test.js:27
export async function vList() {
^^^^^^
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const sql = require('mssql');

const config = {
  user: 'sa',
  password: 'pwd',
  server: '192.168.10.24',
  database: 'vmaint'
};

let aList;

async function getList() {
  try {
    let pool = await sql.connect(config);
    let result = await pool
      .request()
      .query('SELECT item1, item2, item3, item4 FROM items');

    aList = result.recordset;
    console.dir(aList);
    pool.close();
  } catch (err) {
    console.log(err);
  }
}

export async function vList() {
  if (!aList) {
    await getList();
  }
  if (!aList) {
    throw new Error('Could not get items');
  }
  return aList;
}
// getList();