jquery.delayedsearch.min.js

/*
    jquery.delayedsearch.js

    Purpose:            Adds functionality to an input box to delay a function call
                        for a set number of milliseconds after the user has stopped
                        typing.

    Version:            1.0.0
    Dependencies:       jQuery 1.4.2+

    Author:             Rui Jiang
    Email:              rui@roowii.net
    Created:            3/28/2011
    Last-modified:      4/24/2011
    License:            MIT license
*/
(function($){$.fn.extend({delayedsearch:function(options){var settings={delay:500,call:function(){}};settings=$.extend(settings,options);var $inputbox=$(this);var timer=null;$inputbox.keydown(function(event){if(timer!==null)clearTimeout(timer);timer=setTimeout(function(){settings.call($inputbox.val())},settings.delay)});return this}})})(jQuery);