const express = require('express');
const app = express();
const IndexRoute = require('./routes/IndexRoute');
const indexRoute = new IndexRoute(
{
timePassedBetween: 1000, // 1000ms, the min time passed between two requests. DEFAULT: 50ms
maxPerMinute: 3 // max amount of requests per minute. DEFAULT: Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER
});
app.get('/', (req, res, next) =>
{
indexRoute.preHandle(req, res, next);
});
app.listen(3000);IndexRoute.js:
const { ExpressRoute } = require('express.js-ratelimiter');
class IndexRoute extends ExpressRoute
{
handle(req, res, next)
{
res.send('Hello World');
}
}
module.exports = IndexRoute;To change the responses to blocked requests override the ExpressRoute.requestBlocked method. Current form:
requestBlocked(res)
{
res.status(429).json(
{
statusCode: 429,
errorCode: 'TO_MANY_REQUESTS',
error: 'You have been rate-limited. Calm down and try again later.'
});
}