kindy/app.js

## app.js
angular.module('MyApp', [])
    .controller('MyCtrl', ['$scope', '$debounce', function($scope, $debounce) {
        $scope.val = 0;
        $scope.inc = function() {
            $debounce(increase, 300);
        };

        var increase = function() {
            $scope.val++;
        }
    }])
    // http://unscriptable.com/2009/03/20/debouncing-javascript-methods/
    // adapted from angular's $timeout code
    .factory('$debounce', ['$rootScope', '$browser', '$q', '$exceptionHandler',
        function($rootScope,   $browser,   $q,   $exceptionHandler) {
            var deferreds = {},
                methods = {},
                uuid = 0;

            function debounce(fn, delay, invokeApply) {
                var deferred = $q.defer(),
                    promise = deferred.promise,
                    skipApply = (angular.isDefined(invokeApply) && !invokeApply),
                    timeoutId, cleanup,
                    methodId, bouncing = false;

                // check we dont have this method already registered
                angular.forEach(methods, function(value, key) {
                    if(angular.equals(methods[key].fn, fn)) {
                        bouncing = true;
                        methodId = key;
                    }
                });

                // not bouncing, then register new instance
                if(!bouncing) {
                    methodId = uuid++;
                    methods[methodId] = {fn: fn};
                } else {
                    // clear the old timeout
                    deferreds[methods[methodId].timeoutId].reject('bounced');
                    $browser.defer.cancel(methods[methodId].timeoutId);
                }

                var debounced = function() {
                    // actually executing? clean method bank
                    delete methods[methodId];

                    try {
                        deferred.resolve(fn());
                    } catch(e) {
                        deferred.reject(e);
                        $exceptionHandler(e);
                    }

                    if (!skipApply) $rootScope.$apply();
                };

                timeoutId = $browser.defer(debounced, delay);

                // track id with method
                methods[methodId].timeoutId = timeoutId;

                cleanup = function(reason) {
                    delete deferreds[promise.$$timeoutId];
                };

                promise.$$timeoutId = timeoutId;
                deferreds[timeoutId] = deferred;
                promise.then(cleanup, cleanup);

                return promise;
            }


            // similar to angular's $timeout cancel
            debounce.cancel = function(promise) {
                if (promise && promise.$$timeoutId in deferreds) {
                    deferreds[promise.$$timeoutId].reject('canceled');
                    return $browser.defer.cancel(promise.$$timeoutId);
                }
                return false;
            };

            return debounce;
    }]);

## index.html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<body>
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/angularjs/1.2.2/angular.min.js"></script>
<script src="app.js"></script>

<div ng-app='MyApp' ng-controller="MyCtrl">
    <button ng-click="inc()">Add</button>
    <p>{{ val }}</p>
</div>
	angular.module('MyApp', [])
	.controller('MyCtrl', ['$scope', '$debounce', function($scope, $debounce) {
	$scope.val = 0;
	$scope.inc = function() {
	$debounce(increase, 300);
	};

	var increase = function() {
	$scope.val++;
	}
	}])
	// http://unscriptable.com/2009/03/20/debouncing-javascript-methods/
	// adapted from angular's $timeout code
	.factory('$debounce', ['$rootScope', '$browser', '$q', '$exceptionHandler',
	function($rootScope, $browser, $q, $exceptionHandler) {
	var deferreds = {},
	methods = {},
	uuid = 0;

	function debounce(fn, delay, invokeApply) {
	var deferred = $q.defer(),
	promise = deferred.promise,
	skipApply = (angular.isDefined(invokeApply) && !invokeApply),
	timeoutId, cleanup,
	methodId, bouncing = false;

	// check we dont have this method already registered
	angular.forEach(methods, function(value, key) {
	if(angular.equals(methods[key].fn, fn)) {
	bouncing = true;
	methodId = key;
	}
	});

	// not bouncing, then register new instance
	if(!bouncing) {
	methodId = uuid++;
	methods[methodId] = {fn: fn};
	} else {
	// clear the old timeout
	deferreds[methods[methodId].timeoutId].reject('bounced');
	$browser.defer.cancel(methods[methodId].timeoutId);
	}

	var debounced = function() {
	// actually executing? clean method bank
	delete methods[methodId];

	try {
	deferred.resolve(fn());
	} catch(e) {
	deferred.reject(e);
	$exceptionHandler(e);
	}

	if (!skipApply) $rootScope.$apply();
	};

	timeoutId = $browser.defer(debounced, delay);

	// track id with method
	methods[methodId].timeoutId = timeoutId;

	cleanup = function(reason) {
	delete deferreds[promise.$$timeoutId];
	};

	promise.$$timeoutId = timeoutId;
	deferreds[timeoutId] = deferred;
	promise.then(cleanup, cleanup);

	return promise;
	}


	// similar to angular's $timeout cancel
	debounce.cancel = function(promise) {
	if (promise && promise.$$timeoutId in deferreds) {
	deferreds[promise.$$timeoutId].reject('canceled');
	return $browser.defer.cancel(promise.$$timeoutId);
	}
	return false;
	};

	return debounce;
	}]);
	<!DOCTYPE html>
	<meta charset="utf-8">
	<body>
	<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/angularjs/1.2.2/angular.min.js"></script>
	<script src="app.js"></script>

	<div ng-app='MyApp' ng-controller="MyCtrl">
	<button ng-click="inc()">Add</button>
	<p>{{ val }}</p>
	</div>