Async Node Response

routes.api.index.js

// ./routes/api/index.js

// the router is already using /api (see routes/index.js), so this is actually a post to /api/ 
router.post('/', function(req, res) {
  // we have to wrap our *await* commands in
  // an async function for them to work
  (async () => {
    // Generate the PDF
    .
    .
    .
    await page.pdf(PDFOptions)

    // Upload to t
    dbx.filesUpload({ path: dbxPath, contents, mode: 'overwrite' })
      .then(response => {
        // NEW RETURN when promise resolves (is that what's happening?)
        // Send Dropbox response back with status
        return res.status(200).send(response)
      })
      .catch( err => res.sendStatus(500) )

  })()

  // "Always return Status 200/ok"
  // DEPRECATED 
  // res.sendStatus(200)

})

routes.index.js

// ./routes/index.js

// for testing the POST API request
router.get('/test@togo', (req, res) => {
	// dummy data
	let data = {TEST_DATA_FOR_TOGO_MENU}
  
  // Return the response of the test request to the client
	axios.post('http://localhost:3000/api', data)
		.then(response => res.status(200).json(response.data) )
		.catch(err => res.sendStatus(err.status || err.response) )
})