implementing Throttling Input Event in React Using Lodash - Doesn't Work as Expected
Quick question that's been bugging me - I'm getting frustrated with I'm upgrading from an older version and I'm trying to throttle an input event in a React component using Lodash's `throttle` method, but it doesn't seem to behave as expected. The input updates state immediately instead of throttling the updates. I'm using Lodash version 4.17.21 and React version 17.0.2. Here’s the relevant part of my component: ```javascript import React, { useState, useEffect } from 'react'; import { throttle } from 'lodash'; const ThrottledInput = () => { const [inputValue, setInputValue] = useState(''); useEffect(() => { const handleInputChange = throttle((event) => { setInputValue(event.target.value); }, 1000); document.getElementById('throttledInput').addEventListener('input', handleInputChange); return () => { document.getElementById('throttledInput').removeEventListener('input', handleInputChange); }; }, []); return <input id='throttledInput' type='text' />; }; export default ThrottledInput; ``` The scenario I'm working with is that when I type into the input box, it updates the state immediately instead of waiting for the throttle delay. I’ve verified that the `handleInputChange` function is being called every time I type in the input field, which doesn’t seem right. I tried adding a console log inside `handleInputChange` to see how often it's being invoked, and it logs every keystroke rather than every second. I also checked that `throttle` is being imported correctly. Could this scenario be related to how I'm setting up the event listener? Shouldn't `throttle` limit the number of times the function can be called within the specified time frame? Any guidance on what I'm missing would be greatly appreciated! Has anyone else encountered this? I appreciate any insights! For reference, this is a production microservice. What would be the recommended way to handle this? For context: I'm using Javascript on Debian. I'd love to hear your thoughts on this. This is part of a larger web app I'm building.