Kotlin Android debounce

Question

Is there any fancy way to implement debounce logic with Kotlin Android?

I\'m not using Rx in project.

There is a way in Java, but it is too big

Answer 1

For a simple approach from inside a ViewModel, you can just launch a job within the viewModelScope, keep track of the job, and cancel it if a new value arises before the job is complete:

private var searchJob: Job? = null

fun searchDebounced(searchText: String) {
    searchJob?.cancel()
    searchJob = viewModelScope.launch {
        delay(500)
        search(searchText)
    }
}