window.state = window.state || {};
state = window.state;

state.utils = {
    triggerEvent: function triggerEvent(element, event) {
        if (! element) {
            return;
        }
        element.dispatchEvent(new Event(event.trim()));
        return element;
    },
    setValue: function setValue(element, value, event) {
        switch (element.type) {
            case 'checkbox':
                element.checked = value === 'true';
                this.triggerEvent(element, event);
                break;
            case 'radio':
                if (element.value === value) {
                    element.checked = true;
                    this.triggerEvent(element, event);
                } else {
                    element.checked = false;
                }
                break;
            default:
                element.value = value;
                this.triggerEvent(element, event);
        }
    },
    txtToId: function txtToId(txt) {
        return txt.split(' ').join('-').toLowerCase();
    },
    callXTimes: function callXTimes(func, times) {
        let called = 0;
        return function() {
            if (called < times) {
                called++;
                return func.apply(this);
            }
        }
    },
    debounce: function debounce(func, delay) {
        let lastCallTime = 0;
        return function() {
            const currentCallTime = new Date().getTime();
            if (currentCallTime - lastCallTime > delay) {
                lastCallTime = currentCallTime;
                func.apply(this, arguments);
            }
        }
    },
    onNextUiUpdates: function (func) {
        // brute force this to to ensure that the method is called after next few updates
        onUiUpdate(this.callXTimes(function () { setTimeout(func, 10); }, 50));
    }
};