Nodejs: Unexpected token * when using robe

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I have a nodejs app in which I am trying to use the node module called robe. Here is the error I am getting when I start the app:

 function* promiseToGenerator(promise) {
         ^
 Error loading module node_modules/koa
 SyntaxError: Unexpected token *

I have had trouble with the : function* notation elsewhere as well. I am running this on node version 0.10.25.

Node 0.10 definitely doesn't support async functions. Try using a recent version of node (4.x or better) or running your code through babel first. — ssube, Jan 11 '16 at 15:51
@ssube: This is a generator, not an async function. But it's also not supported. — Felix Kling, Jan 11 '16 at 15:52

score 4 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:22

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You should use a newer version node.js.

Generator support was first added in v0.11.0, but then you needed the --harmony flag to use them. In version 4.0.0 they became enabled by default.

If you don't have a specific reason why you are version locked to 0.10.25, I recommend installing nvm and then using nvm install stable to switch to the latest stable: version 5.4.0 .

edited May 23 '17 at 12:22

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