When i create new variable and assign callback function, But data cannot return from callback function. Undefined is occurring at new variable.
const nedb = require('nedb');
const user = new nedb({ filename: './builds/database/users.db', autoload: true });
var s = user.find({}, function (err,docs) {
if(docs.length == 0) {
var data = false;
} else {
var data = docs;
}
return data;
});
console.log(s);
var s is undefined! ....
You are mixing up callback and Promise which are two different way to handle asynchronous calls.
I recommend you to use of Promises because they are simpler and the present and future of javascript.
Using async/await which is the next step after Promises
const user = {
find: () => ['jon', 'kalessi', 'jorah'],
};
async function getUsers() {
return (await user.find({})) || [];
}
async function myJob() {
const users = await getUsers();
console.log(users);
// Put your next code here
}
myJob();Full promise :
const user = {
find: () => new Promise((resolve) => resolve(['jon', 'kalessi', 'jorah'])),
};
user.find({})
.then((docs = []) => {
console.log(docs);
// Put you next code here, you can use of the variable docs
})
.catch((err) => {
console.log(err);
});Full callback :
const user = {
find: (_, callback) => callback(false, ['jon', 'kalessi', 'jorah']),
};
user.find({}, (err, docs = []) => {
if (err) {
console.log(err);
} else {
console.log(docs);
// Put you next code here, you can use of the variable docs
}
});
I think user.find returning the promise. you can do like this.
const nedb = require('nedb');
const user = new nedb({ filename: './builds/database/users.db', autoload: true });
var s = user.find({}, function (err,docs) {
if(docs.length == 0) {
var data = false;
} else {
var data = docs;
}
return data;
});
Promise.all(s)
.then(result => {
console.log(result);
});
Otherwise you can also use await Like this:
async function abc(){
const nedb = require('nedb');
const user = new nedb({ filename: './builds/database/users.db', autoload: true });
var s = await user.find({}, function (err,docs) {
if(docs.length == 0) {
var data = false;
} else {
var data = docs;
}
return data;
});
}
because await worked with async thats why i put it into async function.
console.log(s);will execute immediately after assigning function tovar s, and function returns the value after the find query, so the inital value will beundefined, you need to wait till it return to print the value. you can't just assign it like above..