gistfile1.js

var request = Promise.promisifyAll(require('request'));

function getIssues() {
    return request(options)
    .spread(r, body) {
        if (r.statusCode !== 200) {
            console.log("unsuccessful status code!");
            console.log(body);
            return;
        }
        
        issues = issues.concat(body["issues"]);
        
        maxResults = body["total"];
        
        options.body.startAt += numToRequest;
        
        if (issues.length < maxResults) {
            return Promise.delay(timeToWaitAfterRequest).then(getIssues);
        }
        console.log("finished getting data, sorting it now");
        listifyIssues(); // is this sync or async? assuming sync
        return putIssuesInDatabase();
    })
    .catch(function (e) {
        // the caller of getIssues should probably be catching and logging, not this function
        console.log("Error!");
        console.log(e);
        // rethrow ?
    })
}

getIssues().then(function (result) {
    // result is the return from knex
});