ratethrottle 1.0.0

Advanced rate limiting and DDoS protection for Python web applications

RateThrottle

Advanced rate limiting and DDoS protection for Python web applications.

RateThrottle is a comprehensive rate limiting library that provides enterprise-level features for protecting your APIs and web applications from abuse, with built-in DDoS protection, different storage backends, multiple strategies and seamless integration with popular Python web frameworks.

✨ Features

• 🚀 Multiple Rate Limiting Strategies

  • Token Bucket
  • Leaky Bucket
  • Fixed Window
  • Sliding Window Log

• 🛡️ Advanced DDoS Protection

  • Traffic pattern analysis
  • Automatic suspicious activity detection
  • Auto-blocking capabilities

• 💾 Flexible Storage Backends

  • In-memory (single instance)
  • Redis (distributed/multi-server)
  • Easy to extend with custom backends

• 🔧 Framework Integration

  • Flask
  • FastAPI
  • Django
  • Starlette
  • Generic WSGI/ASGI support

• 📊 Monitoring & Analytics

  • Real-time metrics
  • Violation tracking
  • CLI dashboard

• ⚙️ Configuration Management

  • YAML configuration files
  • Programmatic configuration
  • Hot-reloading support

📊 Performance

RateThrottle is designed for high performance:

• In-memory storage: 100,000+ requests/second
• Redis storage: 50,000+ requests/second (network dependent)
• Minimal overhead: < 1ms per request check
• Thread-safe: Safe for concurrent use
• Memory efficient: Automatic cleanup of expired data

📝 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

📮 Support

• 🐛 Issues: GitHub Issues
• 📖 Documentation: Full Documentation

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