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useDebounce

A simple TypeScript hook for debouncing a value with a timeout

useDebounce.tsx

import {useEffect, useState} from 'react';

export function useDebounce(value: string, delay = 800) {
  const [debouncedValue, setDebouncedValue] = useState(value);

  useEffect(() => {
    const handler = setTimeout(() => {
      setDebouncedValue(value);
    }, delay);

    return () => {
      clearTimeout(handler);
    };
  }, [value, delay]);

  return debouncedValue;
}

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