Azure Functions NodeJS: Https Request not working when using Azure Visual Studio Code Extension - node.js

Question

I am working with Azure Functions in NodeJS. I first wrote the function having azure funct locally on my laptop. The code worked fine and did everything I wanted. Now, I added the code to a new azure function in my Azure Visual Studio Code Extention - the exact same code. BUT now it does not work anymore. I don't get an error or something, the https request is just not started.
Here is my code:
const https = require('https');
const fs = require('fs');
const storage = require('azure-storage');
const STORAGE_ACCOUNT_NAME = 'SOMETHING';
const ACCOUNT_ACCESS_KEY = 'SOMETHING';
const blobService = storage.createBlobService(STORAGE_ACCOUNT_NAME, ACCOUNT_ACCESS_KEY);
module.exports = async function (context, req) {
context.log('JavaScript HTTP trigger function processed a request.');
let _browser;
let _page;
https.get(SOMEURL", (resp) => {
let data = '';
// A chunk of data has been recieved.
resp.on('data', (chunk) => {
data += chunk;
});
// The whole response has been received. Print out the result.
resp.on('end', async () => {
context.log('here');
});
}).on("error", (err) => {
console.log("Error: " + err.message);
});
};
It never prints the "here" which should be done after the https request ends. (The first context.log is however printed in both cases)
So my question is, what am I doing wrong? Can I not use https request inside azure functions when using the visual studio code extension?
Edit:
anyone who needs the async, here is a link explained how to do it with util.promisify: https://gist.github.com/krnlde/797e5e0a6f12cc9bd563123756fc101f

Answer 1

I've kept your code callback based.
I removed the async moniker from the definition and added a call to context.done (this signals the functions host when your function has ended) in your resp.end handler
const https = require('https');
const fs = require('fs');
const storage = require('azure-storage');
const STORAGE_ACCOUNT_NAME = 'SOMETHING';
const ACCOUNT_ACCESS_KEY = 'SOMETHING';
const blobService = storage.createBlobService(STORAGE_ACCOUNT_NAME, ACCOUNT_ACCESS_KEY);
module.exports = function (context, req) {
context.log('JavaScript HTTP trigger function processed a request.');
let _browser;
let _page;
https.get(SOMEURL", (resp) => {
let data = '';
// A chunk of data has been recieved.
resp.on('data', (chunk) => {
data += chunk;
});
// The whole response has been received. Print out the result.
resp.on('end', async () => {
context.log('here');
context.done();
});
}).on("error", (err) => {
console.log("Error: " + err.message);
});
};
Another option would be to keep the function as async but you'd need to replace the callbacks with promise based calls. In some scenarios this can be achieved by wrapping them using util.promisify and then calling them with the await keyword