limitRequester: Limits the rate at which a function will execute

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Limits the rate at which a function will execute

Description

Limits the rate at which a function will execute

Usage

limitRequester(f, n, period)

Arguments

f	The original function
n	Number of allowed events within a period
period	Length (in seconds) of measurement period

Value

If 'f' is a single function, then a new function with the same signature and (eventual) behavior as the original function, but rate limited. If 'f' is a named list of functions, then a new list of functions with the same names and signatures, but collectively bound by a shared rate limit. Used only for WikiData Query Service (WDQS).

Author(s)

Angel Zazo, Department of Computer Science and Automatics, University of Salamanca

See Also

ratelimitr

wikiTools documentation built on April 3, 2025, 9:38 p.m.