Using Mongoose query outside exec function - express

Question

I am trying to use the result of a query outside the exec function, but I can't seem to get it working
This is my function in Express
getUrlsFromDatabase = function(){
blog.find()
.select('url')
.exec(function(err,docs){
var sitemap = [];
for(var i=0; i<docs.length; i++) {
sitemap.push(docs[i].url);
}
return sitemap
})
console.log("Trying to get result docs here")
}

Answer 1

Try using async/await
getUrlsFromDatabase = async function(){
var blogs = await blog.find().select('url')
var sitemap = [];
for(var i=0; i<docs.length; i++) {
sitemap.push(docs[i].url);
}
return sitemap
console.log("Trying to get result docs here")
}
Update:
Or just add a return to back some result from the function
getUrlsFromDatabase = function(){
return blog.find() // <- add return here
.select('url')
.exec(function(err,docs){
var sitemap = [];
for(var i=0; i<docs.length; i++) {
sitemap.push(docs[i].url);
}
return sitemap
})
console.log("Trying to get result docs here")
}
Or just save It in a variable:
getUrlsFromDatabase = function(){
const result = blog.find() // <- add variable here
.select('url')
.exec(function(err,docs){
var sitemap = [];
for(var i=0; i<docs.length; i++) {
sitemap.push(docs[i].url);
}
return sitemap
})
return result // to return it outbound
}