/** Error message constants. */ 
var FUNC_ERROR_TEXT = 'Expected a function';

/**
 * The base implementation of `_.delay` and `_.defer` which accepts `args`
 * to provide to `func`. 
 *
 * @private
 * @param {Function} func The function to delay. 
 * @param {number} wait The number of milliseconds to delay invocation. 
 * @param {Array} args The arguments to provide to `func`. 
 * @returns {number|Object} Returns the timer id or timeout object. 
 */
function baseDelay(func, wait, args) {
  if (typeof func ! = 'function') {
    throw new TypeError(FUNC_ERROR_TEXT);
  }
  return setTimeout(function() { func.apply(undefined, args); }, wait);
}

module.exports = baseDelay;
