Node wait for async function before continue

Question

I have a node application that use some async functions.

How can i do for waiting the asynchronous function to complete before proceeding with the rest of the applic

Answer 1

 Using callback mechanism:

function operation(callback) {

    var a = 0;
    var b = 1;
    a = a + b;
    a = 5;

    // may be a heavy db call or http request?
    // do not return any data, use callback mechanism
    callback(a)
}

operation(function(a /* a is passed using callback */) {
    console.log(a); // a is 5
})

 Using async await

async function operation() {
    return new Promise(function(resolve, reject) {
        var a = 0;
        var b = 1;
        a = a + b;
        a = 5;

        // may be a heavy db call or http request?
        resolve(a) // successfully fill promise
    })
}

async function app() {
    var a = await operation() // a is 5
}

app()