window.Discourse.debounce = function(func, wait, trickle) {
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  timeout = null;
  return function() {
    var args, context, currentWait, later;
    context = this;
    args = arguments;
    later = function() {
      timeout = null;
      return func.apply(context, args);
    };

    if (timeout && trickle) {
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    if (typeof wait === "function") {
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      currentWait = wait;
    }
    
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    timeout = setTimeout(later, currentWait);
    return timeout;
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};