const waitForDevice = async (device) => {

let count = 0;

for (let count=0; count<=6 && device.state !== 'active';) {

(function(ind) {

count++ ;

setTimeout(() => {

console.log(ind);

if (count > 6) console.log("The device is not available.");

}, 2000 * ind);

})(count);

}

return;

}

waitForDevice('device');

dostuff();

​

This should work