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Debounce a function
Wait until the user stops triggering an event before running the work.
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function debounce(fn, ms) { let timer; return (...args) => { clearTimeout(timer); timer = setTimeout(() => fn(...args), ms); }; } const log = debounce((v) => console.log("search for", v), 100); log("a"); log("ab"); log("abc");
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