing essential presence features.
• Open for Contributions: The community is encouraged to contribute, particularly in improving testing and overall functionality.
• MIT License: Open-source and permissively licensed, allowing developers to use and modify the package freely.