Using javascript for pinging a webapp to keep session open

Question

I\'m writing a greasemonkey script to keep session open on a webapp I use for work. Which javascript command would you use to create some feedback with the server and ensure the

Answer 1

I've solved the issue using:

function keepAlive() {
    var httpRequest = new XMLHttpRequest();
    httpRequest.open('GET', "/restricted_file_url");
    httpRequest.send(null);
}

setInterval(keepAlive, 840000);  //My session expires at 15 minutes