Get and return value outside function - Nodejs

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I'm working on some method that have a callback with value, that I need to return and response, but value is null outside callback funciton How can I solve?

async function createChannel(req) {
  let user_id = req.query.user_id;
  let chat_name = req.query.chat_name;
  var chimesdkmessaging = new AWS.ChimeSDKMessaging({region: region});

  var channel = null;

  try {
    let dateNow = new Date();
    const params = {
      Name: chat_name,
      AppInstanceArn: config.aws_chime_app_istance,
      ClientRequestToken: dateNow.getHours().toString() + dateNow.getMinutes().toString(),
      ChimeBearer: await AppInstanceUserArn(user_id),
      AppInstanceUserArn of the user making the API call.
      Mode: 'RESTRICTED',
      Privacy: 'PRIVATE'
    };

    chimesdkmessaging.createChannel(params, function (err, data) {
      if (err) {
        console.log(err, err.stack);
      } // an error occurred
      else {
        console.log(data);           // successful response
        console.log('Assegno il canale: ' + data.ChannelArn);
        channel = data.ChannelArn; // <----- VALUE I WANT TO RETURN OUTSIDE
      }
    });
  } catch (e) {
    return response({error: e}, 500);
  }
  return response({data: channel},200); // <---- but this channel is null
}

isnt createChannel async method? probably you forgot about await — Adam
– Adam, Commented Dec 3, 2021 at 11:03

Tawfik Nasser · Accepted Answer · 2021-12-03 11:47:37Z

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wrap with Promise

  let user_id = req.query.user_id;
  let chat_name = req.query.chat_name;
  var chimesdkmessaging = new AWS.ChimeSDKMessaging({region: region});

  let channel = null;

  try {
    let dateNow = new Date();
    const params = {
      Name: chat_name,
      AppInstanceArn: config.aws_chime_app_istance,
      ClientRequestToken: dateNow.getHours().toString() + dateNow.getMinutes().toString(),
      ChimeBearer: await AppInstanceUserArn(user_id),
      AppInstanceUserArn of the user making the API call.
      Mode: 'RESTRICTED',
      Privacy: 'PRIVATE'
    };

    channel = await new Promise((resolve,reject)=>{
    chimesdkmessaging.createChannel(params, function (err, data) {
      if (err) {
        console.log(err, err.stack);
        reject(err)
      } // an error occurred
      else {
        console.log(data);           // successful response
        console.log('Assegno il canale: ' + data.ChannelArn);
        resolve(data.ChannelArn)// <----- VALUE I WANT TO RETURN OUTSIDE
      }
    });
    })

  } catch (e) {
    return response({error: e}, 500);
  }
  return response({data: channel},200); // <---- but this channel is null
}

answered Dec 3, 2021 at 11:47

Tawfik Nasser

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2 Comments

Mariano Over a year ago

thank you! is working. I've edited only with "return resolve(...)"

Tawfik Nasser Over a year ago

@RogerAI i don't see why you need the return

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