simple-async.js

'use strict';

async function doSomething(waitTime) {
  // because setTimeout does not return a promise (yet)
  // we have to wrap it in a promise and wait for it to resolve
  return new Promise(function(resolve) {
    setTimeout(resolve, waitTime);
  });
}

async function doEverything() {
  let result = await doSomething(1000);
  console.log(`Result #1: ${result}`);
  result = await doSomething(2000);
  console.log(`Result #2: ${result}`);
}


doEverything();
console.log('kicked off doEverything');