npm run import -- "wait for cloud operation"

var importer = require('../Core');
var authorizeGoogle = importer.import("authorize google service");

function waitForOperation(operation) {
    return authorizeGoogle()
        .then(client => client.request({
            url: `${operation}`,
        }))
        .then(res => {
            if(res.data.status != 'RUNNING') {
                return Promise.resolve(res.data.targetLink);
            }
            console.log(`waiting for ${operation}`);
            return new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 500))
                .then(() => waitForOperation(operation));
        })
  
}

module.exports = waitForOperation;

What the code could have been:

```javascript
/**
 * Imports the required modules.
 * @module Core
 * @module authorize-google-service
 */
const { authorizeGoogle } = require('../Core');

/**
 * Waits for a Cloud Operations API operation to complete.
 * @async
 * @param {string} operation - The operation to wait for.
 * @returns {string} - The target link of the operation.
 */
async function waitForOperation(operation) {
    try {
        // Import the authorizeGoogle function.
        const client = await authorizeGoogle();

        // Make a GET request to the Cloud Operations API.
        const response = await client.request({
            url: `${operation}`,
        });

        // Check if the operation is not running.
        if (response.data.status!== 'RUNNING') {
            // Return the target link of the operation.
            return response.data.targetLink;
        }

        // Log a message to the console indicating that we need to wait for the operation.
        console.log(`Waiting for ${operation}...`);

        // Implement a retry mechanism with a delay.
        await retryOperation(operation, 500);

        // If the operation is still not complete after the retries, throw an error.
        if (response.data.status!== 'DONE') {
            throw new Error(`Operation ${operation} did not complete after retries.`);
        }

        // Return the target link of the operation.
        return response.data.targetLink;
    } catch (error) {
        // Log the error to the console and rethrow it.
        console.error(`Error waiting for operation ${operation}:`, error);
        throw error;
    }
}

// Define a helper function to implement the retry mechanism.
async function retryOperation(operation, delay) {
    await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, delay));
    return waitForOperation(operation);
}

// Export the waitForOperation function.
module.exports = waitForOperation;
```