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@babel/plugin-syntax-explicit-resource-management

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Syntax only

It's unlikely you want to use this plugin directly as it only enables Babel to parse this syntax. Instead, use plugin-proposal-explicit-resource-management to both parse and transform this syntax.

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VersionChanges
v7.22.0Supports await using

This plugin enables Babel to parse using declarations:

JavaScript
using handler = await read();
await using handler = await read();

Installation

npm install --save-dev @babel/plugin-syntax-explicit-resource-management

Usage

babel.config.json
{
"plugins": ["@babel/plugin-syntax-explicit-resource-management"]
}

Via CLI

Shell
babel --plugins @babel/plugin-syntax-explicit-resource-management script.js

Via Node API

JavaScript
require("@babel/core").transformSync("code", {
plugins: ["@babel/plugin-syntax-explicit-resource-management"]
});

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