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balambasik/throttler
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Throttle any operations

1.0.10(4y ago)09MITPHPPHP >=7.2.0

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Throttler - simple php library.

Designed to limit any action. Minimum configuration, maximum simplicity.

Works with MySql drivers and Memory. Add your driver, implement DriverInterface.

**Installation**

```
composer require balambasik/throttler

```

**One example of using**

```
$driver = new MySQLDriver("localhost", "root", "", "throttler", "throttler");
$factory = new ThrottlerFactory($driver);

$registerThrottler = $factory
                ->id($_SERVER["REMOTE_ADDR"])
                ->tag("/api/register")
                ->waitSeconds(5)
                ->create();

// 1 request per 5 seconds per IP, per route - "/api/register"
if($registerThrottler->isLimit()){
    exit("Limit!")
} else {
  // handle request
}

// or -------------------------------------

$registerThrottler->isLimit(function(){
    exit("Limit!")
});

// handle request
```

**Multiple instances**

```
// 1 request per 5 seconds per IP, per route - "/api/register"
$registerThrottler = $factory
                ->id($_SERVER["REMOTE_ADDR"])
                ->tag("/api/register")
                ->waitSeconds(5)
                ->create();

// 1 request per 1 minute per IP, per route - "/api/forgot_password"
$forgotThrottler = $factory
                ->id($_SERVER["REMOTE_ADDR"])
                ->tag("/api/forgot_password")
                ->waitMinutes(1)
                ->create();

$registerThrottler->isLimit(function(){
    exit("Limit!")
});

$forgotThrottler->isLimit(function(){
    exit("Limit!")
});
```

**Manual mode**

By default, method **isLimit()** logs a hit and checks if the limit has been reached. You can separate these operations.

```
// 1 request per 5 seconds per IP, per route - "/api/register"
$registerThrottler = $factory
                ->id($_SERVER["REMOTE_ADDR"])
                ->tag("/api/register")
                ->waitSeconds(5)
                ->createManualMode();

// set hit
$registerThrottler->hit();

// check limit
$registerThrottler->isLimit(function(){
    exit("Limit!")
});
```

The MySql driver needs a table.

```
CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `table_name` (
    `id` varchar(10),
    `tag` varchar(10),
    `wait` INT(11) UNSIGNED NOT NULL
    );

ALTER TABLE `table_name` ADD INDEX (`id`, `tag`);
```

Or call the **createTable()** method of the **MySqlDriver** object once

```
$MySQLDriver = new MySqlDriver("localhost", "login", "password", "dbName", "tableName");
$MySQLDriver->createTable();
```

**InMemory driver**

The **InMemoryDriver** does not require any configuration. For obvious reasons, it can persist state across requests. Therefore, protecting routes with it is a bad idea. It is great for limiting operations within a single request.

```
$driver = new InMemoryDriver();
$factory = new ThrottlerFactory($driver);
// ...
```

Licence - MIT.

###  Health Score

21

—

LowBetter than 18% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity4

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity47

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~2 days

Total

3

Last Release

1623d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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