# Crate actix_limitation

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Rate limiter using a fixed window counter for arbitrary keys, backed by Redis for Actix Web.

    [dependencies]
    actix-web = "4"
    actix-limitation = "0.5"

    use std::{sync::Arc, time::Duration};
    use actix_web::{dev::ServiceRequest, get, web, App, HttpServer, Responder};
    use actix_session::SessionExt as _;
    use actix_limitation::{Limiter, RateLimiter};

    #[get("/{id}/{name}")]
    async fn index(info: web::Path<(u32, String)>) -> impl Responder {
        format!("Hello {}! id:{}", info.1, info.0)
    }

    #[actix_web::main]
    async fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
        let limiter = web::Data::new(
            Limiter::builder("redis://127.0.0.1")
                .key_by(|req: &ServiceRequest| {
                    req.get_session()
                        .get(&"session-id")
                        .unwrap_or_else(|_| req.cookie(&"rate-api-id").map(|c| c.to_string()))
                })
                .limit(5000)
                .period(Duration::from_secs(3600)) // 60 minutes
                .build()
                .unwrap(),
        );

        HttpServer::new(move || {
            App::new()
                .wrap(RateLimiter::default())
                .app_data(limiter.clone())
                .service(index)
        })
        .bind(("127.0.0.1", 8080))?
        .run()
        .await
    }

## Structs§

- Builder
  Rate limiter builder.
- Limiter
  Rate limiter.
- RateLimiter
  Rate limit middleware.
- Status
  A report for a given key containing the limit status.

## Enums§

- Error
  Failure modes of the rate limiter.

## Constants§

- DEFAULT_COOKIE_NAME
  Default cookie name.
- DEFAULT_PERIOD_SECS
  Default period (in seconds).
- DEFAULT_REQUEST_LIMIT
  Default request limit.
- DEFAULT_SESSION_KEY
  Default session key.