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The debounce function will not allow a callback to be used more than once per given time frame. This is especially important when assigning a callback function to frequently-firing events.
// 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 myEfficientFn = debounce(function() {
// All the taxing stuff you do
}, 250);
window.addEventListener('resize', myEfficientFn);
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