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//// This module provides a rate limiter that can be used to limit the number of
//// requests or function calls per second for a given identifier.
////
//// By default, rate limit state is stored in an ETS table with lock-free
//// atomic operations. A periodic sweep removes full or idle buckets to
//// reduce memory usage. The idle threshold defaults to 60 seconds and can
//// be configured via `max_idle`.
////
//// For distributed rate limiting, you can provide a custom `Store` that
//// persists bucket state externally (Redis, Postgres, etc.).
////
//// The rate limiter fails open — if the store is unavailable, requests are
//// allowed through.
////
//// The rate limits are configured using the following two options:
////
//// - `per_second`: The rate of new available tokens per second. Think of this
//// as the steady state rate limit.
//// - `burst_limit`: The maximum number of available tokens. Think of this as
//// the burst rate limit. The default value is the `per_second` rate limit.
////
//// The rate limiter can be applied to a function or handler using the `apply`
//// function, which returns a new function that checks the rate limit before
//// calling the original function.
////
//// # Example
////
//// ```gleam
//// import glimit
////
//// let limiter =
//// glimit.new()
//// |> glimit.per_second(10)
//// |> glimit.burst_limit(100)
//// |> glimit.identifier(fn(request) { request.ip })
//// |> glimit.on_limit_exceeded(fn(_request) { "Rate limit reached" })
////
//// let handler =
//// fn(_request) { "Hello, world!" }
//// |> glimit.apply(limiter)
//// ```
////
//// # Multi-argument functions
////
//// `apply` wraps a single-argument function `fn(a) -> b`. To rate-limit a
//// function with multiple arguments, use `apply2`, `apply3`, or `apply4`:
////
//// ```gleam
//// let limiter =
//// glimit.new()
//// |> glimit.per_second(10)
//// |> glimit.identifier(fn(args: #(String, String)) { args.0 })
//// |> glimit.on_limit_exceeded(fn(_args) { too_many_requests() })
////
//// let limited_handle =
//// handle
//// |> glimit.apply2(limiter)
////
//// limited_handle("user_123", "upload")
//// ```
////
//// # Pluggable store backend
////
//// By default, rate limit state is stored in-memory using ETS. For
//// distributed rate limiting (e.g. across multiple nodes), you can provide a
//// custom `Store` that persists bucket state externally (Redis, Postgres, etc.).
////
//// All token bucket logic stays in glimit — adapters only implement
//// `lock_and_get` / `set_and_unlock` / `unlock` operations. The `glimit/bucket`
//// module is public and provides `to_pairs`/`from_pairs` helpers for
//// serialization.
////
//// See `examples/redis/` for a complete Redis adapter using
//// [valkyrie](https://hexdocs.pm/valkyrie/).
////
import gleam/option.{type Option, None, Some}
import gleam/result
import gleam/string
import glimit/bucket
import glimit/ets_store.{type EtsStore}
import glimit/utils
const store_key_prefix = "glimit:"
/// A pluggable storage backend for distributed rate limiting.
/// See `glimit/bucket.Store` for full documentation.
///
pub type Store =
bucket.Store
/// Error type returned when a rate limit check fails.
///
pub type HitError {
/// The rate limit has been exceeded.
RateLimited
/// The rate limiter is unavailable.
Unavailable
/// The store lock could not be acquired (fails open).
StoreLockFailed
}
/// A rate limiter.
///
pub type RateLimiter(a, b, id) {
RateLimiter(
on_limit_exceeded: fn(a) -> b,
identifier: fn(a) -> id,
per_second: fn(id) -> Int,
burst_limit: fn(id) -> Int,
store: Store,
ets_store: Option(EtsStore),
now: fn() -> Int,
)
}
/// A builder for configuring the rate limiter.
///
pub type RateLimiterBuilder(a, b, id) {
RateLimiterBuilder(
per_second: Option(fn(id) -> Int),
burst_limit: Option(fn(id) -> Int),
identifier: Option(fn(a) -> id),
on_limit_exceeded: Option(fn(a) -> b),
max_idle_ms: Option(Int),
store: Option(Store),
)
}
/// Create a new rate limiter builder.
///
pub fn new() -> RateLimiterBuilder(a, b, id) {
RateLimiterBuilder(
per_second: None,
burst_limit: None,
identifier: None,
on_limit_exceeded: None,
max_idle_ms: Some(60_000),
store: None,
)
}
/// Set the rate of new available tokens per second.
