debounce function

lodash.js

    loadEntries: _.debounce(function (searchInput) {
      this.customerSearchLoading = true;
      this.externalUserItems = [];
      this.customers = [];
      if (searchInput != null && searchInput.length > 2) {
        const accountFormData = {
          SearchText: searchInput,
          CanikId: searchInput,
        };

        axios({
          method: "post",
          url: "GetExternalAccounts",
          data: qs.stringify(accountFormData),
          headers: {
            "Content-Type": "application/x-www-form-urlencoded",
            Accept: "application/json",
          },
        })
          .then((response) => {
            if (response.data == "NOK") {
              this.externalUserItems = [];
              this.customers = [];
              this.customerSearchLoading = false;
              console.log(this.customers);
            } else {
              this.customerSearchLoading = false;
              this.externalUserItems = response.data;
              this.customers = response.data;
            }
          })
          .catch(() => {
            this.customerSearchLoading = false;
            this.externalUserItems = [];
            this.customers = [];
          });
      } else {
        this.customerSearchLoading = false;
      }
    }, 500),

import _ from "lodash";
//https://css-tricks.com/debouncing-throttling-explained-examples/ -tugba