From f237d6cf0c8fb9e8f96e8f5665d00049d6ffe3c4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Shubham Patel <165564832+shubham0x13@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 5 Nov 2024 19:07:37 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] Optimize `full_text` setter to skip redundant updates

---
 adafruit_display_text/scrolling_label.py | 7 ++++---
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/adafruit_display_text/scrolling_label.py b/adafruit_display_text/scrolling_label.py
index 476e27c..2a2b6e5 100644
--- a/adafruit_display_text/scrolling_label.py
+++ b/adafruit_display_text/scrolling_label.py
@@ -141,9 +141,10 @@ def full_text(self) -> str:
     def full_text(self, new_text: str) -> None:
         if new_text and new_text[-1] != " ":
             new_text = "{} ".format(new_text)
-        self._full_text = new_text
-        self.current_index = 0
-        self.update(True)
+        if new_text != self._full_text:
+            self._full_text = new_text
+            self.current_index = 0
+            self.update(True)
 
     @property
     def text(self):