Asynchronous Functions

np.Templating supports async methods within templates, you will just preface the call to an async method using the await keyword just as you would writing the code in JavaScript. One of those examples which uses async calls is the WebModule services method as demonstrated below, which uses the Web Services key in np.Templating Settings (NotePlan -> Preferences -> Plugins -> Settings)

Configuration

    // template variables and formats
    templates: {
      // check https://github.com/public-apis/public-apis for other services
      services: {
        // can also use web.affirmation()
        affirmation: 'https://affirmations.dev',
      },
    },

Sample API Output

When the https://affirmations.dev API is accessed, it produces the following output.

{
  "affirmation": "Struggling means you're learning"
}

Template

The first part of the web.services method is to preface call using await keyword. This instructs np.Templating to await for a response from web.services method before proceeding to next line.

In this web.services API call, it returns a simple object with an affirmation key, along with the associated quote. This key is passed as the second parameter the web.services method. Secondly, you use the await keyword which is required by the web.services.

# Test (Async)
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> "<%- await web.services('affirmation','affirmation') %>"

Output

> "You're a smart cookie"