feat(core): add resilient fixed-window throttling

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# Shared fixed-window throttling
Core exposes `govoplan_core.core.throttling` for security-sensitive endpoints
that need bounded fixed-window counters. Subjects are SHA-256 hashed before they
become store keys. A configured Redis instance provides atomic counters shared
across API workers; development, a missing Redis configuration, and temporary
Redis outages use a bounded process-local fallback. When Redis fails, local
attempts are still mirrored so losing the distributed store does not reset the
active worker's protection window.
Callers define one or more `ThrottleDimension` values with a controlled
namespace, a subject and a positive limit. They must call `check` before an
expensive verifier, `record` after a failed attempt, and may `reset` the relevant
dimension after successful verification. A blocked decision includes a
`retry_after_seconds` value suitable for an HTTP `Retry-After` header.
The first consumer is Scheduling's anonymous participation password challenge.
Its namespace is `poll-participation-password`; its subject combines tenant,
scheduling request and Poll's non-secret invitation-token fingerprint. Access's
login throttle predates this primitive and should be migrated onto it in a
separate compatibility-preserving slice.

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from __future__ import annotations
import hashlib
import logging
import re
import threading
import time
from collections.abc import Callable, Iterable
from dataclasses import dataclass
from typing import Protocol
from redis import Redis
from redis.exceptions import RedisError
logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
_NAMESPACE_PATTERN = re.compile(r"^[a-z0-9][a-z0-9._-]{0,99}$")
_REDIS_INCREMENT_SCRIPT = """
local count = redis.call('INCR', KEYS[1])
if count == 1 then
redis.call('EXPIRE', KEYS[1], ARGV[1])
end
local ttl = redis.call('TTL', KEYS[1])
return {count, ttl}
"""
@dataclass(frozen=True, slots=True)
class FixedWindowBucket:
count: int = 0
retry_after_seconds: int = 0
@dataclass(frozen=True, slots=True)
class ThrottleDimension:
"""One independently limited dimension without putting its value in keys."""
namespace: str
subject: str
limit: int
@dataclass(frozen=True, slots=True)
class ThrottleDecision:
allowed: bool
retry_after_seconds: int = 0
class FixedWindowStore(Protocol):
def read(self, key: str) -> FixedWindowBucket: ...
def increment(self, key: str, *, window_seconds: int) -> FixedWindowBucket: ...
def delete(self, key: str) -> None: ...
class InMemoryFixedWindowStore:
"""Bounded process-local store for development and distributed-store loss."""
def __init__(
self,
*,
max_entries: int = 10_000,
clock: Callable[[], float] = time.monotonic,
) -> None:
self._entries: dict[str, tuple[int, float]] = {}
self._lock = threading.Lock()
self._max_entries = max(2, max_entries)
self._clock = clock
def read(self, key: str) -> FixedWindowBucket:
now = self._clock()
with self._lock:
entry = self._active_entry(key, now=now)
if entry is None:
return FixedWindowBucket()
count, expires_at = entry
return FixedWindowBucket(
count=count,
retry_after_seconds=max(1, int(expires_at - now + 0.999)),
)
def increment(self, key: str, *, window_seconds: int) -> FixedWindowBucket:
now = self._clock()
with self._lock:
entry = self._active_entry(key, now=now)
if entry is None:
self._make_room(now=now, incoming_key=key)
count = 1
expires_at = now + window_seconds
else:
count = entry[0] + 1
expires_at = entry[1]
self._entries[key] = (count, expires_at)
return FixedWindowBucket(
count=count,
retry_after_seconds=max(1, int(expires_at - now + 0.999)),
)
def delete(self, key: str) -> None:
with self._lock:
self._entries.pop(key, None)
def _active_entry(self, key: str, *, now: float) -> tuple[int, float] | None:
entry = self._entries.get(key)
if entry is None:
return None
if entry[1] <= now:
self._entries.pop(key, None)
return None
return entry
def _make_room(self, *, now: float, incoming_key: str) -> None:
if incoming_key in self._entries or len(self._entries) < self._max_entries:
return
for key, (_count, expires_at) in tuple(self._entries.items()):
if expires_at <= now:
self._entries.pop(key, None)
while len(self._entries) >= self._max_entries:
self._entries.pop(next(iter(self._entries)))
class RedisFixedWindowStore:
"""Atomic Redis fixed-window counters shared across API workers."""
def __init__(self, redis_url: str) -> None:
self._client = Redis.from_url(
redis_url,
decode_responses=True,
socket_connect_timeout=0.25,
socket_timeout=0.25,
health_check_interval=30,
)
def read(self, key: str) -> FixedWindowBucket:
pipeline = self._client.pipeline(transaction=False)
pipeline.get(key)
pipeline.ttl(key)
raw_count, raw_ttl = pipeline.execute()
return FixedWindowBucket(
count=int(raw_count or 0),
retry_after_seconds=max(0, int(raw_ttl or 0)),
)
def increment(self, key: str, *, window_seconds: int) -> FixedWindowBucket:
result = self._client.eval(
_REDIS_INCREMENT_SCRIPT,
1,
key,
window_seconds,
)
if not isinstance(result, (list, tuple)) or len(result) != 2:
raise RedisError("Unexpected fixed-window throttle response from Redis")
return FixedWindowBucket(
count=int(result[0]),
retry_after_seconds=max(1, int(result[1])),
)
def delete(self, key: str) -> None:
self._client.delete(key)
class ResilientFixedWindowStore:
"""Mirror locally, prefer Redis, and fall back safely during an outage."""
