node script wait for async callbacks

Question

I have a simple js file I'm executing with node script.js that does some async stuff.

However, the script exits before the callbacks execute. I read that node "waits until callbacks are ran before exiting." This doesn't seem to be the case - what am I doing wrong?

// script.js
asyncOp(function(err, result) { 
  console.log('callback'); // <- this doesn't happen 
}

Edit: Here is a concrete example. This is the entire script

// script.js
var User = require('../models/user'); // a mongoose model

User.create({name: "bob"}, function(err, user) { 
  console.log('callback'); // <- this doesn't happen 
};

I execute it with node script.js, but it exits before "callback" gets printed

Can you make a simple case (full script) that mirrors what you're trying to do, how you're trying to do it, and fails? Your question is a bit open ended as it is. — Patrick Gunderson
– Patrick Gunderson, Commented Jan 15, 2014 at 1:20
@PatrickGunderson added a concrete example. This is the entire script. — phillee
– phillee, Commented Jan 15, 2014 at 1:23
looks like you need to connect to the server for the create() method to be executed mongoosejs.com/docs/models.html — Patrick Gunderson
– Patrick Gunderson, Commented Jan 15, 2014 at 1:44
It's not a node issue but user error (forgot to open a db connection) — phillee
– phillee, Commented Jan 15, 2014 at 1:52

Patrick Gunderson · Accepted Answer · 2014-01-15 18:29:43Z

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looks like you need to connect to the server for the create() method to be executed mongoosejs.com/docs/models.html

answered Jan 15, 2014 at 18:29

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