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+package com.threerings.flash {
+
+import flash.events.EventDispatcher;
+import flash.events.IEventDispatcher;
+
+import flash.events.KeyboardEvent;
+
+import flash.utils.Dictionary;
+import flash.utils.getTimer; // function import
+
+/**
+ * A very simple class that adapts the KeyboardEvents generated by some source by discarding
+ * the extra KEY_DOWN events generated while a key is held down.
+ */
+public class KeyRepeatBlocker extends EventDispatcher
+{
+    /**
+     * Create a KeyRepeatBlocker that will be blocking key repeat events from
+     * the specified source.
+     */
+    public function KeyRepeatBlocker (source :IEventDispatcher)
+    {
+        _source = source;
+
+        _source.addEventListener(KeyboardEvent.KEY_DOWN, handleKeyDown);
+        _source.addEventListener(KeyboardEvent.KEY_UP, handleKeyUp);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Dispose of this KeyRepeatBlocker.
+     */
+    public function shutdown () :void
+    {
+        _source.removeEventListener(KeyboardEvent.KEY_DOWN, handleKeyDown);
+        _source.removeEventListener(KeyboardEvent.KEY_UP, handleKeyUp);
+    }
+
+    protected function handleKeyDown (event :KeyboardEvent) :void
+    {
+        if (!_down[event.keyCode]) {
+            _down[event.keyCode] = true;
+            dispatchEvent(event);
+        }
+    }
+
+    protected function handleKeyUp (event :KeyboardEvent) :void
+    {
+        delete _down[event.keyCode];
+        dispatchEvent(event);
+    }
+
+    /** Our source. */
+    protected var _source :IEventDispatcher;
+
+    /** Tracks whether a key is currently being held down. */
+    protected var _down :Dictionary = new Dictionary();
+}
+}