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Keystone issues with Meteor

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#3887 opened on Jan 13, 2017

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feature requesthelp wantedlow priority

Description

I'm trying to use Keystone as an admin back-end for a database populated by a Meteor app, and I'm running into a few issues.

  1. Only a single item appears in a list.
  2. The item's URL is keystone/posts/null.

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@michaelrambeau, who also ran into the same issue when trying to use Keystone with a different Meteor app, suggested it might be due to the fact that Meteor uses strings as IDs instead of MongoDB object IDs (see idGeneration here).

Any idea what I can do about this? I've seen it suggested to add _id: String, to my model, but that leads to a Path _id on list Post is a reserved path error.

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Tech stack
javascriptnodejsmongodbexpress
Domain
backenddatabase
Issue type
bug
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
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1-2 days
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blocked
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
Meteor and MongoDB ID handlingKeystone list configuration basics
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
35
Research direction
Investigate how Meteor uses string IDs for MongoDB collections and how Keystone expects ObjectIDs. Look at the Keystone list schema definition and the `idGeneration` option in Meteor's documentation. Check the issue comments for any workarounds or discussions. The assignee may have insights or a partial fix in progress.