[removed] Async/await in .replace

Question

I am using the async/await function the following way

async function(){
  let output = await string.replace(regex, async (match)=>{
    let data = await someF         


        

Answer 1

The native replace method does not deal with asynchronous callbacks, you cannot use it with a replacer that returns a promise.

We can however write our own replace function that deals with promises:

async function(){
  return string.replace(regex, async (match)=>{
    let data = await someFunction(match)
    console.log(data); //gives correct data
    return data;
  })
}

function replaceAsync(str, re, callback) {
    // http://es5.github.io/#x15.5.4.11
    str = String(str);
    var parts = [],
        i = 0;
    if (Object.prototype.toString.call(re) == "[object RegExp]") {
        if (re.global)
            re.lastIndex = i;
        var m;
        while (m = re.exec(str)) {
            var args = m.concat([m.index, m.input]);
            parts.push(str.slice(i, m.index), callback.apply(null, args));
            i = re.lastIndex;
            if (!re.global)
                break; // for non-global regexes only take the first match
            if (m[0].length == 0)
                re.lastIndex++;
        }
    } else {
        re = String(re);
        i = str.indexOf(re);
        parts.push(str.slice(0, i), callback.apply(null, [re, i, str]));
        i += re.length;
    }
    parts.push(str.slice(i));
    return Promise.all(parts).then(function(strings) {
        return strings.join("");
    });
}