nodejs 100% cpu load on https.request (node v0.8.1 Mac)

100-cpu-load_https-request.js

var

util = require('util'),
https = require('https'),
EventEmitter = require('events').EventEmitter,

//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Declaration

session,

Session = function (config) {
	config = config || {};
	this.host = config.host || '';
	this.port = config.port || 443;
	
	EventEmitter.call(this); 
};
util.inherits(Session, EventEmitter);


Session.prototype.connect = function(cb) {
	this._authenticate(cb);
};

Session.prototype._authenticate = function (cb) {
	var 
	me = this;
	
	if (cb) {
		this.once('connect', cb);
	}
	
	this._request({
			host: this.host
	}, function (err, response){
		me.emit('connect', err, response);
	});
};


Session.prototype._request = function (config, callback) { 
	config = config || {};
	var
	me = this,
	r;
	
	this.once('_request', callback);
	
	r = https.request(config);
	
	r.on('response', function(response) {
			console.log(response);
			me.emit('_request', undefined, response);
	});
	
	// Socket error event
	r.on('error', function(e) {
			me.emit('_request', e);
	});
	
	r.end(); 
};

//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Instanciation
session = new Session({
		host: '10.0.0.254'
});

session.connect(function(err, response) {
		console.log('in \'connect\' callback ');
		if (err) {
			console.log(err);
		} else {
			console.log(response);
 		}
 
});