Easy
Given a function fn
, an array of arguments args
, and a timeout t
in milliseconds, return a cancel function cancelFn
.
After a delay of t
, fn
should be called with args
passed as parameters unless cancelFn
was invoked before the delay of t
milliseconds elapses, specifically at cancelT
ms. In that case, fn
should never be called.
Example 1:
Input: fn = (x) => x * 5, args = [2], t = 20, cancelT = 50
Output: [{“time”: 20, “returned”: 10}]
Explanation:
const cancel = cancellable((x) => x \* 5, [2], 20); // fn(2) called at t=20ms
setTimeout(cancel, 50);
The cancellation was scheduled to occur after a delay of cancelT (50ms), which happened after the execution of fn(2) at 20ms.
Example 2:
Input: fn = (x) => x**2, args = [2], t = 100, cancelT = 50
Output: []
Explanation:
const cancel = cancellable((x) => x\*\*2, [2], 100); // fn(2) not called
setTimeout(cancel, 50);
The cancellation was scheduled to occur after a delay of cancelT (50ms), which happened before the execution of fn(2) at 100ms, resulting in fn(2) never being called.
Example 3:
Input: fn = (x1, x2) => x1 * x2, args = [2,4], t = 30, cancelT = 100
Output: [{“time”: 30, “returned”: 8}]
Explanation:
const cancel = cancellable((x1, x2) => x1 \* x2, [2,4], 30); // fn(2,4) called at t=30ms
setTimeout(cancel, 100);
The cancellation was scheduled to occur after a delay of cancelT (100ms), which happened after the execution of fn(2,4) at 30ms.
Constraints:
fn is a function
args is a valid JSON array
1 <= args.length <= 10
20 <= t <= 1000
10 <= cancelT <= 1000
function cancellable(fn: Function, args: any[], t: number): Function {
let cancelled: boolean = false
setTimeout(() => {
if (!cancelled) {
fn(...args)
}
}, t)
return () => {
cancelled = true
}
}
/*
* const result = []
*
* const fn = (x) => x * 5
* const args = [2], t = 20, cancelT = 50
*
* const start = performance.now()
*
* const log = (...argsArr) => {
* const diff = Math.floor(performance.now() - start);
* result.push({"time": diff, "returned": fn(...argsArr))
* }
*
* const cancel = cancellable(log, args, t);
*
* const maxT = Math.max(t, cancelT)
*
* setTimeout(() => {
* cancel()
* }, cancelT)
*
* setTimeout(() => {
* console.log(result) // [{"time":20,"returned":10}]
* }, maxT + 15)
*/
export { cancellable }