Express Rate Limit Middleware

Description

This package provides a simple rate limiting middleware for Express.js applications. It limits the number of requests from each IP address within a specified time window.

Installation

1npm install gl-express-rate-limiter
2const express = require('express');
3const rateLimit = require('gl-express-rate-limiter');
4
5const app = express();
6
7// Apply rate limiting middleware
8app.use(rateLimit({
9    windowMs: 60 * 1000, // 1 minute
10    maxRequests: 100,
11    message: 'Too many requests, please try again later.',
12    statusCode: 429,
13    headers: {
14        'Retry-After': 60,
15        'Content-Type': 'text/plain;charset=UTF-8',
16    },
17}));
18
19// Define your routes
20app.get('/', (req, res) => {
21    res.send('Hello World!');
22});
23
24// Start the server
25const PORT = process.env.PORT || 3000;
26app.listen(PORT, () => {
27    console.log(`Server is running on port ${PORT}`);
28});
29
30

Options

• windowMs: The time window for which to keep records of requests in milliseconds. Defaults to 1 minute.
• maxRequests: The maximum number of requests allowed within the specified time window. Defaults to 100.
• message: The message to send in the response when the limit is exceeded. Defaults to 'Too many requests, please try again later.'.
• statusCode: The status code to send in the response when the limit is exceeded. De