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Example code for TNotifyEvent Debouncing post at https://www.code-partners.com/tnotifyevent-debouncing-in-delphi/
unit UDebouncedEvent;
interface
uses
System.Classes, System.SysUtils, System.DateUtils, FMX.Types;
type
TDebouncedEvent = class (TComponent)
private
FSourceEvent: TNotifyEvent;
FInterval: integer;
FTimer: TTimer;
FSender: TObject;
FLastcallTimestamp: TDateTime;
procedure DebouncedEvent(Sender: TObject);
procedure DoCallEvent(Sender: TObject);
procedure DoOnTimer(Sender: TObject);
protected
constructor Create(AOwner: TComponent; ASourceEvent: TNotifyEvent;
AInterval: integer); reintroduce;
public
class function Wrap(ASourceEvent: TNotifyEvent; AInterval: integer;
AOwner: TComponent): TNotifyEvent;
end;
implementation
{ TDebouncedEvent }
constructor TDebouncedEvent.Create(AOwner: TComponent;
ASourceEvent: TNotifyEvent; AInterval: integer);
begin
inherited Create(AOwner);
self.FSourceEvent := ASourceEvent;
self.FInterval := AInterval;
self.FTimer := TTimer.Create(self);
self.FTimer.Enabled := false;
self.FTimer.Interval := AInterval;
self.FTimer.OnTimer := self.DoOnTimer;
end;
procedure TDebouncedEvent.DebouncedEvent(Sender: TObject);
var
Between: int64;
begin
Between := MilliSecondsBetween(Now, self.FLastcallTimestamp);
// if timer is not enabled, it means that last call happened
// earlier than <self.FInteval> milliseconds ago
if Between >= self.FInterval then begin
self.DoCallEvent(Sender);
end
else begin
// adjusting timer, so interval between calls will never be more than <FInterval> ms
self.FTimer.Interval := self.FInterval - Between;
// reset the timer
self.FTimer.Enabled := false;
self.FTimer.Enabled := true;
// remember last Sender argument value to use it in a delayed call
self.FSender := Sender;
end;
end;
procedure TDebouncedEvent.DoCallEvent(Sender: TObject);
begin
self.FLastcallTimestamp := Now;
self.FSourceEvent(Sender);
end;
procedure TDebouncedEvent.DoOnTimer(Sender: TObject);
begin
self.FTimer.Enabled := false;
self.DoCallEvent(self.FSender);
end;
class function TDebouncedEvent.Wrap(ASourceEvent: TNotifyEvent;
AInterval: integer; AOwner: TComponent): TNotifyEvent;
begin
Result := TDebouncedEvent.Create(AOwner, ASourceEvent, AInterval).DebouncedEvent;
end;
end.
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