function debounce(fn, delay) { var timer = null; return function () { var context = this, args = arguments; clearTimeout(timer); timer = setTimeout(function () { fn.apply(context, args); }, delay); }; } function throttle(fn, threshhold, scope) { threshhold || (threshhold = 250); var last, deferTimer; return function () { var context = scope || this; var now = +new Date, args = arguments; if (last && now < last + threshhold) { // hold on to it clearTimeout(deferTimer); deferTimer = setTimeout(function () { last = now; fn.apply(context, args); }, threshhold); } else { last = now; fn.apply(context, args); } }; }