///
/// Note that this is not the maximum number of requests that can be made in a single
/// second, but the rate at which tokens are added to the bucket. Think of this as the
/// steady state rate limit, while the `burst_limit` function sets the maximum number of
/// available tokens (or the burst rate limit).
///
/// This value is also used as the default value for the `burst_limit` function.
///
/// # Example
///
/// ```gleam
/// import glimit
///
/// let limiter =
/// glimit.new()
/// |> glimit.per_second(10)
/// ```
///
pub fn per_second(
limiter: RateLimiterBuilder(a, b, id),
limit: Int,
) -> RateLimiterBuilder(a, b, id) {
RateLimiterBuilder(..limiter, per_second: Some(fn(_) { limit }))
}
/// Set the rate limit per second, based on the identifier.
///
/// Note: this function is evaluated once when a bucket is first created for an
/// identifier. If the function returns a different value later, existing buckets
/// are not affected until they are swept (due to idleness or being full) and
/// re-created on the next hit.
///
/// # Example
///
/// ```gleam
/// import glimit
///
/// let limiter =
/// glimit.new()
/// |> glimit.identifier(fn(request) { request.user_id })
/// |> glimit.per_second_fn(fn(user_id) {
/// db.get_rate_limit(user_id)
/// })
/// ```
///
pub fn per_second_fn(
limiter: RateLimiterBuilder(a, b, id),
limit_fn: fn(id) -> Int,
) -> RateLimiterBuilder(a, b, id) {
RateLimiterBuilder(..limiter, per_second: Some(limit_fn))
}
/// Set the maximum number of available tokens.
///
/// The maximum number of available tokens is the maximum number of requests that can be
/// made in a single burst when the bucket is full. The default value is the same as the
/// rate limit per second.
///
/// # Example
///
/// ```gleam
/// import glimit
///
/// let limiter =
/// glimit.new()
/// |> glimit.per_second(10)
/// |> glimit.burst_limit(100)
/// ```
///
pub fn burst_limit(
limiter: RateLimiterBuilder(a, b, id),
burst_limit: Int,
) -> RateLimiterBuilder(a, b, id) {
RateLimiterBuilder(..limiter, burst_limit: Some(fn(_) { burst_limit }))
}
/// Set the maximum number of available tokens, based on the identifier.
///
/// Note: this function is evaluated once when a bucket is first created for an
/// identifier. If the function returns a different value later, existing buckets
/// are not affected until they are swept (due to idleness or being full) and
/// re-created on the next hit.
///
/// # Example
///
/// ```gleam
/// import glimit
///
/// let limiter =
/// glimit.new()
/// |> glimit.identifier(fn(request) { request.user_id })
/// |> glimit.per_second(10)
/// |> glimit.burst_limit_fn(fn(user_id) {
/// db.get_burst_limit(user_id)
/// })
/// ```
///
pub fn burst_limit_fn(
limiter: RateLimiterBuilder(a, b, id),
burst_limit_fn: fn(id) -> Int,
) -> RateLimiterBuilder(a, b, id) {
RateLimiterBuilder(..limiter, burst_limit: Some(burst_limit_fn))
}
/// Set the idle eviction threshold in seconds.
///
/// Buckets that have not been hit for longer than this duration are removed
/// during periodic sweeps. The default is 60 seconds. Set to `0` to disable
/// idle eviction entirely.
///
/// For rate limiters with a high `burst_limit` relative to `per_second`, you
/// may want to increase this value so that partially-refilled buckets are not
/// evicted prematurely. A good rule of thumb is
/// `burst_limit / per_second` seconds.
///
/// # Example
///
/// ```gleam
/// import glimit
///
/// let limiter =
/// glimit.new()
/// |> glimit.per_second(1)
/// |> glimit.burst_limit(1000)
/// |> glimit.max_idle(1000)
/// ```
///
pub fn max_idle(
limiter: RateLimiterBuilder(a, b, id),
seconds: Int,
) -> RateLimiterBuilder(a, b, id) {
case seconds {
s if s <= 0 -> RateLimiterBuilder(..limiter, max_idle_ms: None)
s -> RateLimiterBuilder(..limiter, max_idle_ms: Some(s * 1000))
}
}
/// Set a pluggable store backend for distributed rate limiting.
///
/// When a store is configured, bucket state is read from and written to the
/// store on each hit instead of using the default ETS backend.
/// External stores handle expiry via TTL.
