SyntaxError: await is only valid in async functions and the top level bodies of modules

[rzelnik]

I tried to install hyperbee and run the usage example (as it is). It returns me this error message:

$ node hyperbee-usage.js 
/home/user/hyperbee-usage.js:8
await db.put('key', 'value')
^^^^^

SyntaxError: await is only valid in async functions and the top level bodies of modules
    at wrapSafe (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1024:16)
    at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1072:27)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1137:10)
    at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:973:32)
    at Function.Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:813:14)
    at Function.executeUserEntryPoint [as runMain] (node:internal/modules/run_main:76:12)
    at node:internal/main/run_main_module:17:47

[pfrazee]

Node 14.8 added “top level await” so that the snippet should work as is. If you can’t upgrade, wrap the code in an async function

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On Dec 22, 2020, at 11:29 PM, Robert Zelnik ***@***.***> wrote:  I tried to install hyperbee and run the usage example (as it is). It returns me this error message: $ node hyperbee-usage.js /home/user/hyperbee-usage.js:8 await db.put('key', 'value') ^^^^^ SyntaxError: await is only valid in async functions and the top level bodies of modules at wrapSafe (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1024:16) at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1072:27) at Object.Module._extensions..js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1137:10) at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:973:32) at Function.Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:813:14) at Function.executeUserEntryPoint [as runMain] (node:internal/modules/run_main:76:12) at node:internal/main/run_main_module:17:47 — You are receiving this because you are subscribed to this thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub, or unsubscribe.