JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<div id="output"></div>

JavaScript

var options={};
$(document).ready(function()
{
    // The y value is a random number
    // var y = rand(0, 100);
    // var y = 10000;
    
    var y = (Math.random()*(1000));

    
    /*==
    // current time
    var x = (new Date()).getTime(),
                y = Math.random();    
    
    Return a random number between 1 and 100:
    Math.floor((Math.random()*100)+1);    
    ==*/
    
    /*==
    // current time
    var x = (new Date()).getTime(),
                y = Math.floor((Math.random()*100)+1);    
    
    Return a random number between 1 and 100:
    Math.floor((Math.random()*100)+1);                
    ==*/
    
    alert ("the y value =" +y );
    
    setInterval(reqData, y);

});

function reqData(){
    $('#output').append("reqData Called<br>");
}