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Implement Rate Limiting and Throttling Module #109
Description
Overview
Create a rate limiting module to protect the Alian Structure API from abuse and ensure fair resource usage across all clients.
Direction
This module should provide:
- Per-user and per-IP rate limiting
- Configurable rate limits by endpoint
- Different rate limit strategies (sliding window, token bucket)
- Rate limit headers in responses
- Whitelist/blacklist management
- Distributed rate limiting for multi-instance deployments
- Analytics and reporting on rate limit violations
Implementation Details
The rate limiting module should integrate with Redis for distributed state and provide middleware for automatic rate limit enforcement. It should allow fine-grained configuration per route.
Acceptance Criteria
- Rate limiting middleware enforces configured limits
- Rate limit headers (X-RateLimit-*) included in all responses
- Users exceeding limits receive 429 Too Many Requests
- Rate limits apply per-user, per-IP, or per-endpoint as configured
- Whitelist prevents rate limiting for specific users/IPs
- Distributed rate limiting works across multiple instances
- Rate limit data persists in Redis with proper expiration
- Analytics dashboard shows rate limit violation patterns
- Configuration allows easy adjustment without redeployment
Activity
Divine-mercyx commentedon Jul 20, 2026
Hello, i would like to work on this issue.
Whiznificent commentedon Jul 20, 2026
Hello @maintainer, I’ve gone through the requirements and I’m confident I can implement a proper solution that matches the acceptance criteria. Kindly assign this issue to me. And I will deliver at the shortest possible time.
Jenola344 commentedon Jul 20, 2026
I'd love to work on this. Experienced with Redis, distributed rate limiting, API security, and middleware design. I'll build a scalable, configurable rate-limiting module with comprehensive testing, analytics, and production-ready multi-instance support
mxrtins04 commentedon Jul 20, 2026
Hi maintainer, can i be assigned this issue pleasee?
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ohamamarachi474-del commentedon Aug 25, 2026
can i work on this issue ??????
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grantfox-oss commentedon Aug 27, 2026
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@ohamamarachi474-del's PR #154 was approved and merged by @memplethee-lab.
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