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donetyping
;(function($){
$.fn.extend({
donetyping: function(callback,timeout){
timeout = timeout || 1e3; // 1 second default timeout
var timeoutReference,
doneTyping = function(el){
if (!timeoutReference) return;
timeoutReference = null;
callback.call(el);
};
return this.each(function(i,el){
var $el = $(el);
// Chrome Fix (Use keyup over keypress to detect backspace)
// thank you @palerdot
$el.is(':input') && $el.on('keyup keypress paste',function(e){
// This catches the backspace button in chrome, but also prevents
// the event from triggering too preemptively. Without this line,
// using tab/shift+tab will make the focused element fire the callback.
if (e.type=='keyup' && e.keyCode!=8) return;
// Check if timeout has been set. If it has, "reset" the clock and
// start over again.
if (timeoutReference) clearTimeout(timeoutReference);
timeoutReference = setTimeout(function(){
// if we made it here, our timeout has elapsed. Fire the
// callback
doneTyping(el);
}, timeout);
}).on('blur',function(){
// If we can, fire the event since we're leaving the field
doneTyping(el);
});
});
}
});
})(jQuery);
$('#example').donetyping(function(){
$('#example-output').text('Event last fired @ ' + (new Date().toUTCString()));
});
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