def __init__(
self,
primary: FixedWindowStore | None,
fallback: FixedWindowStore,
*,
retry_seconds: int = 30,
clock: Callable[[], float] = time.monotonic,
) -> None:
self._primary = primary
self._fallback = fallback
self._retry_seconds = max(1, retry_seconds)
self._clock = clock
self._primary_unavailable_until = 0.0
self._state_lock = threading.Lock()
def read(self, key: str) -> FixedWindowBucket:
fallback_result = self._fallback.read(key)
primary = self._available_primary()
if primary is None:
return fallback_result
try:
return _stricter_bucket(primary.read(key), fallback_result)
except (RedisError, OSError, TimeoutError, ConnectionError) as exc:
self._mark_primary_unavailable(exc)
return fallback_result
def increment(self, key: str, *, window_seconds: int) -> FixedWindowBucket:
fallback_result = self._fallback.increment(
key,
window_seconds=window_seconds,
)
primary = self._available_primary()
if primary is None:
return fallback_result
try:
primary_result = primary.increment(
key,
window_seconds=window_seconds,
)
return _stricter_bucket(primary_result, fallback_result)
except (RedisError, OSError, TimeoutError, ConnectionError) as exc:
self._mark_primary_unavailable(exc)
return fallback_result
def delete(self, key: str) -> None:
self._fallback.delete(key)
primary = self._available_primary()
if primary is None:
return
try:
primary.delete(key)
except (RedisError, OSError, TimeoutError, ConnectionError) as exc:
self._mark_primary_unavailable(exc)
def _available_primary(self) -> FixedWindowStore | None:
if self._primary is None:
return None
with self._state_lock:
if self._clock() < self._primary_unavailable_until:
return None
return self._primary
def _mark_primary_unavailable(self, exc: Exception) -> None:
should_log = False
with self._state_lock:
now = self._clock()
if now >= self._primary_unavailable_until:
should_log = True
self._primary_unavailable_until = now + self._retry_seconds
if should_log:
logger.warning(
"Distributed throttling is unavailable; using the process-local fallback (%s)",
type(exc).__name__,
)
def _stricter_bucket(
first: FixedWindowBucket,
second: FixedWindowBucket,
) -> FixedWindowBucket:
return FixedWindowBucket(
count=max(first.count, second.count),
retry_after_seconds=max(
first.retry_after_seconds,
second.retry_after_seconds,
),
)
class FixedWindowThrottle:
def __init__(
self,
store: FixedWindowStore,
*,
window_seconds: int,
key_prefix: str = "govoplan:throttle:v1",
) -> None:
self._store = store
self._window_seconds = max(1, window_seconds)
self._key_prefix = key_prefix.rstrip(":")
def check(self, dimensions: Iterable[ThrottleDimension]) -> ThrottleDecision:
return self._decision(tuple(dimensions), increment=False)
def record(self, dimensions: Iterable[ThrottleDimension]) -> ThrottleDecision:
return self._decision(tuple(dimensions), increment=True)
def reset(self, dimensions: Iterable[ThrottleDimension]) -> None:
for dimension in tuple(dimensions):
self._store.delete(self._key(dimension))
def _decision(
self,
dimensions: tuple[ThrottleDimension, ...],
*,
increment: bool,
) -> ThrottleDecision:
if not dimensions:
raise ValueError("At least one throttle dimension is required")
blocked_retry_after = 0
for dimension in dimensions:
if dimension.limit < 1:
raise ValueError("Throttle limits must be positive")
key = self._key(dimension)
state = (
self._store.increment(key, window_seconds=self._window_seconds)
if increment
else self._store.read(key)
)
if state.count >= dimension.limit:
blocked_retry_after = max(
blocked_retry_after,
max(1, state.retry_after_seconds),
)
return ThrottleDecision(
allowed=blocked_retry_after == 0,
retry_after_seconds=blocked_retry_after,
)
def _key(self, dimension: ThrottleDimension) -> str:
namespace = dimension.namespace.strip().casefold()
if not _NAMESPACE_PATTERN.fullmatch(namespace):
raise ValueError("Throttle namespaces must use lowercase letters, digits, '.', '_' or '-'")
subject_digest = hashlib.sha256(dimension.subject.encode("utf-8")).hexdigest()
return f"{self._key_prefix}:{namespace}:{subject_digest}"
def build_fixed_window_throttle(
*,
redis_url: str | None,
window_seconds: int,
redis_retry_seconds: int = 30,
max_local_entries: int = 10_000,
key_prefix: str = "govoplan:throttle:v1",
) -> FixedWindowThrottle:
primary = (
RedisFixedWindowStore(redis_url)
if redis_url is not None and redis_url.strip()
