const longRunningFunction = () => {
let result = 0;
for (let i = 0; i < 1000; i++)
for (let j = 0; j < 700; j++)
for (let k = 0; k < 300; k++) result = result + i + j + k;
return result;
};
/*
NOTE: Since the function is running in a different context, closures are not supported.
The function supplied to `runAsync` gets stringified, so everything becomes literal.
All variables and functions must be defined inside.
*/
runAsync(longRunningFunction).then(console.log); // 209685000000
runAsync(() => 10 ** 3).then(console.log); // 1000
let outsideVariable = 50;
runAsync(() => typeof outsideVariable).then(console.log); // 'undefined'