test.js

"use-strict";

const Promise =  require("bluebird");
const superagent =  require("superagent");

function createEvent(data) {
	return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
		superagent
		.post(`${/events}`)
		.send(data)
		.then((response) => {
			resolve(response.body);
		})
		.catch((err) => {
			reject(err);
		});
	});
}

function createItem(req, res, next) {

		let name, has_time;
		let item = req.body.data;
		const eventData = { name: item.name, has_time: 0 };

		createEvent(eventData)
			.then((event) => {
				createItem(req.db, "dbname", item) //returns a promise
					console.log("EVENT", event) //this resolves.....
					.then((result) => {
							// some work					
							return next();
						}
						else {
							return next(new InternalServerError(`could not create item:${item}`));
						}
					})
					.catch((err) => {
						req.log.debug(`could not create item:${item}`, err);
						return next(new InternalServerError(err));
					});
		})
		.catch(err => console.error("ERROR", err))
	}