How do I use Node.js to send an email every 10 seconds?

Question

I\'m not sure what\'s the best way to add a delay of 10 seconds.

setTimeouts don\'t work, I\'m not sure...

In python, I\'m used to doing \"time.sleep\"

I

Answer 1

setTimeout will work but you have to recreate the timeout at the end of each function call.

You'd do that like this.

function sendEmail() {
  email.send(to, headers, body);
  setTimeout(sendEmail, 10*1000);
}
setTimeout(sendEmail, 10*1000);

What you probably want is setInterval.

function sendEmail() {
   email.send(to, headers, body);
}
setInterval(sendEmail, 10*1000);