var minuteData,hours,minutes,seconds;

          setInterval(function() {
            var date = new Date;
            hours = date.getHours();
            minutes = date.getMinutes();
            seconds = date.getSeconds();
            //get the second digit of minutes
            minuteData = minutes.toString()[1];
            console.log(minuteData);
            //test if at time x4:59 or x9:59, hence 1 sec before the 5min interval
            var trigger = ((seconds == 59 && (minuteData == "9" || minuteData == "4")) ? true : false);
            console.log(trigger);
            //trigger is just a proxy for a task that will be called

          }, 1000);