Put a timeout on keyup/press events

Currently, it's making at least twice as many requests as necessary.
npm · May 13, 2012 · a25af9a · a25af9a
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diff --git a/www/attachments/site.js b/www/attachments/site.js
@@ -265,7 +265,12 @@ app.index = function () {
     lastSearchForPage = currentSearch;
   }  
 
+  var hcTimer = null;
   var handleChange = function () {
+    if (hcTimer) clearTimeout(hcTimer);
+    hcTimer = setTimeout(handleChange_, 100);
+  }
+  function handleChange_ () {
     currentSearch = $('input#search-input').val().toLowerCase();
     currentTerms = $.trim(currentSearch).split(' ')
     if (currentSearch === '') {