// Copyright (C) 2023 Vaughn Nugent
//
// This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
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// published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
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//
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// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
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import { Ref, WatchSource, ref } from 'vue';
import { throttle } from 'lodash';
import { watchArray } from '@vueuse/core';
/**
* Watches a collection of items and runs the callback function if any of the
* items change.
* @param watchValue A collection of watchable items to watch
* @param cb The async callback method to run when any of the items change
* @param initial The initial value to set the watched value to
* @returns A ref that is updated when any of the items change
*/
export const watchAndCompute = (watchValue: WatchSource[], cb: () => Promise, initial: T): Ref => {
const watched = ref();
watched.value = initial;
//Function to execute the callback and set the watched value
const exec = async () => {
watched.value = await cb();
}
//Initial call
exec();
watchArray(watchValue, throttle(exec, 100))
return watched as Ref;
}