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Defer Await Until Needed HIGH avoids blocking unused code paths async, await, conditional, optimization

Defer Await Until Needed

Move await operations into the branches where they're actually used to avoid blocking code paths that don't need them.

Incorrect (blocks both branches):

async function handleRequest(userId: string, skipProcessing: boolean) {
  const userData = await fetchUserData(userId)
  
  if (skipProcessing) {
    // Returns immediately but still waited for userData
    return { skipped: true }
  }
  
  // Only this branch uses userData
  return processUserData(userData)
}

Correct (only blocks when needed):

async function handleRequest(userId: string, skipProcessing: boolean) {
  if (skipProcessing) {
    // Returns immediately without waiting
    return { skipped: true }
  }
  
  // Fetch only when needed
  const userData = await fetchUserData(userId)
  return processUserData(userData)
}

Another example (early return optimization):

// Incorrect: always fetches permissions
async function updateResource(resourceId: string, userId: string) {
  const permissions = await fetchPermissions(userId)
  const resource = await getResource(resourceId)
  
  if (!resource) {
    return { error: 'Not found' }
  }
  
  if (!permissions.canEdit) {
    return { error: 'Forbidden' }
  }
  
  return await updateResourceData(resource, permissions)
}

// Correct: fetches only when needed
async function updateResource(resourceId: string, userId: string) {
  const resource = await getResource(resourceId)
  
  if (!resource) {
    return { error: 'Not found' }
  }
  
  const permissions = await fetchPermissions(userId)
  
  if (!permissions.canEdit) {
    return { error: 'Forbidden' }
  }
  
  return await updateResourceData(resource, permissions)
}

This optimization is especially valuable when the skipped branch is frequently taken, or when the deferred operation is expensive.

For await getFlag() combined with a cheap synchronous guard (flag && someCondition), see Check Cheap Conditions Before Async Flags.