Package

await-of

await wrapper for easier errors handling without try-catch

v3.1.1, 21 Jul 2021MITESM + CommonJSTypes: BundledPromises and async control flow DOM and browser utilities

$ npm install await-of

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Key numbers

As of 25 Sept 2026

Weekly downloads: 1.3k; -61% over 12 months
Gzip bundle size: -; No Bundlephobia data
Dependencies: 0; Direct, from package.json
Last release: 5 years ago; v3.1.1
GitHub stars: 272; 16 forks
Open issues / PRs: 0 / 9
Contributors: -
Commits, last 52 weeks: 0

Downloads

Last week 2026-09-15 to 2026-09-21

Weekly npm downloads, one point per week, weeks starting 23 Sept 2025 to 15 Sept 2026. The y axis starts at zero.

1,327 downloads last week, 6,225 in the last month. The 12-month change of -61% compares the average of the last 4 weeks with the first 4 weeks of the series.

Maintenance

Releases, last 12 months: -
Latest version: 3.1.1, 21 Jul 20215 years ago
First published: -
Last push to GitHub: 1 Mar 20231,304 days before the snapshot
Repository archived: No
Open issues: 0
Open pull requests: 9
Commits, last 52 weeks: 0
Dependents on npm: 7

Major versions

Recent releases

Compatibility

Module format: ESM + CommonJSFrom package.json type, main and exports fields
TypeScript types: Bundled
Node.js engine range: >=7.6.0
Runtimes: -
Unpacked size (npm): 11 kB
Dependencies (0): None

Install

npm install await-of

CDN

jsDelivrhttps://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/await-of@3.1.1/
unpkghttps://unpkg.com/await-of@3.1.1/
esm.shhttps://esm.sh/await-of@3.1.1

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Sources: npm registry, npm downloads API, GitHub API. Data fetched 25 Sept 2026.

Indexability: Not indexed (discovery only): downloads_week 1327 < 10000.