diff --git a/scripts/graph.ts b/scripts/graph.ts
index ff4fff4..37d829f 100644
--- a/scripts/graph.ts
+++ b/scripts/graph.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import * as metrics from "./graph/metrics.js";
 import { Requests } from "./graph/requests.js";
+import { State } from "./graph/state.js";
 
 import uPlot from "./uPlot.js";
 
@@ -122,16 +122,10 @@ const COLORS = [
 // Initialization
 
 const plot_div = document.getElementById("plot")!;
-const metrics_div = document.getElementById("metrics")!;
+const metricsDiv = document.getElementById("metrics")!;
 let plot: uPlot | null = null;
 
 let requests = new Requests();
+let state = new State(requests, metricsDiv);
 
-async function init() {
-    let response = await requests.get_metrics();
-    console.log("Metrics:", response);
-    if (response !== null) {
-        metrics.update(metrics_div, response.metrics);
-    }
-}
-init();
+state.update();
diff --git a/scripts/graph/metrics.ts b/scripts/graph/metrics.ts
index 8db1cec..de190cf 100644
--- a/scripts/graph/metrics.ts
+++ b/scripts/graph/metrics.ts
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class Folder {
     }
 }
 
-export function update(div: HTMLElement, metrics: string[]) {
+export function updateMetricsDiv(div: HTMLElement, metrics: string[]) {
     let folder = new Folder();
     for (let metric of metrics) {
         folder.add(metric);
diff --git a/scripts/graph/state.ts b/scripts/graph/state.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aef8756
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/graph/state.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+import { updateMetricsDiv } from "./metrics.js";
+import { Requests, MetricsResponse } from "./requests.js";
+
+export class State {
+    #requests: Requests;
+    #metricsDiv: HTMLElement;
+
+    #updating: boolean = false;
+    #metrics: MetricsResponse | null = null;
+
+    constructor(requests: Requests, metricsDiv: HTMLElement) {
+        this.#requests = requests;
+        this.#metricsDiv = metricsDiv;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Look at current state and try to change it so that it represents what the
+     * user wants.
+     *
+     * This function is idempotent.
+     */
+    async update() {
+        if (this.#updating) {
+            return;
+        }
+        try {
+            await this.#update_impl();
+        } finally {
+            this.#updating = false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    async #update_impl() {
+        this.#update_metrics();
+    }
+
+    async #update_metrics() {
+        this.#metrics = await this.#requests.get_metrics();
+        if (this.#metrics === null) { return; }
+        updateMetricsDiv(this.#metricsDiv, this.#metrics.metrics);
+    }
+}