package middleware import ( "time" "golang.org/x/time/rate" "gopkg.in/macaron.v1" "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/models" ) type getTimeFn func() time.Time // RateLimit is a very basic rate limiter. // Will allow average of "rps" requests per second over an extended period of time, with max "burst" requests at the same time. // getTime should return the current time. For non-testing purposes use time.Now func RateLimit(rps, burst int, getTime getTimeFn) macaron.Handler { l := rate.NewLimiter(rate.Limit(rps), burst) return func(c *models.ReqContext) { if !l.AllowN(getTime(), 1) { c.JsonApiErr(429, "Rate limit reached", nil) return } } }