rework update schedule, update existing ticks, use insertBefore()

Re-triggering the update is now done globally again with lock on
ticker level to avoid concurrent updates.

If a tick with a known ID is received, the markup is now updated, so no
duplicates should appear.

The prepend() function used to update the markup is replaced by
insertBefore() for Internet Explorer compatibility.

README.md

@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ caching time of 12 hours obviously makes no sense.
 
 * Requires WordPress 4.7 or above
 * Migrated AJAX to REST API
+* Resolved Javascript compatibility issues with IE11
 
 ### 1.1.1 - 2021-03-20
 

scripts/liveticker.js

@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@
 			lastPoll: last,
 			ticks: list,
 			isWidget: widget,
+			updating: false,
 		};
 	};
 
@@ -111,8 +112,16 @@
 		// Iterate over available tickers.
 		ticker.forEach(
 			function( t ) {
-				var xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
-				var query = '?ticker=' + encodeURI( t.ticker ) +
+				var xhr, query;
+
+				if ( t.updating ) {
+					// Do not update twice.
+					return;
+				}
+
+				t.updating = true;
+				xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
+				query = '?ticker=' + encodeURI( t.ticker ) +
 					'&limit=' + encodeURI( t.limit ) +
 					'&last=' + encodeURI( t.lastPoll );
 				xhr.open( 'GET', apiURL + query, true );
@@ -130,7 +139,7 @@
 									}
 								);
 							}
-							setTimeout( update, pollInterval );		// Re-trigger update.
+							t.updating = false;
 						} catch ( e ) {
 							// eslint-disable-next-line no-console
 							console.warn( 'Liveticker AJAX update failed, stopping automatic updates.' );
@@ -140,6 +149,9 @@
 				xhr.send();
 			}
 		);
+
+		// Re-trigger update.
+		setTimeout( update, pollInterval );
 	};
 
 	/**
@@ -156,6 +168,7 @@
 		var title = document.createElement( 'span' );
 		var content = document.createElement( 'div' );
 		var cls = t.isWidget ? 'sclt-widget' : 'sclt-tick';
+		var old;
 
 		li.id = 'sclt-' + t.id + '-' + u.id;
 		li.classList.add( cls );
@@ -169,8 +182,14 @@
 		li.appendChild( title );
 		li.appendChild( content );
 
-		// Prepend new tick to container.
-		t.ticks.prepend( li );
+		old = document.getElementById( 'sclt-' + t.id + '-' + u.id );
+		if ( old ) {
+			// Replace entry, if it already exists (i.e. has been updated).
+			t.ticks.replaceChild( li, old );
+		} else {
+			// Prepend new tick to container.
+			t.ticks.insertBefore( li, t.ticks.firstChild );
+		}
 
 		// Update last poll time.
 		t.lastPoll = u.date_gmt;