///
/// # Example
///
/// ```gleam
/// import glimit
///
/// let limiter =
/// glimit.new()
/// |> glimit.per_second(10)
/// |> glimit.store(my_redis_store)
/// |> glimit.identifier(fn(request) { request.ip })
/// |> glimit.on_limit_exceeded(fn(_request) { "Rate limit reached" })
/// ```
///
pub fn store(
limiter: RateLimiterBuilder(a, b, id),
store: Store,
) -> RateLimiterBuilder(a, b, id) {
RateLimiterBuilder(..limiter, store: Some(store))
}
/// Set the handler to be called when the rate limit is reached.
///
/// # Example
///
/// ```gleam
/// import glimit
///
/// let limiter =
/// glimit.new()
/// |> glimit.per_second(10)
/// |> glimit.on_limit_exceeded(fn(_request) { "Rate limit reached" })
/// ```
///
pub fn on_limit_exceeded(
limiter: RateLimiterBuilder(a, b, id),
on_limit_exceeded: fn(a) -> b,
) -> RateLimiterBuilder(a, b, id) {
RateLimiterBuilder(..limiter, on_limit_exceeded: Some(on_limit_exceeded))
}
/// Set the identifier function to be used to identify the rate limit.
///
/// # Example
///
/// ```gleam
/// import glimit
///
/// let limiter =
/// glimit.new()
/// |> glimit.identifier(fn(request) { request.ip })
/// ```
///
pub fn identifier(
limiter: RateLimiterBuilder(a, b, id),
identifier: fn(a) -> id,
) -> RateLimiterBuilder(a, b, id) {
RateLimiterBuilder(..limiter, identifier: Some(identifier))
}
fn string_key(identifier: id) -> String {
store_key_prefix <> string.inspect(identifier)
}
fn store_hit(
store: Store,
now: fn() -> Int,
key: String,
max_token_count: Int,
token_rate: Int,
) -> Result(Nil, HitError) {
use maybe_bucket <- result.try(
store.lock_and_get(key) |> result.replace_error(StoreLockFailed),
)
let b = case maybe_bucket {
Some(b) -> Ok(b)
None -> bucket.new(max_token_count, token_rate)
}
case b {
Error(_) -> {
let _ = store.unlock(key)
Error(Unavailable)
}
Ok(b) -> {
let #(hit_result, new_b) = bucket.hit(b, now())
let ttl = bucket.compute_ttl(new_b)
let _ = store.set_and_unlock(key, new_b, ttl)
case hit_result {
Ok(Nil) -> Ok(Nil)
Error(Nil) -> Error(RateLimited)
}
}
}
}
/// Build the rate limiter.
///
/// Note that using `apply` will already build the rate limiter, so this function is
/// only useful if you want to build the rate limiter manually and apply it to multiple
/// functions.
///
/// To apply the resulting rate limiter to a function or handler, use the `apply_built`
/// function.
///
pub fn build(
config: RateLimiterBuilder(a, b, id),
) -> Result(RateLimiter(a, b, id), String) {
use per_second <- result.try(case config.per_second {
Some(per_second) -> Ok(per_second)
None -> Error("`per_second` rate limit is required")
})
let burst_limit = case config.burst_limit {
Some(burst_limit) -> burst_limit
None -> per_second
}
use identifier <- result.try(case config.identifier {
Some(identifier) -> Ok(identifier)
None -> Error("`identifier` function is required")
})
use on_limit_exceeded <- result.try(case config.on_limit_exceeded {
Some(on_limit_exceeded) -> Ok(on_limit_exceeded)
None -> Error("`on_limit_exceeded` function is required")
})
let #(store, es) = case config.store {
Some(ext_store) -> #(ext_store, None)
None -> {
let es =
ets_store.new_with_sweep(
max_idle_ms: config.max_idle_ms,
sweep_interval_ms: 10_000,
)
#(ets_store.make_store(es), Some(es))
}
}
Ok(RateLimiter(
on_limit_exceeded: on_limit_exceeded,
identifier: identifier,
per_second: per_second,
burst_limit: burst_limit,
store: store,
ets_store: es,
now: utils.now,
))
}
/// Hit the rate limiter for the given identifier directly.
///
pub fn hit(
limiter: RateLimiter(a, b, id),
identifier: id,
) -> Result(Nil, HitError) {
let key = string_key(identifier)
case utils.rescue(fn() { limiter.burst_limit(identifier) }) {
Error(_) -> Error(Unavailable)
Ok(max) ->
case utils.rescue(fn() { limiter.per_second(identifier) }) {
Error(_) -> Error(Unavailable)
Ok(rate) -> store_hit(limiter.store, limiter.now, key, max, rate)
}
}
}
/// Apply the rate limiter to a request handler or function.
