RateLimiter = require "../../infrastructure/RateLimiter" module.exports = RateLimiterMiddlewear = ### Do not allow more than opts.maxRequests from a single client in opts.timeInterval. Pass an array of opts.params to segment this based on parameters in the request URL, e.g.: app.get "/project/:project_id", RateLimiterMiddlewear.rateLimit(endpointName: "open-editor", params: ["project_id"]) will rate limit each project_id separately. Unique clients are identified by user_id if logged in, and IP address if not. ### rateLimit: (opts) -> return (req, res, next) -> if req.session.user? user_id = req.session.user._id else user_id = req.ip params = (opts.params or []).map (p) -> req.params[p] params.push user_id if !opts.endpointName? throw new Error("no endpointName provided") RateLimiter.addCount { endpointName: opts.endpointName timeInterval: opts.timeInterval or 60 subjectName: params.join(":") throttle: opts.maxRequests or 6 }, (error, canContinue)-> return next(error) if error? if canContinue next() else res.status(429) # Too many requests res.write("Rate limit reached, please try again later") res.end()