setInterval in sails bootstrap

gistfile1.txt

module.exports.bootstrap = function (cb) {

  console.log('in bootstrap');

  process.on('uncaughtException', function(err) {
    console.log('Caught exception: ' + err);
  });

  //ping the queue each 10 seconds
  var the_interval = 10 * 1000;

  console.log('calling setInterval');
  setInterval(function() {

    console.log('setting ping timer');
    var http = require('http'), options = {
          host : "localhost",
          port : 6769,
          path : '/test_start?job_name=ping',
          method : 'GET'
      };

    var webservice_data = "";

    var webservice_request = http.request(options, function(webservice_response)

      {

        console.log('sending ping to queue');

        webservice_response.on('error', function(e){ console.log(e.message); });
        webservice_response.on('data', function(chunk){ webservice_data += chunk;});
        webservice_response.on('end', function(){console.log(webservice_data);});

        console.log('sent ping to queue');
      });

  }, the_interval);

  console.log('done with bootstrap');
  // It's very important to trigger this callack method when you are finished 
  // with the bootstrap!  (otherwise your server will never lift, since it's waiting on the bootstrap)
  cb();
};