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WebInspector.messagesToDispatch = [];

WebInspector.dispatchNextQueuedMessageFromBackend = function()
{
    for (var i = 0; i < this.messagesToDispatch.length; ++i)
        InspectorBackend.dispatch(this.messagesToDispatch[i]);

    this.messagesToDispatch = [];

    this._dispatchTimeout = null;
}

WebInspector.dispatchMessageFromBackend = function(message)
{
    // Enforce asynchronous interaction between the backend and the frontend by queueing messages.
    // The messages are dequeued on a zero delay timeout.

    this.messagesToDispatch.push(message);

    if (this._dispatchTimeout)
        return;

    this._dispatchTimeout = setTimeout(this.dispatchNextQueuedMessageFromBackend.bind(this), 0);
}