else None
)
store = ResilientFixedWindowStore(
primary,
InMemoryFixedWindowStore(max_entries=max_local_entries),
retry_seconds=redis_retry_seconds,
)
return FixedWindowThrottle(
store,
window_seconds=window_seconds,
key_prefix=key_prefix,
)
__all__ = [
"FixedWindowBucket",
"FixedWindowStore",
"FixedWindowThrottle",
"InMemoryFixedWindowStore",
"RedisFixedWindowStore",
"ResilientFixedWindowStore",
"ThrottleDecision",
"ThrottleDimension",
"build_fixed_window_throttle",
]

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from __future__ import annotations
import unittest
from redis.exceptions import RedisError
from govoplan_core.core.throttling import (
FixedWindowBucket,
FixedWindowThrottle,
InMemoryFixedWindowStore,
ResilientFixedWindowStore,
ThrottleDimension,
build_fixed_window_throttle,
)
class _Clock:
def __init__(self) -> None:
self.value = 100.0
def __call__(self) -> float:
return self.value
class _RecordingStore:
def __init__(self) -> None:
self.values: dict[str, int] = {}
def read(self, key: str) -> FixedWindowBucket:
return FixedWindowBucket(self.values.get(key, 0), 60)
def increment(self, key: str, *, window_seconds: int) -> FixedWindowBucket:
del window_seconds
self.values[key] = self.values.get(key, 0) + 1
return FixedWindowBucket(self.values[key], 60)
def delete(self, key: str) -> None:
self.values.pop(key, None)
class _FailingStore(_RecordingStore):
def read(self, key: str) -> FixedWindowBucket:
del key
raise RedisError("offline")
def increment(self, key: str, *, window_seconds: int) -> FixedWindowBucket:
del key, window_seconds
raise RedisError("offline")
def delete(self, key: str) -> None:
del key
raise RedisError("offline")
class FixedWindowThrottleTests(unittest.TestCase):
def test_blocks_at_limit_and_expires_without_sleeping(self) -> None:
clock = _Clock()
store = InMemoryFixedWindowStore(clock=clock)
throttle = FixedWindowThrottle(store, window_seconds=60)
dimensions = (ThrottleDimension("password", "secret-subject", 3),)
self.assertTrue(throttle.check(dimensions).allowed)
self.assertTrue(throttle.record(dimensions).allowed)
self.assertTrue(throttle.record(dimensions).allowed)
blocked = throttle.record(dimensions)
self.assertFalse(blocked.allowed)
self.assertEqual(blocked.retry_after_seconds, 60)
self.assertFalse(throttle.check(dimensions).allowed)
clock.value += 61
self.assertTrue(throttle.check(dimensions).allowed)
def test_subject_is_hashed_and_success_can_reset_it(self) -> None:
store = _RecordingStore()
throttle = FixedWindowThrottle(store, window_seconds=60)
dimensions = (ThrottleDimension("poll-participation-password", "tenant:token-secret", 2),)
throttle.record(dimensions)
self.assertEqual(len(store.values), 1)
stored_key = next(iter(store.values))
self.assertNotIn("tenant:token-secret", stored_key)
self.assertIn(":poll-participation-password:", stored_key)
throttle.reset(dimensions)
self.assertEqual(store.values, {})
def test_resilient_store_uses_bounded_local_fallback(self) -> None:
clock = _Clock()
fallback = InMemoryFixedWindowStore(max_entries=2, clock=clock)
store = ResilientFixedWindowStore(
_FailingStore(),
fallback,
retry_seconds=30,
clock=clock,
)
first = store.increment("first", window_seconds=60)
second = store.increment("first", window_seconds=60)
store.increment("second", window_seconds=60)
store.increment("third", window_seconds=60)
self.assertEqual(first.count, 1)
self.assertEqual(second.count, 2)
self.assertEqual(fallback.read("first").count, 0)
self.assertEqual(fallback.read("third").count, 1)
def test_builder_operates_without_redis(self) -> None:
throttle = build_fixed_window_throttle(
redis_url=None,
window_seconds=30,
max_local_entries=10,
)
dimensions = (ThrottleDimension("test", "subject", 1),)
self.assertFalse(throttle.record(dimensions).allowed)
self.assertFalse(throttle.check(dimensions).allowed)
def test_rejects_invalid_dimensions(self) -> None:
throttle = FixedWindowThrottle(_RecordingStore(), window_seconds=60)
with self.assertRaisesRegex(ValueError, "At least one"):
throttle.check(())
with self.assertRaisesRegex(ValueError, "positive"):
throttle.check((ThrottleDimension("test", "subject", 0),))
with self.assertRaisesRegex(ValueError, "namespaces"):
throttle.check((ThrottleDimension("Invalid namespace", "subject", 1),))
if __name__ == "__main__":
unittest.main()