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sigmavirus24/rush — explained in plain English

Analysis updated 2026-07-17 · repo last pushed 2023-03-27

★ 64PythonAudience · developerComplexity · 2/5DormantSetup · easy

tl;dr

A modular Python rate-limiting library that lets you define rules for how often code can run, protecting external APIs and internal services from too many requests.

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    What it does
      Rate limit requests
      Enforce time window rules
      Pluggable strategies
    Tech stack
      Python
    Use cases
      Protect external APIs
      Throttle background workers
      Prevent unexpected bills
    Audience
      Backend developers
      API integrators
    Design
      Modular framework
      Built in strategies
      Custom rate limiters

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what do people make with this?

VIBE 1

Rate-limit a web scraper so it doesn't get blocked by the site it's hitting.

VIBE 2

Throttle calls to an LLM API to avoid unexpected costs or hitting provider limits.

VIBE 3

Protect a backend database from being overwhelmed by background workers.

VIBE 4

Build a custom rate-limiting strategy and plug it into the modular framework.

what's the stack?

Python

how it stacks up fr

sigmavirus24/rush1ove9/antenna-forgeali-vilab/diffusionopd
Stars646464
LanguagePythonPythonPython
Last pushed2023-03-27——
MaintenanceDormant——
Setup difficultyeasyhardhard
Complexity2/55/55/5
Audiencedeveloperresearcherresearcher

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how do i run it?

Difficulty · easy time til it works · 30min

README lacks deep technical detail, check code examples or tests for integration specifics.

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Show me how to wrap an API call with rush to allow only 10 requests per second.
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How do I write a custom rate-limiting strategy in rush and plug it into the core framework?
prompt 3
Walk me through using rush's built-in strategies to throttle a web scraper hitting an external site.
prompt 4
Explain how rush's pluggable design lets me combine different rate-limiting rules for different parts of my app.

Frequently asked questions

what is rush fr?

A modular Python rate-limiting library that lets you define rules for how often code can run, protecting external APIs and internal services from too many requests.

What language is rush written in?

Mainly Python. The stack also includes Python.

Is rush actively maintained?

Dormant — no commits in 2+ years (last push 2023-03-27).

How hard is rush to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 30min to a first successful run.

Who is rush for?

Mainly developer.

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