Real-Time Auction Updates

[matt1018]

I want people to be able to bid online. Which also means:

• We need to be able to have an admin add a bid as well.
• We need to update everyone on the page with the latest bid
• We need to update a prompt so pushing a button can bid the next incremental bid

[matt1018]

Real time update architecture thoughts:

• Have looping ajax calls
• Call will return the instant a change occurs in the activerecord item or timeout after a certain length of time (20 seconds?).
• Bids will be submitted in a transaction which checks if the latest bid is REALLY the latest bid, and if so to then update with the new bid details.
• UI needs to avoid letting someone go to click on the bid button only to have it change the instant they are about to bid. Maybe an animation showing it changing that delays for a second or two.