VILLASweb/app/routes/lab-mashup.js

import Ember from 'ember';

export default Ember.Route.extend({
  model() {
    return this.store.findAll('entity');
  },

  afterModel() {
    // first time call poll
    Ember.run.later(this, function() {
      this.refreshEntities();
    }, 500);
  },

  refreshEntities: function() {
    // fetch new data from server
    this.store.findAll('entity');

    // reschedule refresh
    Ember.run.later(this, function() {
      this.refreshEntities();
    }, 500);
  }
});