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Async/Await

Async/Await

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Definition

Syntax that makes asynchronous code look and behave like synchronous code, built on top of Promises.

بنية تجعل الكود اللاتزامني يبدو ويعمل كالكود التزامني، مبنية فوق الـPromises.

Why It Matters

Almost every server function, Firestore operation, and API handler in 404Fault is an async function. This is the most important asynchronous pattern to understand.

كل دالة خادم وعملية Firestore ومعالج API في 404Fault تقريبًا هي دالة async. هذا أهم نمط لاتزامني يجب فهمه.

Full Definition

Async/Await is ES2017 syntax that allows writing asynchronous JavaScript in a more readable, synchronous-looking style. An `async` function always returns a Promise. The `await` keyword pauses execution inside an async function until the Promise resolves. It's used with try/catch for error handling. All modern Next.js API routes, server components, and data fetching use async/await.
Async/Await بنية ES2017 تتيح كتابة JavaScript اللاتزامنية بأسلوب أكثر قابلية للقراءة يشبه التزامني. الدالة `async` تُعيد دائمًا Promise. الكلمة المفتاحية `await` توقف التنفيذ داخل الدالة اللاتزامنية حتى يُحَل الـPromise. تُستخدم مع try/catch لمعالجة الأخطاء.

Example Usage

“async function getUser(uid: string) { const snap = await db.collection('profiles').doc(uid).get(); return snap.data(); }”

“async function getUser(uid: string) { const snap = await db.collection('profiles').doc(uid).get(); return snap.data(); }”

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Avoid these mistakes when using Async/Await:

1

Forgetting `await` before an async call — the function continues before the result is ready

2

Not wrapping await in try/catch — unhandled errors silently fail

3

Using await inside a .forEach() loop — use for...of or Promise.all instead

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