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// call a callback function every *interval* until *stopTime* or until (bool)true is
// returned from the callback function
function setIntervalTimeout(callback, interval, stopTime) {
    var i;
    
    i = setInterval(function() {
      if(callback()) clearInterval(i);
    }, interval);
    
    setTimeout(function() {
        clearInterval(i);
    }, stopTime);
}

// example usage
var iterate = 1;

setIntervalTimeout(function(){
    console.log(iterate);
    if(iterate===3) return true;
    iterate++;
}, 1000, 5000);