backburner.js 

A rewrite of the Ember.js run loop as a generic microlibrary.

TL;DR

A priority queue that will efficiently batch, order, reorder and process work; done via scheduling work on specific queues.

API

$3

| Constructor | Description |
|---|---|
| new Backburner() | instantiate a Backburner instance with an array of queue names |

$3

| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| Backburner#run | execute the passed function and flush any deferred actions |
| Backburner#defer | defer the passed function to run inside the specified queue |
| Backburner#deferOnce | defer the passed function to run inside the specified queue, only execute it once |
| Backburner#setTimeout | execute the passed function in a specified amount of time |
| Backburner#debounce | execute the passed function in a specified amount of time, reset timer upon additional calls |
| Backburner#throttle | rate-limit the passed function for a specified amount of time |
| Backburner#cancel | cancel a deferOnce, setTimeout, debounce or throttle |
| Backburner#on | Add an event callback. Supports the following events:

• begin - Fires whenever the runloop begins. Callbacks are passed the current instance and the previous instance.
• end - Fires whenever the runloop ends. Callbacks are passed the current instance and the next instance.

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| Backburner#off | Removes an event callback |
| Backburner#join | Join the passed method with an existing queue and execute immediately, if there isn't one use Backburner#run |
| Backburner#getDebugInfo | Returns debug information for counters, timers and queues, which includes surfacing the stack trace information for the respective calls |

#### Alias

| Alias | Description |
|---|---|
| Backburner#schedule | same as defer |
| Backburner#scheduleOnce | same as deferOnce |
| Backburner#later | same as setTimeout |

Example usage

The following code will only cause a single DOM manipulation:

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