Getting [object Promise] when outputting result of promise - node.js

Question

I am getting Result is: [object Promise] when I am calling this promise. I want to be able to work with the data that comes out of it. I am expecting the result to be an array of messages from my SQS queue.
I currently have more than 10 messages in the queue so should be fine finding some.
This is my code currently:
let params = {
QueueUrl: config.aws.serviceQueue,
VisibilityTimeout: 60,
MaxNumberOfMessages: 10
};
let getMonitors = sqs.receiveMessage(params).promise();
let result = getMonitors.then(function(data) {
console.log('Success');
return data;
}).catch(function(err) {
console.log(err);
});
console.log(`Result is: ${result}`);
What am I missing here? I am very new to promises so please bear with me if I don't understand your answer or question.

Answer 1

Yeah, the result of getMonitors().then() is a promise object so the result variable is indeed a promise object. That's how promises work.
If you want to access the value inside the promise, you either use .then() on the promise or you use await (inside an async tagged function).
In this particular code, you should just be consuming the result inside your .then() handler. That's where you have the value.

Answer 2

You return something in then and try to assign it to any variable you will end up with having promise.
What you can do is
let params = {
QueueUrl: config.aws.serviceQueue,
VisibilityTimeout: 60,
MaxNumberOfMessages: 10
};`
let getMonitors = sqs.receiveMessage(params).promise();
/*let result = getMonitors.then(function(data) {
console.log('Success');
return data;
}).catch(function(err) {
console.log(err);
});*/
//console.log(``Result is: ${result}``);`
getMonitors.then(function (result) {
console.log(result);
}).catch(function (err) {
console.log(err);
});
or you can use Async and await ::
const someFunction = Async() => {
/* your all code inside*/
let result = await getMonitors();
console.log(Result is: $ {
result
});
or
console.log(Result is: $ {
await result
});
}

Answer 3

You might be trying to look at the data before the promise has resolved. Async/ await will probably help.
async function happyLittleFunc() {
const params = {
QueueUrl: config.aws.serviceQueue,
VisibilityTimeout: 60,
MaxNumberOfMessages: 10
};
let getMonitors;
try {
getMonitors = await sqsReceieveMessage(params);
} catch (err) {
console.log(err);
return;
}
console.log(`Result is: ${getMonitors}`);
}
// Call sqs
function sqsReceieveMessage(params) {
return new Promise(async (resolve, reject) => {
let messageData;
try {
messageData = await sqs.receiveMessage(params);
} catch (err) {
reject(err);
}
resolve(messageData);
});
}
happyLittleFunc();