See the code below
var arr = await [1,2,3,4,5].map(async (index) => {
return await new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
setTimeout(() => {
resolve(index);
console.log(index);
}, 1000);
});
});
console.log(arr); // <-- [Promise, Promise, Promise ....]
// i would expect it to return [1,2,3,4,5]
Quick edit: The accepted answer is correct, by saying that map doesnt do anything special to async functions. I dont know why i assumed it recognizes async fn and knows to await the response.
I was expecting something like this, perhaps.
Array.prototype.mapAsync = async function(callback) {
arr = [];
for (var i = 0; i < this.length; i++)
arr.push(await callback(this[i], i, this));
return arr;
};
var arr = await [1,2,3,4,5].mapAsync(async (index) => {
return await new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
setTimeout(() => {
resolve(index);
console.log(index);
}, 1000);
});
});
// outputs 1, 2 ,3 ... with 1 second intervals,
// arr is [1,2,3,4,5] after 5 seconds.
Because an async
function always returns a promise; and map
has no concept of asynchronicity, and no special handling for promises.
But you can readily wait for the result with Promise.all
:
try {
const results = await Promise.all(arr);
// Use `results`, which will be an array
} catch (e) {
// Handle error
}
Live Example:
var arr = [1,2,3,4,5].map(async (index) => {
return await new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
setTimeout(() => {
resolve(index);
console.log(index);
}, 1000);
});
});
(async() => {
try {
console.log(await Promise.all(arr));
// Use `results`, which will be an array
} catch (e) {
// Handle error
}
})();
.as-console-wrapper {
max-height: 100% !important;
}
or using Promise callbacks:
Promise.all(arr)
.then(results => {
// Use `results`, which will be an array
})
.catch(err => {
// Handle error
});
Live Example:
var arr = [1,2,3,4,5].map(async (index) => {
return await new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
setTimeout(() => {
resolve(index);
console.log(index);
}, 1000);
});
});
Promise.all(arr)
.then(results => {
console.log(results);
})
.catch(err => {
// Handle error
});
.as-console-wrapper {
max-height: 100% !important;
}
Side note: Since async
functions always return promises, and the only thing you're await
ing in your function is a promise you create, it doesn't make sense to use an async
function here anyway. Just return the promise you're creating:
var arr = [1,2,3,4,5].map((index) => {
return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
setTimeout(() => {
resolve(index);
console.log(index);
}, 1000);
});
});
Of course, if you're really doing something more interesting in there, with await
s on various things (rather than just on new Promise(...)
), that's different. :-)