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Asynchronous default value in destructuring doesn't work #9982

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@ngtr6788

Describe the bug

I noticed that assigning states with asynchronous expressions in variable destruction doesn't quite work.

Code:

<script>
	let name = $state("tom");
	let email = $state("tom@mail.com");
	let number = $state(555);

	const fetch_name = () => {
		return new Promise((resolve) => {
			setTimeout(() => {
				resolve("jerry")
			}, 100)
		})
	}

	const fetch_email = () => {
		return new Promise((resolve) => {
			setTimeout(() => {
				resolve("jerry@mail.com")
			}, 100)
		})
	}
	
	const fetch_number = () => {
		return new Promise((resolve) => {
			setTimeout(() => {
				resolve(777)
			}, 100)
		})
	}

	const update = async () => {
                // Code breaks here
		({ name = await fetch_name(), email = await fetch_email(), number = await fetch_number() } = {});
	}
</script>

<p>Name: {name}</p>
<p>Email: {email}</p>
<p>Number: {number}</p>
<button on:click={update}>Update me</button>

Error compiling component

Cannot use keyword 'await' outside an async function (19:53)

Possibly related: #9686

Reproduction

Here is the reproduction on the Svelte 5 preview: https://svelte-5-preview.vercel.app/#H4sIAAAAAAAACrVTPU_DMBD9K5bF4EoVLUNVKaQRDKwVA0wEodS9CkNsR_alVRX5v2M7TZPQAZZO9r13H-_O54buRAmWJm8NVYUEmtDHqqJTiscqGHYPJYK3ra4ND0hquREVZrnKsQQkIYqsyI3FAoHlFLXM6eS-o0EWovzFPwTslo8dVS03YHrPxWIRSU9zrSySHSD__DiVYxOyykgT2BwNYG0UUXAgz0ZLYYExA1aXexi65WgBX4QEXSNjYyYkiQFe4RcYc_TSOs5Nyd18fjJdPN2lsK7RqysbTu8PiXgxvW7I11O5XC7_Pbm62vqn9nIKe1R8LIo13WoVh0IMn59Npue1GnIRC-S5y1FkBH0J54nGtYvn1aSzfqFVWmVrXyEhTSjk0lmVRfAppPZoLNHD65gzeMdLR2xqRK2IVgkvBf9eNW2fLntt-5WQzlqfzP8sqbdiJ2BLEzQ1uHf3A_Rrp36UAwAA

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