Cédric MORIN Cerdic
jpvincent
/ optimizedFor.js
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November 25, 2021 17:12
never blocking loop mechanism, using setTimeout 0 trick and time control to break the loop and let the browser breath
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| /** | |
| * NEVER BLOCKING LOOP : implementation of the infamous setTimeout 0 hack, with time checking in order to guarantee fluidity without sacrificing execution speed. | |
| * | |
| * USAGE : | |
| * var array = ["a way too big array that is heavy to process"] | |
| * optimizeFor({ | |
| * nbIterations: array.length, | |
| * each:function( index ) { | |
| * doSomethingUsefulWith( array[ index ] ); | |
| * }, |