client.js

var host, http, ping, port, util;
http = require('http');
util = require('util');
host = '127.0.0.1';
port = 10000;
ping = function() {
  var request;
  console.log("making request");
  request = http.request({
    host: host,
    port: port,
    path: '/ping',
    method: 'POST'
  });
  request.on('error', function(error) {
    return console.log("Error making ping request to " + host + ":" + port + ": " + error);
  });
  request.on('response', function(response) {
    var data;
    response.setEncoding('utf8');
    data = '';
    response.on('data', function(chunk) {
      return data += chunk;
    });
    return response.on('end', function() {
      return console.log("Pong: " + data);
    });
  });
  request.write('PING');
  return request.end();
};
setInterval(ping, 1000);
setInterval(ping, 1000);