Implement Rate Limiting and Throttling Module

[memplethee-lab]

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

[Divine-mercyx]

Hello, i would like to work on this issue.

[Jenola344]

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]

Hi maintainer, can i be assigned this issue pleasee?

[grantfox-oss]

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Next steps:

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