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try to execute a callback for a while
var try = function (callback, terminal_case_callback, times, interval) {
var number_of_times_tried = 0;
times = times || 1000;
interval = interval || 5;
var _timeout_id = setInterval(function () {
callback();
if (terminal_case_callback() || number_of_times_tried > times) {
clearInterval(_timeout_id);
}
}, interval)
}
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