Question 1

How do I connect Asteroid to a Meteor backend in a React app?

Accepted Answer

Import Asteroid, create an instance with the WebSocket endpoint, and use subscriptions and methods. In React, integrate state management with Asteroid's event listeners for real-time updates, similar to the usage example in the README.

Question 2

Asteroid vs Meteor's official front-end: which should I use?

Accepted Answer

Asteroid offers flexibility with any front-end framework and toolchain like webpack, while Meteor's official front-end provides tighter integration and less setup. Choose Asteroid for framework freedom, Meteor for ease and full-stack coherence.

Question 3

Can Asteroid be used in Node.js for server-side applications?

Accepted Answer

Yes, Asteroid is isomorphic and works in Node.js by using a compatible SocketConstructor like 'faye-websocket-node', allowing server-to-server connections to Meteor backends, as noted in the options documentation.

Question 4

How to add custom mixins to extend Asteroid's functionality?

Accepted Answer

Pass mixin objects to the createClass function; each mixin's functions are added to Asteroid.prototype. Follow the pattern in the README, ensuring mixins have enumerable properties and an optional init function for setup.

Question 5

Does Asteroid support OAuth or social logins with Meteor?

Accepted Answer

Yes, but via third-party mixins like asteroid-oauth-mixin, as listed in the README. This requires additional setup compared to built-in methods, and ecosystem support may be limited.

Question 6

What are the performance trade-offs of using Asteroid over native Meteor?

Accepted Answer

Asteroid has a smaller footprint and more control over front-end tooling, but may introduce latency in DDP connections and require manual optimization for subscriptions, unlike Meteor's optimized built-in front-end.

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