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diff --git a/lib/utils.coffee b/lib/utils.coffee
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--- a/lib/utils.coffee
+++ b/lib/utils.coffee
@@ -152,6 +152,20 @@ Utils =
# locale-sensitive uppercase detection
hasUpperCase: (s) -> s.toLowerCase() != s
+ # Allow a function call to be suppressed. Use Utils.suppress.unlessSuppressed to call a function, unless it
+ # is suppressed via the given key. Use Utils.suppressor.suppress to call a function while suppressing the
+ # given key.
+ suppressor: do ->
+ suppressed = {}
+
+ suppress: (key, func) ->
+ suppressed[key] = if suppressed[key]? then suppressed[key] + 1 else 1
+ func()
+ suppressed[key] -= 1
+
+ unlessSuppressed: (key, func) ->
+ func() unless suppressed[key]? and 0 < suppressed[key]
+
# This creates a new function out of an existing function, where the new function takes fewer arguments. This
# allows us to pass around functions instead of functions + a partial list of arguments.
Function::curry = ->