allow for this context binding

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atomiks
2018-01-03 02:31:48 +11:00
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Ensures a function is called only once.
Utilizing a closure, use a flag, `called`, and set it to `true` once the function is called for the first time, preventing it from being called again.
Allow the function to be supplied with an arbitrary number of arguments using the spread (`...`) operator.
Utilizing a closure, use a flag, `called`, and set it to `true` once the function is called for the first time, preventing it from being called again. In order to allow the function to have its `this` context changed (such as in an event listener), the `function` keyword must be used, and the supplied function must have the context applied.
Allow the function to be supplied with an arbitrary number of arguments using the rest/spread (`...`) operator.
```js
const once = fn =>
(called => (...args) => (!called ? ((called = true), fn(...args)) : undefined))();
```
```js
const startApp = event => {
// initializes the app
console.log(event); // access to any arguments supplied
const once = fn => {
let called = false;
return function(...args) {
if (called) return;
   called = true;
   return fn.apply(this, args);
};
};
document.addEventListener('click', once(startApp)); // only runs `startApp` once upon click
```
```js
const startApp = function(event) {
console.log(this, event); // document.body, MouseEvent
};
document.body.addEventListener('click', once(startApp)); // only runs `startApp` once upon click
```