Why is there a Sending request... and no code is being executed?

Question

Express.js

const bcrypt = require('bcrypt');

const User = require('name.json');

const registration = () => async (req, res, next) => {
    try {
        const salt = await bcrypt.genSalt(10)
        const hashPassword = await bcrypt.hash(req.body.password, salt);
        const candidate = await User.some(e => e.login === req.body.login);
        if(!candidate){
            const user = {id: req.body.id, role: req.body.role, login: req.body.login, password: hashPassword};
            console.log(user)
            return 
        }
        else {
            res.status(401).send({message:"User exist"})
        }

        next();
    } catch (e) {
        res.status(401).send({message: 'Error'})
    }
}

The problem is somewhere in the if block. If you output user to the console, then it is displayed in the if block, outside it is not. There is a constant Sending request... , no errors fall. what could be the problem?

Answer 1

If you output user to the console, then it is displayed in the if block, outside it is not.

outside it and will not be, because the scope of the variable is limited by the if block. Also in the if block you do a return and immediately exit the function, what result do you expect?