Router.prototype.url = function() {
  // We need to remove the leading base path, or "/", as it will be inserted
  // automatically by `Meteor.absoluteUrl` as documented in:
  // http://docs.meteor.com/#/full/meteor_absoluteurl
  var completePath = this.path.apply(this, arguments);
  var basePath = this._basePath || '/';
  var pathWithoutBase = completePath.replace(new RegExp('^' + basePath + '\/|(\/)'), '');
  return Meteor.absoluteUrl(pathWithoutBase);
};