How do I read this promise

[alkapwn3d]

let user = { name: "dominic" };

let promise = new Promise(function (resolve, reject) {
	setTimeout(() => resolve(user), 1000);
});

let readPromise = async () => {
	let data = await promise;
	return data;
};

console.log(readPromise()); // returns Promise { <pending> }

// how do I get it to return { name }

[kravmaguy]

like this:

readPromise().then(function(result){
  console.log(result)
}); 

[alkapwn3d]

i thought the point of async was so that i didnt have to use .then

[Puukallistaja]

you have to await for a promise to resolve. If you go at it sync (like in your example), you will see a pending promise logged out.

Edit:
Oh, I see what is confusing. You await inside the wrapper and expect it to be resolved. Well, same thing happens what I explained above. Async functions always return a promise, so you get a pending promise (from that anonymous function) returned to you.
Try this:

await (async () => ... )

or this:

console.log(await readPromise())

[jenovs]

@Puukallistaja

Try this:

await (async () => ... )

or this:

console.log(await readPromise())

Just remember, that top level await is only available since node v14.8 or Chrome v89.
If you need to support an older version you should use IIFE:

(async function () {
  let user = { name: "dominic" };

  let promise = new Promise(function (resolve, reject) {
    setTimeout(() => resolve(user), 1000);
  });

  let readPromise = async () => {
    let data = await promise;
    return data;
  };

  console.log(await readPromise());
})();