How can I make this call to request in nodejs synchronous?

Question

I have a function in my nodejs application called get_source_at. It takes a uri as an argument and its purpose is to return the source code from that uri. My problem is that

Answer 1

Ok, first of all, to keep that code asynchronous you can simply place the relevant code inside the callback of the request function meaning it will run after the request finished, but not stop the processor from handling other tasks in your application. If you need it multiple times I would advice you to check out Synchronous request in Node.js which outlines various methods to get this more streamlined and discusses various control flow libraries.