requestPromiseWithRetry.js

var Promise = require('bluebird');
var request = require("request-promise");

////////////////////////////////////////////

function requestWithRetry(param, maxRetry) {

  //////// Inner function ////////

  function retryBlock(iter, timeout) {
    // console.log("waiting for timeout...");
    return new Promise(
      (fulfill, reject) => {
        setTimeout(() => {
          return loop(iter+1, timeout * 2).then(
            (data) => fulfill(data)
          ).catch(
            (err) => reject(err)
          )
        },
        timeout * 1000)
      }
    )  // new promise ends
  }

  //////// Inner function ////////

  function loop(iter, timeout) {

    // console.log("request", iter);
    return request(param).catch(
      (err) => {
        if(iter >= maxRetry)
          return Promise.reject(err);
        else
          return retryBlock(iter, timeout);
      }
    );
  }

  //////// Main stuff ////////

  return loop(0, 2);    // 2nd param, starting timeout value
}

////////////////////////////////////////////

var url = "http://molamola.fake.com/";
requestWithRetry({ "uri": url, "encoding": null, "timeout": 60 * 1000 }, 3).then(
  (data) => {
    console.log("success", data);
  }
).catch(
  (err) => {
    console.log("failed:", err);
  }
).finally(
  () => {
    console.log("end of chain");
  }
);