no-await-in-loop rule occurs when an await is inside a do while loop

Hi I am new in using ESLint. I’ve noticed that ESLint does have a rule no-await-in-loop. I’m kind of struggling to implement my logic due to the restriction of await inside a loop. the code below will get Promise {<pending>} when i’m not appending the await. but works perfectly fine if it has await in it.

async searchElement(locator) {
    let lookForElement;
    let limitCounter;

    do {
      lookForElement = await this.client.isVisible(locator); //this line will have the no-await-in-loop
      limitCounter = await this.client.isVisible(locator); //this line will have the no-await-in-loop

      if (lookForElement === false) {
        await this.swipe(81, 700, 81, 682); //this line will have the no-await-in-loop
        await this.pauseForInSeconds(0.7); //this line will have the no-await-in-loop
      } else {
        await this.clickOn(locator); //this line will have the no-await-in-loop
        break;
      }
    } while (limitCounter === false);

I believe that this code is valid but ESLint detecting all await should not be inside a loop. I would like to understand better on why there is such rule (I am very sorry I am very new to javascript and eslint). And since there is this rule. what are my other options to implement this logic since I really need to put it on a do while loop. Please let me know if you need more information. thanks alot.

P.S. the temporary solution i’m doing now is to disable the rule by: // eslint-disable-next-line no-await-in-loop

[ljharb]

@vamshi9 This really isn’t the place to discuss it, but the number of tasks you have isn’t changed by using a loop or by using iterative means. Ping me on irc or in gitter with your code and I’ll be happy to show you how to achieve it without loops.

[jtiscione]

This rule is assuming Promise.all() is always an option, which it usually isn’t. I was surprised by this rule. Nobody’s going to write a for loop with a bunch of async calls unless they need to run sequentially… right?