envoyproxy/envoy

Support cached ratelimit

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#14,299 opened on Dec 7, 2020

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It is better to support caching limit in the client-side instead of calling the rls server for each new request.

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Examine the existing rate limit filter in source/extensions/filters/http/ratelimit/ and implement a caching layer to store rate limit responses from the RLS server.
Tech stack
cpp
Domain
backendinfrastructure
Issue type
Feature
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3
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1-2 days
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Fresh
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Mostly clear
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C++Envoy
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30