SyntaxError: Unexpected token ( [duplicate]

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SyntaxError: Unexpected token (
The problem is in (bot). This part of the code:

let task = async (bot) => {

Please read first a tutorial about async/await: javascript.info/async-await — roland
– roland, Commented Aug 3, 2018 at 14:33

Juan Araneta · Accepted Answer · 2018-08-03 14:34:42Z

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Async functions are not supported by Node versions older than version 7.6.

You'll need to transpile your code (e.g. using Babel) to a version of JS that Node understands if you are using an older version.

answered Aug 3, 2018 at 14:34

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