retry.js

function retry(options, callback) {
    var req = https.request(options, function(res) {
        var acc = "";
        res.on("data", function(msg) {
            acc += msg.toString("utf-8");
        });
        res.on("end", function() {
            //if ok, callback(null, 'some data'), otherwise RECURSE retry(options,callback)
        });
    });
    req.end();

    req.on('error', function(e) {
        //check error and decide if we retry or callback(e)
    });
}


//example usage:
tryUntilSuccess(options, function(err, resp) {
    // do something with err or resp
});