///
/// Panics if the rate limiter cannot be started or if the `identifier`
/// function or `on_limit_exceeded` function is missing.
///
pub fn apply(
func: fn(a) -> b,
config: RateLimiterBuilder(a, b, id),
) -> fn(a) -> b {
let limiter = case build(config) {
Ok(limiter) -> limiter
Error(message) -> panic as message
}
apply_built(func, limiter)
}
/// Apply the rate limiter to a request handler or function.
///
/// This function is useful if you want to build the rate limiter manually using the
/// `build` function.
///
pub fn apply_built(
func: fn(a) -> b,
limiter: RateLimiter(a, b, id),
) -> fn(a) -> b {
fn(input: a) -> b {
let identifier = limiter.identifier(input)
case hit(limiter, identifier) {
Ok(Nil) -> func(input)
Error(RateLimited) -> limiter.on_limit_exceeded(input)
Error(Unavailable) | Error(StoreLockFailed) -> func(input)
}
}
}
/// Return the number of tracked identifiers in the ETS store.
///
/// Returns 0 if the rate limiter uses an external store.
///
pub fn get_count(limiter: RateLimiter(a, b, id)) -> Int {
case limiter.ets_store {
Some(es) -> ets_store.get_count(es)
None -> 0
}
}
/// Remove an identifier from the ETS store.
///
/// No-op if the rate limiter uses an external store.
///
pub fn remove(limiter: RateLimiter(a, b, id), identifier: id) -> Nil {
case limiter.ets_store {
Some(es) -> {
let key = string_key(identifier)
let _ = ets_store.remove(es, key)
Nil
}
None -> Nil
}
}
/// Apply the rate limiter to a 2-argument function.
///
/// The config's `identifier` and `on_limit_exceeded` receive a `#(a, b)` tuple.
///
/// # Example
///
/// ```gleam
/// let limiter =
/// glimit.new()
/// |> glimit.per_second(10)
/// |> glimit.identifier(fn(args: #(String, String)) { args.0 })
/// |> glimit.on_limit_exceeded(fn(_) { "Rate limited" })
///
/// let limited =
/// handle
/// |> glimit.apply2(limiter)
///
/// limited("user_123", "upload")
/// ```
///
pub fn apply2(
func: fn(a, b) -> c,
config: RateLimiterBuilder(#(a, b), c, id),
) -> fn(a, b) -> c {
let wrapped =
fn(args: #(a, b)) -> c { func(args.0, args.1) }
|> apply(config)
fn(a: a, b: b) -> c { wrapped(#(a, b)) }
}
/// Apply the rate limiter to a 3-argument function.
///
/// The config's `identifier` and `on_limit_exceeded` receive a `#(a, b, c)` tuple.
///
/// # Example
///
/// ```gleam
/// let limiter =
/// glimit.new()
/// |> glimit.per_second(10)
/// |> glimit.identifier(fn(args: #(String, String, Int)) { args.0 })
/// |> glimit.on_limit_exceeded(fn(_) { "Rate limited" })
///
/// let limited =
/// handle
/// |> glimit.apply3(limiter)
///
/// limited("user_123", "upload", 42)
/// ```
///
pub fn apply3(
func: fn(a, b, c) -> d,
config: RateLimiterBuilder(#(a, b, c), d, id),
) -> fn(a, b, c) -> d {
let wrapped =
fn(args: #(a, b, c)) -> d { func(args.0, args.1, args.2) }
|> apply(config)
fn(a: a, b: b, c: c) -> d { wrapped(#(a, b, c)) }
}
/// Apply the rate limiter to a 4-argument function.
///
/// The config's `identifier` and `on_limit_exceeded` receive a `#(a, b, c, d)` tuple.
///
/// # Example
///
/// ```gleam
/// let limiter =
/// glimit.new()
/// |> glimit.per_second(10)
/// |> glimit.identifier(fn(args: #(String, String, Int, Bool)) { args.0 })
/// |> glimit.on_limit_exceeded(fn(_) { "Rate limited" })
///
/// let limited =
/// handle
/// |> glimit.apply4(limiter)
///
/// limited("user_123", "upload", 42, True)
/// ```
///
pub fn apply4(
func: fn(a, b, c, d) -> e,
config: RateLimiterBuilder(#(a, b, c, d), e, id),
) -> fn(a, b, c, d) -> e {
let wrapped =
fn(args: #(a, b, c, d)) -> e { func(args.0, args.1, args.2, args.3) }
|> apply(config)
fn(a: a, b: b, c: c, d: d) -> e { wrapped(#(a, b, c, d)) }
}