Full hover animation duration with quick mouseover/mouseout?

Question

I have a hovering effect on an image. If you mouseover it and stay there with the mouse, the transition will be execute with its given duration.

I have also done the correct transition when you leave the spot.

Now, i want that the hover transition starts with the given duration, no matter if you just hovered over the image for a quick 1millisecond.

Is this only possible with javascript?

.example { position: absolute;
             left: 0;
             height:320px;
             bottom: 0;
             width: 100%;
             background: #000;
             background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.4);
             opacity:0;
             -webkit-transition: background-color 2s ease-out;
             -moz-transition: background-color 2s ease-out;
             -o-transition: background-color 2s ease-out;
             -ms-transition: background-color 2s ease-out;

             transition: opacity 0.5s ease-in-out;
             -moz-transition: opacity 0.5s ease-in-out;
             -webkit-transition: opacity 0.5s ease-in-out;
             -o-transition: opacity 0.5s ease-in-out;
            -ms-transition: opacity 0.5s ease-in-out;
             transition: opacity 0.5s ease-in-out;
             text-align: center;
             line-height: 299px;
             text-decoration: none;
             color: #000000;
             font-size:30pt;
          }

   .image:hover .example { background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.4);
                         -webkit-transition: background-color 0.5s  ease-in-out;
                         -moz-transition: background-color 0.5s  ease-in-out;
                         -o-transition: background-color 0.5s  ease-in-out;
                         -ms-transition: background-color 0.5s ease-in-out;
                         transition: background-color 0.5s ease-in-out;
                         -webkit-transition: opacity 0.5s  ease-in-out;
                         -moz-transition: opacity 0.5s  ease-in-out;
                         -o-transition: opacity 0.5s  ease-in-out;
                         -ms-transition: opacity 0.5s  ease-in-out;
                         transition: opacity 0.5s ease-in-out;
                         opacity:1;
                       }

With this, if i hover over the image, my text and background colors animating in and when i leave the image the text and background color is animating out. It works okay. (even though, my above code is a bit unsorted for now)

So, all i want is that the fading in and out animation will be fully executed even if i just hover fast over the image and back.

I think it is not possible is it? (with css only i mean)

Answer 1

I am afraid, you would have to use a bit of Javascript because as far as I know, it is not possible to do it without javascript.

Add a class on hover, and remove it on animation end. Refer to this answer to know how to do that - css3 animation on :hover; force entire animation

PS: I would have put this is a comment, but I don't have the privileges right now.