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Created April 9, 2018 15:53
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Function for delaying input from a user to prevent firing events on every keyUp
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delay.js
var delay = (function(){
var timer = 0;
return function(callback, ms) { clearTimeout (timer); timer = setTimeout(callback, ms); };
})();
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Used like this:

delay(function() { doSomething(); }.bind(this), 1000);

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