meteor / meteor/blaze

Allowing arbitrary expressions

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Since Apr 3, 2026.

  • #500 by @dupontbertrand — open
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JavaScript
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Forks
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Avg merge
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Merged PRs (30d)
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Description

[Allow arbitrary expressions](https://edgejs.dev/docs/introduction) is a useful future as I find myself constantly creating helpers to do basic computations using [veliovgroup/Meteor-Template-helpers](https://github.com/veliovgroup/Meteor-Template-helpers).

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reading the linked Edge.js documentation and the referenced Meteor-Template-helpers project to understand the proposed arbitrary-expression behavior. Then inspect linked pull request #500; the issue does not define the supported expressions, implementation entry point, tests, or completion criteria.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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