From 3ea36c002014e47a618b8c63a0a43ea50a0f6c74 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: nathangendler <106348682+nathangendler@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2026 18:06:41 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Immediate score update and sorting

- server.py: sort the scoreboard in non-increasing score order after each increase before returning JSON
- static/scoreboard.js: re-render the board in the AJAX success callback so changes appear without a refresh
---
 server.py            | 2 ++
 static/scoreboard.js | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/server.py b/server.py
index 372a266c..0cb04aa9 100644
--- a/server.py
+++ b/server.py
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ def increase_score():
         if team["id"] == team_id:
             team["score"] += 1
 
+    scoreboard.sort(key=lambda team: team["score"], reverse=True)
+
     return jsonify(scoreboard=scoreboard)
 
 
diff --git a/static/scoreboard.js b/static/scoreboard.js
index 34ce2009..f48d7c1c 100644
--- a/static/scoreboard.js
+++ b/static/scoreboard.js
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ function increase_score(id){
     contentType: "application/json; charset=utf-8",
     data : JSON.stringify(team_id),
     success: function(result){
-        
+        display_scoreboard(result.scoreboard);
     },
     error: function(request, status, error){
         console.log("Error");