/**
 * Lo-Dash 2.4.1 (Custom Build) <http://lodash.com/>
 * Build: `lodash modularize exports="node" -o ./compat/`
 * Copyright 2012-2013 The Dojo Foundation <http://dojofoundation.org/>
 * Based on Underscore.js 1.5.2 <http://underscorejs.org/LICENSE>
 * Copyright 2009-2013 Jeremy Ashkenas, DocumentCloud and Investigative Reporters & Editors
 * Available under MIT license <http://lodash.com/license>
 */
var isFunction = require('../objects/isFunction');

/**
 * Creates a function that is restricted to execute `func` once. Repeat calls to
 * the function will return the value of the first call. The `func` is executed
 * with the `this` binding of the created function.
 *
 * @static
 * @memberOf _
 * @category Functions
 * @param {Function} func The function to restrict.
 * @returns {Function} Returns the new restricted function.
 * @example
 *
 * var initialize = _.once(createApplication);
 * initialize();
 * initialize();
 * // `initialize` executes `createApplication` once
 */
function once(func) {
  var ran,
      result;

  if (!isFunction(func)) {
    throw new TypeError;
  }
  return function() {
    if (ran) {
      return result;
    }
    ran = true;
    result = func.apply(this, arguments);

    // clear the `func` variable so the function may be garbage collected
    func = null;
    return result;
  };
}

module.exports = once;