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You paste · A dense JavaScript one-liner
const debounce = (fn, ms) => { let t; return (...args) => { clearTimeout(t); t = setTimeout(() => fn(...args), ms); }; };
ExplainClick answers
This is a debounce helper: it wraps a function so that a burst of rapid calls collapses into a single call.
Every call cancels the previous timer and starts a new one, so fn only actually runs after ms milliseconds of silence. The classic use is a search box: the search fires when the user stops typing, not on every keystroke.
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