triggersEntry not running jQuery on initial page load

[deborah-ufw]

I'm having some trouble with basics in FlowRouter. FlowRouter version is current in current version of Meteor.

On initial page load (or refresh), the triggersEntry function does print to the console log - but it does not run the jQuery. If user navigates to a different template in the same layout, then returns to this template, then the jQuery DOES run.

Why isn't the jQuery running on initial page load? What is the best way to make it do so?

FlowRouter.route( '/about', {
  action: function() {
    BlazeLayout.render( 'body-static', { 
      content:  'about',
    });
  },
  triggersEnter: [function() {
    $('a.about').addClass('active');
    console.log('entry trigger ran');
  }]
});

[deborah-ufw]

I've also tried a defer, but the behavior is still persisting. The jQuery runs on first load if I put it elsewhere (in the 'about' template itself, in my core UI js file... ).

Here is the defer, but it also did not work.

triggersEnter: [function() {
  Meteor.defer(() => {
    $('a.about').addClass('active');
    console.log('entry trigger ran');
  });
}]

[rafa-munoz]

What's your use case? Maybe you can do it in other way so that you don't need to use jQuery.

[deborah-ufw]

I did figure out another way (put it in the helper js), but it makes more sense to do it on the router since it is a TriggerEntry need. Using helpers instead is repetitive and hacky - I'd rather not scatter the same code everywhere.

FlowRouter's documentation shows jQuery being used on the Triggers for entry and exit (it does seem to work on exit). Is it a bug?

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What's your use case? Maybe you can do it in other way so that you don't need to use jQuery.

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