Correct async function export in node.js
export let handlePostStore = async (data) => {
console.log('post');
return data;
};
// to import
import { handlePostStore } from 'your_path_here';
// to call it
handlePostStore(data)
This doesn't really have anything to with async functions specially. If you want to call a function internally and export it, define it first and then export it.
async function doStuff() {
// ...
}
// doStuff is defined inside the module so we can call it wherever we want
// Export it to make it available outside
module.exports.doStuff = doStuff;
Explanation of the problems with your attempts:
module.exports.PrintNearestStore = async function PrintNearestStore(session, lat, lon) {
...
}
This does not define a function in the module. The function definition is a function expression. The name of a function expression only creates a variable inside the function itself. Simpler example:
var foo = function bar() {
console.log(typeof bar); // 'function' - works
};
foo();
console.log(typeof foo); // 'function' - works
console.log(typeof bar); // 'undefined' - there is no such variable `bar`
See also Named function expressions demystified. You could of course refer to the function if you'd refer to module.exports.PrintNearestStore
everywhere.
module.exports.PrintNearestStore = PrintNearestStore;
var PrintNearestStore = async function(session, lat, lon) {
}
This is almost OK. The problem is that the value of PrintNearestStore
is undefined
when you assign it to module.exports.PrintNearestStore
. The order of execution is:
var PrintNearestStore; // `undefined` by default
// still `undefined`, hence `module.exports.PrintNearestStore` is `undefined`
module.exports.PrintNearestStore = PrintNearestStore;
PrintNearestStore = async function(session, lat, lon) {}
// now has a function as value, but it's too late
Simpler example:
var foo = bar;
console.log(foo, bar); // logs `undefined`, `undefined` because `bar` is `undefined`
var bar = 21;
console.log(foo, bar); // logs `undefined`, `21`
If you changed the order it would work as expected.
module.exports.PrintNearestStore = async function(session, lat, lon) {
await PrintNearestStore(session, lat, lon);
}
var PrintNearestStore = async function(session, lat, lon) {
...
}
This works because by the time the function assigned to module.exports.PrintNearestStore
is executed, PrintNearestStore
has the function as its value.
Simpler example:
var foo = function() {
console.log(bar);
};
foo(); // logs `undefined`
var bar = 21;
foo(); // logs `21`
an alternative would be to export like this. // foo.js
export async function foo(){
console.log('I am greatest of all.'); // for the person who reads it, just say it.
}
then use it in other scripts like
import { foo } from './foo'
foo();
Error with first case: PrintNearestStore
- Function expression, so this name not available outside.
error with second case: using variable, instead Function declaration. In this case, declaration of variable PrintNearestStore are hoisted, so, you can use this name before line var PrintNearestStore = ...
, but in this case value would be undefined.
So, simplest solution change second variant like this:
module.exports.PrintNearestStore = PrintNearestStore;
async function PrintNearestStore(session, lat, lon) {
}