My SetTimeout Loop function doesnt appear to work in Backend code.

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I have a simple delay loop that logs to console every 1s for 9 loops, it works perfectly on page code but when i try and call it from backend code i only get the first iteration and then nothing, any suggestions on what i have done wrong.

{
var i = 1; // set your counter to 1
function myLoop () { // create a loop function
setTimeout( function () { // call a 1s setTimeout when the loop is called
console.log(‘hello’); // Log To console
i++; // increment the counter
if (i < 10) { // if the counter < 10, call the loop function
myLoop(); // … again which will trigger another
} // … setTimeout()
}, 1000)
}
myLoop(); // st
}

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Hi,
please send us either one of the following:

  • Full backend code for the timeout function and front end code of how you call it.

  • Or the link to the editor, site page and name of the backend file.
    When we have this information we’ll be able to check further.

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The code above is all the code.

Its called Via button press with either:
Front end code:
export function button6_click(event) {
{
var i = 1; // set your counter to 1
function myLoop() { // create a loop function
setTimeout( function () { // call a 1s setTimeout when the loop is called
console.log(‘hello’); // Log To console
i++; // increment the counter
if (i < 10) { // if the counter < 10, call the loop function
myLoop(); // … again which will trigger another
} // … setTimeout()
}, 1000)
}
myLoop(); // st
}
}

or Backend Code called via button press

export function button6_click(event) {
delay()
}

function delay() {
{
var i = 1; // set your counter to 1
function myLoop() { // create a loop function
setTimeout( function () { // call a 1s setTimeout when the loop is called
console.log(‘hello’); // Log To console
i++; // increment the counter
if (i < 10) { // if the counter < 10, call the loop function
myLoop(); // … again which will trigger another
} // … setTimeout()
}, 1000)
}
myLoop(); // st
}
}