Database without server

[mbouaziz]

This code

database string /foo = "bar";
print(/foo);

crashes:

/usr/local/lib/opa/stdlib/opabsl.opp/opabslNodeJsPackage.js:924
throw new (global.Error)("Your toplevel contains value which can't be synchron
      ^
Error: Your toplevel contains value which can't be synchronously computed
    at global.BslCps_topwait (/usr/local/lib/opa/stdlib/opabsl.opp/opabslNodeJsPackage.js:924:7)
    at /home/test/test2.js:116:40
    at Object.<anonymous> (/home/test/test2.js:116:203)
    at Module._compile (module.js:456:26)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:474:10)
    at Module.load (module.js:356:32)
    at Function.Module._load (module.js:312:12)
    at Function.Module.runMain (module.js:497:10)
    at startup (node.js:119:16)
    at node.js:901:3

whereas

database string /foo = "bar";
Server.start(Server.http, { function page() { <>{/foo}</> }, title: "Hi" });

works just fine!
Can't the database be used without a server?

[BourgerieQuentin]

The error means that you can't write the /foo expression at toplevel because it's computation is asynchronously done.

This code should works:

database string /foo = "bar";
Schedule.push(function(){print(/foo)}));

[mbouaziz]

Fair enough. You probably have good reasons to make this computation asynchronous. But then I guess it should be reported as an error at compile time.
Alternatively, Scheduler.push could be automatically inserted wherever needed.