httpserver

HTTP Server Example

This is a simple example of HTTP server that uses the ratelimiter module as a middleware.

Getting started

1. Update the .env content following YAML format. Set up the server config according to your liking.
2. Run the http server using the following command

make start

1. Test healthcheck endpoint

curl http://localhost:8080/ping

1. In the default .env, the rate limit is set at 5 rpm (requests per minute). You may test this by visiting http://localhost:8080/test on your browser. If you refresh the page 5 times, you'll get the following response at the end.

Response
HTTP/1.1 429 Too Many Requests
Ratelimit-Limit: 5
Ratelimit-Remaining: 0
Ratelimit-Reset-After: 2021-03-31T09:25:00+08:00
Ratelimit-Reset-After: 24.423062
Ratelimit-Retry-After: 2021-03-31T09:25:00+08:00
Ratelimit-Retry-After: 24.423062
Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2021 00:00:00 GMT
Content-Length: 31
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8

Rate limit exceeded. Try again in 24.423062 seconds