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+title: Continuous NodeJS Module
+author: Brett Langdon
+date: 2012-04-28
+template: article.jade
+---
+
+A look into my new NodeJS module called Continuous.
+
+---
+
+Greetings everyone. I wanted to take a moment to mention the new NodeJS module
+that I just published called Continuous.
+
+Continuous is a fairly simply plugin that is aimed to aid in running blocks of
+code consistently; it is an event based interface for setTimeout and setInterval.
+With Continuous you can choose to run code at a set or random interval and
+can also hook into events.
+
+## Installation
+```bash
+npm install continuous
+```
+
+## Continuous Usage
+
+```javascript
+var continuous = require('continuous');
+
+var run = new continuous({
+    minTime: 1000,
+    maxTime: 3000,
+    random: true,
+    callback: function(){
+        return Math.round( new Date().getTime()/1000.0 );
+    },
+    limit: 5
+});
+
+run.on(‘complete’, function(count, result){
+    console.log(‘I have run ‘ + count + ‘ times’);
+    console.log(‘Results:’);
+    console.dir(result);
+});
+
+run.on(‘started’, function(){
+    console.log(‘I Started’);
+});
+
+run.on(‘stopped’, function(){
+    console.log(‘I am Done’);
+});
+
+run.start();
+
+setTimeout( function(){
+    run.stop();
+}, 5000 );
+```
+
+For more information check out Continuous on
+<a href="https://github.com/brettlangdon/continuous" target="_blank">GitHub</a>.