finally solved a problem where the followers/followings actions would save userId as null in the friendships collection

Author: GSoster

Jaunt/client/lib/routes.js

@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ Router.map(function(){
      var post = Posts.listGlobal();;
      var timelineTitle = "Posts";
      var noPostsMessage = "There are no Posts";
-     console.log('QTD followers');
-     console.log(Friendships.followers(_id));
      if (Session.get("timelineToDisplay") === "timelineGlobal"){
        //the line below is used to format the date time.
        posts = Posts.listGlobal().map(function (value) {value.date = formatDate(value.date); return value;});

Jaunt/models/friendships.js

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Friendships = new Meteor.Collection("friendships");
 * creates a new relation between two users.
 */
 Friendships.follow = function(friendId){
-  this.insert({userId : this.userId,
+  this.insert({userId : Meteor.user()._id,
     friendId : friendId
   });
 };
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Friendships.follow = function(friendId){
 */
 Friendships.unfollow = function(friendId){
   this.remove({
-    userId : this.userId,
+    userId : Meteor.user()._id,
       friendId : friendId
   });
 };
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ Friendships.unfollow = function(friendId){
 returns the relationship if it exists or undefined otherwise.
 */
 Friendships.isFollowing = function(friendId){
-  return this.findOne({userId : this.userId,
+  return this.findOne({userId : Meteor.user()._id,
     friendId : friendId});
 };