Rate Limiter
Whilst the delay module has a function to limit rates, it buffers the unsent msg's and dispatches them in sequence according to the limit rate set.
This code (courtesy of Nick O'Leary) limits the msg flow similar to above, except it 'throws away' all of the intermediate msg's, instead of queuing them.
A further advantage is that you can set the limit rate to any value (within reason!) instead of being constrained to 1 sec,1 min, 1 hr.
The limit rate is set in the first line of code (in milliseconds).
Paul
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