Async, Recursive .... function!

_codigo-doido-v2.js

async function awaitSubmissionFinish(submissionID) {
    const response = await submissionInfo(submissionID)
    
    if(submissionHasFinished(response.status)) return response
    
    return new Promise(resolve => {
        setTimeout(() => resolve(awaitSubmissionFinish(submissionID)), 5000)
    })
}

codigo-doido-v1.js

async function awaitSubmissionFinish(submissionID, status) {
    const response = await submissionInfo(submissionID)

    if(status == 0) {
        console.log('Submissão terminou')
        return response
    } else {
        console.log('Submissão não terminou')
        return new Promise((resolve) => {
                    setTimeout(() => {
                        resolve(awaitSubmissionFinish(submissionID, response.status))
                    }, 5000)
                })
    }
}

codigo-doido-v2.js

async function awaitSubmissionFinish(submissionID) {
    const response = await submissionInfo(submissionID)
    
    if(submissionHasFinished(response.status)) return response
    
    return new Promise(resolve => {
        setTimeout(() => resolve(awaitSubmissionFinish(submissionID)), 5000)
    })
}