Using async/await in Node 6 with Babel

Question

I\'m trying to configure Babel for Node v6.9.2. I want to use async/await constructs.

Because I\'m new to Babel and all Node infrastructur

Answer 1

Short answer

Use Babel preset for Node 6.x:

• https://www.npmjs.com/package/babel-preset-node6

Long answer

To see what ES feature is supported in a given Node version, see:

• http://node.green/

For async/await support in particular, see:

• http://node.green/#ES2017-features-async-functions

If you use Node v7.x (the current version) then you can use the --harmony flag and use async/await natively without transpilation.

Node v8.x (available as nightly builds) doesn't even need the --harmony flag for that.

But note that Node doesn't support import/export - to know why see:

• javascript - Why is there a spec for sync and async modules?
• Exporting Node module from promise result