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debounce function to keep code efficient
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// Returns a function, that, as long as it continues to be invoked, will not | |
// be triggered. The function will be called after it stops being called for | |
// N milliseconds. If `immediate` is passed, trigger the function on the | |
// leading edge, instead of the trailing. | |
function debounce(func, wait, immediate) { | |
var timeout; | |
return function() { | |
var context = this, args = arguments; | |
var later = function() { | |
timeout = null; | |
if (!immediate) func.apply(context, args); | |
}; | |
var callNow = immediate && !timeout; | |
clearTimeout(timeout); | |
timeout = setTimeout(later, wait); | |
if (callNow) func.apply(context, args); | |
}; | |
}; | |
// Usage | |
var functionName = debounce(function() { | |
// code here | |
}, 250); | |
// scroll, resize, key* | |
window.addEventListener('resize', functionName); |
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