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#not able to get JSON data outside the fs.readFile()
finite flintBOT
faint thunder
how did you define fs?
oh wait nvm
misread
that fs is the callback async version, you can't extract data out of it
urban hare
I just want to get an array out of it
been trying for hours
faint thunder
use the synchronous, or preferably the promise async version instead
urban hare
I used callback
yet didn't work
faint thunder
yeah you're not supposed to
urban hare
i am not much familiar with node.js
what do i have to change in that code ?
faint thunder
https://javascript.info/async
read through this to get an idea of promise async first
urban hare
Will do
faint thunder
then you can use fs' promise api
urban hare
I have to download util package ?
faint thunder
no
urban hare
will try
@faint thunder gives me this