@babel/plugin-syntax-top-level-await
info
This plugin is included in @babel/preset-env
, in ES2022.
note
Syntax only
This plugin only enables parsing of this feature. Babel doesn’t support transforming top-level await, but you can use Rollup’s experimentalTopLevelAwait
or webpack@5’s experiments.topLevelAwait
options.
tip
You can safely remove this plugin from your Babel config if using @babel/core
7.15.0 or above.
JavaScript
const val = await promise;
export { val };
Installation
- npm
- Yarn
- pnpm
npm install --save-dev @babel/plugin-syntax-top-level-await
yarn add --dev @babel/plugin-syntax-top-level-await
pnpm add --save-dev @babel/plugin-syntax-top-level-await
Usage
With a configuration file (Recommended)
babel.config.json
{
"plugins": ["@babel/plugin-syntax-top-level-await"]
}
Via CLI
Shell
babel --plugins @babel/plugin-syntax-top-level-await script.js
Via Node API
JavaScript
require("@babel/core").transformSync(code, {
plugins: ["@babel/plugin-syntax-top-level-await"],
});