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Throttle a function to limit its execution rate
npm install throttleit
import throttle from 'throttleit';
// Throttling a function that processes data.
function processData(data) {
console.log('Processing:', data);
// Add data processing logic here.
}
// Throttle the `processData` function to be called at most once every 3 seconds.
const throttledProcessData = throttle(processData, 3000);
// Simulate calling the function multiple times with different data.
throttledProcessData('Data 1');
throttledProcessData('Data 2');
throttledProcessData('Data 3');
Creates a throttled function that limits calls to the original function to at most once every wait milliseconds. It guarantees execution after the final invocation and maintains the last context (this) and arguments.
Type: function
The function to be throttled.
Type: number
The number of milliseconds to throttle invocations to.
lodash.throttle is a function from the popular Lodash library that provides a similar throttling functionality. It is often used for the same purposes as throttleit but comes as part of a larger utility library, which might be more suitable for projects that already use Lodash for other utilities.
Bottleneck is a package that is more focused on rate-limiting and not just throttling. It can be used to limit the execution of functions to a maximum number of times per interval, which is useful for managing API rate limits or other scenarios where you need a more robust solution than simple throttling.
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Throttle a function to limit its execution rate
The npm package throttleit receives a total of 11,580,568 weekly downloads. As such, throttleit popularity was classified as popular.
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