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a2a_protocol_server/rate_limit/
config.rs

1// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
2// Copyright 2026 Tom F. <tomf@tomtomtech.net> (https://github.com/tomtom215)
3//
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5// Do no harm. Respect others. Be honest. Be evidence-driven and fact-based. Never guess — test
6// and verify. Security hardening and best practices are non-negotiable. — Tom F.
7
8//! What the limiter is configured with, separate from what it does with it.
9
10/// Configuration for [`RateLimitInterceptor`](super::RateLimitInterceptor).
11#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
12pub struct RateLimitConfig {
13    /// Maximum number of requests allowed per window per caller key.
14    ///
15    /// Must be non-zero.
16    pub requests_per_window: u64,
17
18    /// Window duration in seconds.
19    ///
20    /// Must be non-zero.
21    pub window_secs: u64,
22
23    /// Number of trusted reverse-proxy hops in front of this server.
24    ///
25    /// `0` (the default) means `x-forwarded-for` is **not trusted** and is
26    /// ignored when deriving the caller key: the header is client-controlled,
27    /// so trusting it without a proxy that overwrites or appends to it lets
28    /// any caller evade the limit by forging a fresh address per request.
29    ///
30    /// Set to `n` when exactly `n` trusted proxies sit between the client and
31    /// this server, each appending the address of its immediate peer to
32    /// `x-forwarded-for`. The client address is then the `n`-th entry from
33    /// the *right* of the header; anything further left is client-supplied
34    /// and remains untrusted. If the header has fewer than `n` entries, the
35    /// request did not traverse the expected proxy chain and the caller falls
36    /// back to the shared `"anonymous"` key.
37    pub trusted_proxy_hops: usize,
38
39    /// Maximum number of caller buckets tracked at once.
40    ///
41    /// Bounds the limiter's memory. When the map is full, stale buckets from
42    /// previous windows are evicted first; if none can be freed, requests
43    /// from callers without an existing bucket are rejected (fail-closed).
44    /// Must be non-zero.
45    pub max_buckets: usize,
46}
47
48/// Default cap on the number of tracked caller buckets.
49pub const DEFAULT_MAX_BUCKETS: usize = 10_000;
50
51impl Default for RateLimitConfig {
52    fn default() -> Self {
53        Self {
54            requests_per_window: 100,
55            window_secs: 60,
56            trusted_proxy_hops: 0,
57            max_buckets: DEFAULT_MAX_BUCKETS,
58        }
59    }
60}