how to use the throttletime function from the rxjs library in javascript

throttletime is used to limit the rate at which updates are emitted from an observable by setting a minimum time interval between updates. Here's how you can use throttletime from the rxjs library in JavaScript:

index.tsx
import { fromEvent } from 'rxjs';
import { throttleTime } from 'rxjs/operators';

const button = document.querySelector('button');

// Create an observable from click events on the button
const buttonClicks = fromEvent(button, 'click');

// Throttle the click events so that they are emitted at most every 1 second
const throttledClicks = buttonClicks.pipe(throttleTime(1000));

// Subscribe to the throttled observale
throttledClicks.subscribe(event => console.log('Throttled click event', event));
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In the code above, we first import the fromEvent and throttleTime operators from the rxjs library. We then create an observable from click events on a button using fromEvent. We apply the throttleTime operator with a time interval of 1000 milliseconds (1 second) to the original click observable using the pipe method. Finally, we subscribe to the throttled click observable and log the events to the console.

This will result in click events being emitted at a maximum rate of once per second, so if the user clicks the button multiple times within that interval, only the first click event will be emitted, and subsequent clicks will be ignored until the next interval begins.