Wait for an async operation to complete before updating the UI with output.text

[craibuc]

I added a button to a table that forms a task when the button is clicked.

The task is an async call to a REST API using Javascript's fetch.  I'd like to be able to display the state of the operation, including when its completed.

The code:

// make the REST API with an async function
const response = await updateLicense(config.access_token, employeeNumber, licenseNumber);

// dispay the results of the processing
output.text(response)

 Unfortunately, the code doesn't wait for the updateLicense function to complete.  Any ideas?

[kuovonne]

What does the rest of the script look like, including the updateLicense() function? Is it an async function where you await the fetch?

[craibuc · Accepted solution]

The script works correctly, but I forgot that the webhook is async, so it returns a unique identifier early, rather than the full results when it completed.