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$("#search")
.onAsObservable("keyup change")
.select( (ev) -> $(ev.target).val())
.where( (query) -> query.length > 2)
.throttle(300)
.distinctUntilChanged()
.subscribe((query) -> queryMovie(query).then(updateMovies))

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lastEvent = {}
currentDisplay = ""
$("#search").on("keyup change", (ev)->
                   ref = {}
                   lastEvent = ref
                   query = $(ev.target).val()
				   return if query.length < 3
				   setTimeout( ()=>
                                  return if lastEvent != ref
                                  return if currentDisplay == query
                                  currentDisplay = query
								  queryMovie(query).then(updateMovies)
							, 300)
				)
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