(Node J.S.) SyntaxError: Unexpected token function on an async function

Question

So I'm trying to use async/await but i get this error:

async function something(options) {
  ^^^^^^^^
SyntaxError: Unexpected token function

Here's the code:

var request = require('superagent');

async function something(options) {
    let response = await request.get("apiurlblabla");
    if(response) {
      .query(({'queryqeureur}))
      .query(({'uqeryqery'}))
      var jsonString = JSON.parse(res.text)
      console.log(jsonString.propertyblabla);
      console.log(jsonString.propertyblabla)
    }
}

Is your node up to date? Async/await got enabled in node 7 I think. — Sirko
– Sirko, Commented Jul 23, 2017 at 17:07
You still have syntax errors on top of having a wrong version. — Darkrum
– Darkrum, Commented Jul 23, 2017 at 18:49

Kermit · Accepted Answer · 2017-07-23 17:10:43Z

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async function is supported officially in nodejs 8 and later. you should update your nodejs version to 8 or later.

answered Jul 23, 2017 at 17:10

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Sergey Pavlov · Accepted Answer · 2017-12-05 11:23:04Z

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Install node version manager:

curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/creationix/nvm/v0.33.6/install.sh | bash

Install new version of node:

nvm install 8.0

Update verion which uses:

nvm use 8.0

answered Dec 5, 2017 at 11:23

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