Use req_throttle()
to ensure that repeated calls to req_perform()
never
exceed a specified rate.
Arguments
- req
A request.
- rate
Maximum rate, i.e. maximum number of requests per second. Usually easiest expressed as a fraction,
number_of_requests / number_of_seconds
, e.g. 15 requests per minute is15 / 60
.- realm
An unique identifier that for throttle pool. If not supplied, defaults to the hostname of the request.
Value
A modified HTTP request.
See also
req_retry()
for another way of handling rate-limited APIs.