💾delay(f, s)

delay the execution of a function/method by s seconds.

JS ⟩ technique ⟩ decorator ⟩ 💾 delay(f, s)

(decorator) delay the execution of a function/method by s seconds.

replit：delay(f, s)

// 📁 delay.js
const { log } = console;

// ⭐️ decorator: "delay"
//    (delay execution by s seconds)
function delay(f, s) {

    // wrapper
    return function wrapper(...args) {

        // delay execution
        setTimeout(

            // ❗ msut use "arrow function" here. 
            // ❗ `this` context is taken from the `wrapper`.
            () => {
                
                // add single-quotes ('') to string arguments
                let arglist = args
                    .map(arg => typeof arg === 'string' ? `'${arg}'` : arg)
                    .join(' ,');
                
                // log execution time, function name, arguments
                log(`${s}: ${f.name}(${arglist}) ...`);

                // ⭐️ forward function call to `f`
                f.apply(this, args);    // ❗ `this` context taken from `wrapper`
            },

            // execute after s seconds
            s * 1000
        );
    }
}

// export
module.exports = { delay };

replit：delay(f, s)

// 📁 index.js
const { delay } = require('./delay.js');

// function
function f(x) {
  console.log(`   • ${x}`);
}

// object method
const joe = {
    name: 'Joe',
    say(anything) { console.log(`   • ${this.name}: "${anything}"`) },
}

// ❗ delaying method
delay(joe.say, 3)('long time no see!');  // ❗ `this` === undefined (in module context)

// ⭐️ "delay" and "reassign" method
joe.say = delay(joe.say, 4);             // ❗ `this` is still unbound
joe.say('nice to meet you!');            // ⭐️ `this` === `joe` (at call site)

// ⭐️ delaying f function
delay(f, 1)('hello');
delay(f, 2)('world');

// log
// ------------------------------------
// 1: f('hello') ...
//    • hello
// 2: f('world') ...
//    • world
// 3: say('long time no see!') ...
//    • undefined: "long time no see!"   <----  `this` === undefined❗
// 4: say('nice to meet you!') ...
//    • Joe: "nice to meet you!"

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