[removed] Asynchronous method in while loop

Question

I\'m tackling a project that requires me to use JavaScript with an API method call. I\'m a Java programmer who has never done web development before so I\'m having some trou

Answer 1

sigmasoldier's solution is correct, just wanted to share the ES6 version with async / await:

const asyncFunction = (t) => new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, t));

const getData = async (resolve, reject, count) => {

    console.log('waiting');
    await asyncFunction(3000);
    console.log('finshed waiting');

    count++;

    if (count < 2) {
        getData(resolve, reject, count);
    } else {
        return resolve();
    }
}

const runScript = async () => {
    await new Promise((r, j) => getData(r, j, 0));
    console.log('finished');
};

runScript();