Points not decreasing

I’m using nore-rate-limiter-flexible via example memory code within my stack to check specific requests, but the remaining points are never decreasing. (even if I spam multiple per second)

Code:

const rate = new RateLimiterMemory({points: 5, duration: 1})

rate
.consume(req.ip, 2)
.then((e) => {
    console.log('ip', req.ip)
    console.log('response', e)
})
.catch(() => {
  console.error('rate limit')
})

Response:

ip: ::1
response: {
  remainingPoints: 3,
  msBeforeNext: 1000,
  consumedPoints: 2,
  isFirstInDuration: true
}

[tre-dev]

Okay, I think I got the problem. I recreated the RateLimiter every request to be able to set dynamic options, which resets the memory. I’m setting different versions now once on startup. Thanks for the help!

[ShekharBhabad]

Hi, I am also facing the same issue when we are trying to use memory code instead of the share memory (redis/memcached) points are not getting decreased even when I am hitting a particular endpoint multiple times using ab testing .

@tre-dev what do you meant when you said -> “I recreated the RateLimiter every request to be able to set dynamic options, which resets the memory. I’m setting different versions now once on startup”

what changes will I have to make ?

I am always getting this in response { remainingPoints: 50, msBeforeNext: 1000, consumedPoints: 50, isFirstInDuration: true }

so basically its treating all the requests as first requests (isFirstInDuration is always true) and never decreasing points after first time.