kamo-soupbato/static/js/spawnSticker.js

const stickerSpawners = document.querySelectorAll("[data-sticker]");
var throttleSpawn = throttle(spawnSticker, 400);

Array.from(stickerSpawners).forEach((spawner) => {
	spawner.addEventListener("mousemove", (e) => throttleSpawn(e));
});

function spawnSticker(e) {
    var rect = e.target.getBoundingClientRect();
	let position = { x: e.clientX - rect.left, y: e.clientY - rect.top };
	let content = e.target.dataset.sticker;
	e.originalTarget.appendChild(createSticker(content, position));
}


function createSticker(content, position) {
	sticker = document.createElement("span");
	sticker.classList.add("sticker");
	sticker.innerHTML = content;
	sticker.style.left = position.x + "px";
	sticker.style.top = position.y + "px";

	sticker.style.transform = `
    translate(-50%, -50%)
    rotate(${Math.random() * 40 - 20}deg)
    `;

	return sticker;
}


// from https://stackoverflow.com/questions/27078285/simple-throttle-in-javascript

function throttle (callback, limit) {
    var waiting = false;                      // Initially, we're not waiting
    return function () {                      // We return a throttled function
        if (!waiting) {                       // If we're not waiting
            callback.apply(this, arguments);  // Execute users function
            waiting = true;                   // Prevent future invocations
            setTimeout(function () {          // After a period of time
                waiting = false;              // And allow future invocations
            }, limit);
        }
    }
}