Allow the `await` keyword at the top-level within JavaScript modules.
Motivation
Allows more seamless integration of async calls into the module loading process. Today this is accomplished by wrapping modules in async functions, but this pushes complexity into dependent modules and exposes implementation details.
Specification
Status in Chromium
Enabled by default (tracking bug) in:
- Chrome for desktop release 89
- Chrome for Android release 89
- Android WebView release 89
Consensus & Standardization
After a feature ships in Chrome, the values listed here are not guaranteed to be up to date.
- Worth prototyping
- No signal
- Positive
- Positive
Owners
Search tags
top_level_await,Last updated on 2021-04-13