Is it possible to call a Method inside another Meteor.call? - meteor

Question

I've got two methods on a same event click .open-message :
sendEmailContact : this method send a mail
openMessage : this method update the message (from new state to responded state)
The two methods are working fine, but separately.
My idea is to pass Meteor.call('sendEmailContact' and on success only, to pass Meteor.call('openMessage'
Below my current event & my unsuccess try
current event
Template.Users.events({
'click .open-message':function() {
Meteor.call('openMessage', this._id, function(error) {
if(error) {
Bert.alert({
title: 'Error',
message: error.reason,
type: 'danger'
});
} else {console.log ("ok");}
});
var to = this.email; // catch the to value
var contactmessage = this.message; // catch the original message
swal({
input: 'textarea',
title: "Response to " + to,
text: "H " + contactmessage,
type: "",
showCloseButton: true,
showCancelButton: true,
confirmButtonColor: "#272b35",
confirmButtonText: "Send"
}).then(function (text){
if(message != '') {
var from = "my#mail.com"
var subject = "Response to your message";
var message = text; //catch the value of the textarea
Meteor.call('sendEmailContact', to, from, subject, message, contactmessage, (error) => {
if(error) {
Bert.alert({
title: 'Error',
message: error.reason,
type: 'danger'
});
console.log (to);
console.log (from);
console.log (subject);
console.log (message);
} else {
console.log (to);
console.log (from);
console.log (subject);
console.log (message);
//target.text.value = ''; // Clear form
Bert.alert({
title: 'Success',
message: 'Message sended.',
type: 'success'
});
}
});
} else {
Bert.alert({
title: 'Error',
message: 'Message error.',
type: 'danger'
});
console.log (to);
console.log (from);
console.log (subject);
console.log (message);
}
}, function (dismiss) {
if (dismiss === 'cancel') {
null
//handle dismiss events like 'cancel', 'overlay', 'close', and 'timer'
}
})
}
});
unsuccess try (no error, the first method ok, but nothing on the second (console.log ("ok"); works))
Template.Users.events({
'click .open-message':function() {
var to = this.email; // catch the to value
var contactmessage = this.message; // catch the original message
swal({
input: 'textarea',
title: "Response to " + to,
text: "H " + contactmessage,
type: "",
showCloseButton: true,
showCancelButton: true,
confirmButtonColor: "#272b35",
confirmButtonText: "Send"
}).then(function (text){
if(message != '') {
var from = "my#mail.com"
var subject = "Response to your message";
var message = text; //catch the value of the textarea
Meteor.call('sendEmailContact', to, from, subject, message, contactmessage, (error) => {
if(error) {
Bert.alert({
title: 'Error',
message: error.reason,
type: 'danger'
});
console.log (to);
console.log (from);
console.log (subject);
console.log (message);
} else {
Meteor.call('openMessage', this._id, function(error) {
if(error) {
Bert.alert({
title: 'Error',
message: error.reason,
type: 'danger'
});
} else {console.log ("ok");}
});
console.log (to);
console.log (from);
console.log (subject);
console.log (message);
//target.text.value = ''; // Clear form
Bert.alert({
title: 'Success',
message: 'Message sended.',
type: 'success'
});
}
});
} else {
Bert.alert({
title: 'Error',
message: 'Message error.',
type: 'danger'
});
console.log (to);
console.log (from);
console.log (subject);
console.log (message);
}
}, function (dismiss) {
if (dismiss === 'cancel') {
null
//handle dismiss events like 'cancel', 'overlay', 'close', and 'timer'
}
})
}
});
EDIT
Below the two methods :
//Contact Method
Meteor.methods({
insertMessage: function(message) {
ContactMessages.insert(message);
},
openMessage: function(messageId) {
ContactMessages.update({_id: messageId}, {$set: {new: false, responded: true}});
},
deleteMessage: function(messageId) {
ContactMessages.remove({_id: messageId});
}
});
//Send ContactReply Method
Meteor.methods({
sendEmailContact: function(to, from, subject, message, contactmessage) {
check([to, from, subject, message, contactmessage], [String]);
// Let other method calls from the same client start running,
// without waiting for the email sending to complete.
this.unblock();
Email.send({
to: to,
from: from,
subject: subject,
text: message + contactmessage
});
}
});

Answer 1

You'll need to pass the messageId as an extra parameter to sendEmailContact from the client but then it should be pretty simple:
Meteor.methods({
insertMessage(message) {
ContactMessages.insert(message);
},
openMessage(messageId) {
ContactMessages.update(messageId, {$set: {new: false, responded: true}});
},
deleteMessage(messageId) {
ContactMessages.remove(messageId);
}
});
//Send ContactReply Method
Meteor.methods({
sendEmailContact(messageId,to, from, subject, message, contactmessage) {
check([messageId, to, from, subject, message, contactmessage], [String]);
this.unblock();
Email.send({
to: to,
from: from,
subject: subject,
text: message + contactmessage
});
Meteor.call('openMessage',messageId);
}
});
You don't even need a callback from the embedded Meteor.call() unless you want to log a potential error there.

Answer 2

in your 2nd example:
Meteor.call('openMessage', this._id, function(error) {
i think it doesn't know what "this" is.
so save it off at the top of the function and use the saved value through closure.
i'm also wondering why it's important that the client be the one to invoke both methods. it's technically possible to handle all that on the server; is that something that makes sense in your app?