I am getting an error with this javascript function definition in Azure. I am defining this within an Azure function for use by the exported function.
async function getData() {
var data = await postRequest();
return data;
};
Below is the error I am getting in the console. Is async await syntax not supported in Azure functions?
If yes, how would I implement an async call (such as a REST call made with node-rest-client).
2018-01-05T10:50:55.448 Function started (Id=a4995e6f-141a-46bb-becf-
468f49f7505d)
2018-01-05T10:50:55.565 Exception while executing function:
Functions.MyFunctionName. mscorlib: One or more errors occurred.
D:\home\site\wwwroot\MyFunctionName\index.js:90
async function getData() {
^^^^^^^^
SyntaxError: Unexpected token function
at createScript (vm.js:56:10)
at Object.runInThisContext (vm.js:97:10)
at Module._compile (module.js:542:28)
at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:579:10)
at Module.load (module.js:487:32)
at tryModuleLoad (module.js:446:12)
at Function.Module._load (module.js:438:3)
at Module.require (module.js:497:17)
at require (internal/module.js:20:19)
at eval (eval at compileFunc (D:\Program Files (x86)\SiteExtensions\Functions\1.0.11388\bin\edge\double_edge.js:34:28), <anonymous>:1:80).
2018-01-05T10:50:55.673 Function completed (Failure, Id=a4995e6f-141a-46bb-becf-468f49f7505d, Duration=221ms)
For javascript async syntax support you need to install the latest version of the cli along side with node v8.x
npm i -g azure-functions-core-tools@core
Additionally you'll need to enable the beta runtime on azure so it also works when deploying.