Function buffer

Creates a buffered asynchronous iterable from an input iterable with a specified time delay between elements.

Returns

A function that accepts an input iterable and returns a buffered asynchronous iterable with the specified delay.

Example

const input = [1, 2, 3];
const bufferedIterable = buffer<number>(500)(input);

(async () => {
  for await (const x of bufferedIterable) {
    console.log(x); // Logs 1, 2, 3 with a 500ms delay between each value
  }
})();