Understanding Django Throttling

Topics

• Understanding Throttling
  

• Django Throttling policy

• Throttle types

• Dig down in implementation

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Throttling

https://www.django-rest-framework.org/api-guide/throttling/

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Setting up the throttle policy

REST_FRAMEWORK = {
    'DEFAULT_THROTTLE_CLASSES': [
        'rest_framework.throttling.AnonRateThrottle',
        'rest_framework.throttling.UserRateThrottle'
    ],
    'DEFAULT_THROTTLE_RATES': {
        'anon': '100/day',
        'user': '1000/day'
    }
}

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Setting up the throttle policy in APIVIEW

from rest_framework.response import Response
from rest_framework.throttling import UserRateThrottle
from rest_framework.views import APIView

class ExampleView(APIView):
    throttle_classes = [UserRateThrottle]

    def get(self, request, format=None):
        content = {
            'status': 'request was permitted'
        }
        return Response(content)

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Setting up the throttle policy using decorator

@api_view(['GET'])
@throttle_classes([UserRateThrottle])
def example_view(request, format=None):
    content = {
        'status': 'request was permitted'
    }
    return Response(content)

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Types

• Annon Rate Throttle

• User Rate Throttle

• Scoped Throttle

• Custom Throttle

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Lets dig down in implementation

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Questions????

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