I can mark a JavaScript function as "async" (i.e., returning a promise) with the async keyword. Like this:
async function foo() {
// Do something
}
What is the equivalent syntax for arrow functions?
Async arrow functions look like this:
const foo = async () => {
// do something
}
Async arrow functions look like this for a single argument passed to it:
const foo = async evt => {
// do something with evt
}
Async arrow functions look like this for multiple arguments passed to it:
const foo = async (evt, callback) => {
// do something with evt
// return response with callback
}
The anonymous form works as well:
const foo = async function() {
// do something
}
An async function declaration looks like this:
async function foo() {
// do something
}
Using async function in a callback:
const foo = event.onCall(async () => {
// do something
})
Using async method inside of a class:
async foo() {
// do something
}
This the simplest way to assign an async arrow function expression to a named variable:
const foo = async () => {
// do something
}
(Note that this is not strictly equivalent to async function foo() { }. Besides the differences between the function keyword and an arrow expression, the function in this answer is not "hoisted to the top".)
Immediately Invoked Async Arrow Function:
(async () => {
console.log(await asyncFunction());
})();
Immediately Invoked Async Function Expression:
(async function () {
console.log(await asyncFunction());
})();