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
Additionally you'll need to enable the beta runtime on azure so it also works when deploying.