<script>
        var chatTimer;
        var chatThrottled = false;
        var chatTimeout = 2000;

        function chatThrottleDisable() {
            chatThrottled = false;
        }

        function sendChat() {
            if (chatThrottled == false) {
                text = $('#text').val();
                $('#text').val('');
                socket.emit('text', {msg: text, room: '{{channel.channelLoc}}'});
                chatThrottled = true;
                chatTimer = setTimeout(chatThrottleDisable, chatTimeout);
            }

        };

        $('#text').keypress(function(e) {
            var code = e.keyCode || e.which;
            if (code == 13) {
                sendChat();
            }
        });