From f738a6016b28a66727d4b012fe45cb521c68b66a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tobe O <thosakwe@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2019 14:46:53 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Init rate limiter

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 lib/src/rate_limiter.dart | 14 ++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 lib/src/rate_limiter.dart

diff --git a/lib/src/rate_limiter.dart b/lib/src/rate_limiter.dart
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+import 'package:angel_framework/angel_framework.dart';
+
+/// A base class that facilitates rate limiting API's or endpoints,
+/// typically to prevent spam and abuse.
+abstract class RateLimiter {
+  /// The maximum number of requests allowed within the given [window].
+  final int maxRequestsPerWindow;
+
+  /// The amount of time, during which, a user is not allowed to send
+  /// more than [maxRequestsPerWindow].
+  final Duration window;
+
+  RateLimiter(this.maxRequestsPerWindow, this.window);
+}