/** * Only call a function once in the given interval. * * @param func {Function} the function to call * @param wait {int} how long to wait before/after to allow function calls * @param immediate {boolean} whether to call immediately or after the wait interval */ debounce: function(func, wait, immediate) { var timeout, args, context, timestamp, result; returnfunction() { context = this; args = arguments; timestamp = newDate(); var later = function() { var last = (newDate()) - timestamp; if (last < wait) { timeout = setTimeout(later, wait - last); } else { timeout = null; if (!immediate) result = func.apply(context, args); } }; var callNow = immediate && !timeout; if (!timeout) { timeout = setTimeout(later, wait); } if (callNow) result = func.apply(context, args); return result; }; }