NodeMCU debounce based on timer with GPIO pullup

debounce-with-tmr.lua

-- inspired by https://github.com/hackhitchin/esp8266-co-uk/blob/master/tutorials/introduction-to-gpio-api.md
-- and http://www.esp8266.com/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=4833&start=5#p29127
local pin = 4    --> GPIO2

function debounce (func)
    local last = 0
    local delay = 50000 -- 50ms * 1000 as tmr.now() has μs resolution

    return function (...)
        local now = tmr.now()
        local delta = now - last
        if delta < 0 then delta = delta + 2147483647 end; -- proposed because of delta rolling over, https://github.com/hackhitchin/esp8266-co-uk/issues/2
        if delta < delay then return end;

        last = now
        return func(...)
    end
end

function onChange ()
    print('The pin value has changed to '..gpio.read(pin))
end

gpio.mode(pin, gpio.INT, gpio.PULLUP) -- see https://github.com/hackhitchin/esp8266-co-uk/pull/1
gpio.trig(pin, 'both', debounce(onChange))

@Bop4yN you're missing that debounce returns a function (line 9-17). So, every time the GPIO triggers it doesn't run debounce but the function it returned when it was once (i.e. initially) called. That inner function has access to last and keeps changing it.

-> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Closure_(computer_programming)