await_only_futures

Uses 'await' on an instance of '{0}', which is not a subtype of 'Future'.

The analyzer produces this diagnostic when the expression after await has any type other than Future<T>, FutureOr<T>, Future<T>?, FutureOr<T>? or dynamic.

An exception is made for the expression await null because it is a common way to introduce a microtask delay.

Unless the expression can produce a Future, the await is unnecessary and can cause a reader to assume a level of asynchrony that doesn't exist.

The following code produces this diagnostic because the expression after await has the type int:

void f() async {
  await 23;
}

Remove the await:

void f() async {
  23;
}

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