await with array foreach containing async await

Question

In node.js I need to use a function procesMultipleCandidates () which contains Array.foreach which process insert every element into db. but the entire function should return response after completing all insertion operation

JavaScript Code

async function procesMultipleCandidates (data) {
  let generatedResponse = []
  await data.forEach(async (elem) => {
    try {    
          
           // here candidate data is inserted into  
           let insertResponse = await insertionInCandidate(elem) 
           //and response need to be added into final response array 
           generatedResponse.push(insertResponse)
    } catch (error) {
    console.log('error'+ error);
    }
  })
  console.log('complete all') // gets loged first
  return generatedResponse // return without waiting for process of 
}

And as described above last return statement not waiting for the foreach execution to complete first.

Answer 1

Use Array.prototype.map and Promise.all:

async function procesMultipleCandidates (data) {
  let generatedResponse = []
  await Promise.all(data.map(async (elem) => {
    try {
      // here candidate data is inserted into  
      let insertResponse = await insertionInCandidate(elem)  
      // and response need to be added into final response array 
      generatedResponse.push(insertResponse)
    } catch (error) {
      console.log('error'+ error);
    }
  }))
  console.log('complete all') // gets loged first
  return generatedResponse // return without waiting for process of 
}

Or use a for/of loop if you don't want the loop run concurrently:

async function procesMultipleCandidates (data) {
  let generatedResponse = []
  for(let elem of data) {
    try {
      // here candidate data is inserted into  
      let insertResponse = await insertionInCandidate(elem)  
      // and response need to be added into final response array 
      generatedResponse.push(insertResponse)
    } catch (error) {
      console.log('error'+ error);
    }
  }
  console.log('complete all') // gets loged first
  return generatedResponse // return without waiting for process of 
}