Throttle event calls in jQuery

Question

I have a keyup event bound to a function that takes about a quarter of a second to complete.

$(\"#search\").keyup(function() {
  //code that tak         


        

Answer 1

Something like this seems simplest (no external libraries) for a quick solution (note coffeescript):

running = false
$(document).on 'keyup', '.some-class', (e) ->
  return if running
  running = true
  $.ajax
    type: 'POST',
    url: $(this).data('url'),
    data: $(this).parents('form').serialize(),
    dataType: 'script',
    success: (data) ->
      running = false