React useDebounce Hook

import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';

function useDebounce<T>(value: T, delay: number): T {
  const [debouncedValue, setDebouncedValue] = useState<T>(value);

  useEffect(() => {
    const handler = setTimeout(() => {
      setDebouncedValue(value);
    }, delay);

    return () => {
      clearTimeout(handler);
    };
  }, [value, delay]);

  return debouncedValue;
}

export default useDebounce;

import { useState } from 'react';
import useDebounce from './useDebounce';

function SearchComponent() {
  const [searchTerm, setSearchTerm] = useState('');
  const debouncedSearchTerm = useDebounce(searchTerm, 500);

  useEffect(() => {
    if (debouncedSearchTerm) {
      // Make the API call here
      fetchResults(debouncedSearchTerm);
    }
  }, [debouncedSearchTerm]);

  return (
    <input
      type="text"
      value={searchTerm}
      onChange={(e) => setSearchTerm(e.target.value)}
      placeholder="Search..."
    />
  );
}