Throttle record creation in ActiveRecord.
class Comment < ActiveRecord::Base
belongs_to :screenshot
belongs_to :user
# Custom scopes beyond default created_at attribute.
allow 10, per: 1.day, scope: :user_id
allow 5, per: 1.day, scope: [:screenshot_id, :user_id]
# Custom error message.
allow 100, per: 7.days, message: "Too many comments this week."
# Custom conditions.
allow 100, per: 7.days, unless: :whitelisted_user?
allow 100, per: 7.days, unless: -> (comment) { comment.user.admin? }
# Dynamic limit.
allow :user_daily_limit, per: 1.day
# Callbacks when limit is reached.
allow 10, per: 2.minutes, callback: -> (comment) { comment.user.suspend! }
allow 25, per: 5.minutes do |comment|
comment.user.suspend!
end
def whitelisted_user?
user.whitelisted? || screenshot.user == user
end
def user_daily_limit
user.daily_limit
end
end
Based on code originally written by Bruce Spang.
allowed uses the MIT license. See LICENSE for more details.