javascript/jquery – add debounce to a button

You could still use $.debounce like so:

// create new scope
(function() {
     // create debounced function
     var dprocess = $.debounce(process, 5000);

     // bind event handler
     $('#myButton').click(function() {
         // do a date calculation
         // show user changes to screen
         // call the function
         dprocess();
     });
}());

Alternative without $.debounce (you can always debounce your code this way, without jQuery):

// create new scope
(function() {
     var timer;

     // bind event handler
     $('#myButton').click(function() {
         if(timer) {
             clearTimeout(timer);
         }
         // do a date calculation
         // show user changes to screen
         // call the function
         timer = setTimeout(process, 5000);
     });
}());