synapse/synapse/api/ratelimiting.py

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from collections import OrderedDict
from typing import Hashable, Optional, Tuple

from synapse.api.errors import LimitExceededError
from synapse.storage.databases.main import DataStore
from synapse.types import Requester
from synapse.util import Clock


class Ratelimiter:
    """
    Ratelimit actions marked by arbitrary keys.

    Args:
        clock: A homeserver clock, for retrieving the current time
        rate_hz: The long term number of actions that can be performed in a second.
        burst_count: How many actions that can be performed before being limited.
    """

    def __init__(
        self, store: DataStore, clock: Clock, rate_hz: float, burst_count: int
    ):
        self.clock = clock
        self.rate_hz = rate_hz
        self.burst_count = burst_count
        self.store = store

        # A ordered dictionary keeping track of actions, when they were last
        # performed and how often. Each entry is a mapping from a key of arbitrary type
        # to a tuple representing:
        #   * How many times an action has occurred since a point in time
        #   * The point in time
        #   * The rate_hz of this particular entry. This can vary per request
        self.actions: OrderedDict[Hashable, Tuple[float, float, float]] = OrderedDict()

    async def can_do_action(
        self,
        requester: Optional[Requester],
        key: Optional[Hashable] = None,
        rate_hz: Optional[float] = None,
        burst_count: Optional[int] = None,
        update: bool = True,
        n_actions: int = 1,
        _time_now_s: Optional[float] = None,
    ) -> Tuple[bool, float]:
        """Can the entity (e.g. user or IP address) perform the action?

        Checks if the user has ratelimiting disabled in the database by looking
        for null/zero values in the `ratelimit_override` table. (Non-zero
        values aren't honoured, as they're specific to the event sending
        ratelimiter, rather than all ratelimiters)

        Args:
            requester: The requester that is doing the action, if any. Used to check
                if the user has ratelimits disabled in the database.
            key: An arbitrary key used to classify an action. Defaults to the
                requester's user ID.
            rate_hz: The long term number of actions that can be performed in a second.
                Overrides the value set during instantiation if set.
            burst_count: How many actions that can be performed before being limited.
                Overrides the value set during instantiation if set.
            update: Whether to count this check as performing the action
            n_actions: The number of times the user wants to do this action. If the user
                cannot do all of the actions, the user's action count is not incremented
                at all.
            _time_now_s: The current time. Optional, defaults to the current time according
                to self.clock. Only used by tests.

        Returns:
            A tuple containing:
                * A bool indicating if they can perform the action now
                * The reactor timestamp for when the action can be performed next.
                  -1 if rate_hz is less than or equal to zero
        """
        if key is None:
            if not requester:
                raise ValueError("Must supply at least one of `requester` or `key`")

            key = requester.user.to_string()

        if requester:
            # Disable rate limiting of users belonging to any AS that is configured
            # not to be rate limited in its registration file (rate_limited: true|false).
            if requester.app_service and not requester.app_service.is_rate_limited():
                return True, -1.0

            # Check if ratelimiting has been disabled for the user.
            #
            # Note that we don't use the returned rate/burst count, as the table
            # is specifically for the event sending ratelimiter. Instead, we
            # only use it to (somewhat cheekily) infer whether the user should
            # be subject to any rate limiting or not.
            override = await self.store.get_ratelimit_for_user(
                requester.authenticated_entity
            )
            if override and not override.messages_per_second:
                return True, -1.0

        # Override default values if set
        time_now_s = _time_now_s if _time_now_s is not None else self.clock.time()
        rate_hz = rate_hz if rate_hz is not None else self.rate_hz
        burst_count = burst_count if burst_count is not None else self.burst_count

        # Remove any expired entries
        self._prune_message_counts(time_now_s)

        # Check if there is an existing count entry for this key
        action_count, time_start, _ = self.actions.get(key, (0.0, time_now_s, 0.0))

        # Check whether performing another action is allowed
        time_delta = time_now_s - time_start
        performed_count = action_count - time_delta * rate_hz
        if performed_count < 0:
            performed_count = 0
            time_start = time_now_s

        # This check would be easier read as performed_count + n_actions > burst_count,
        # but performed_count might be a very precise float (with lots of numbers
        # following the point) in which case Python might round it up when adding it to
        # n_actions. Writing it this way ensures it doesn't happen.
        if performed_count > burst_count - n_actions:
            # Deny, we have exceeded our burst count
            allowed = False
        else:
            # We haven't reached our limit yet
            allowed = True
            action_count = performed_count + n_actions

        if update:
            self.actions[key] = (action_count, time_start, rate_hz)

        if rate_hz > 0:
            # Find out when the count of existing actions expires
            time_allowed = time_start + (action_count - burst_count + 1) / rate_hz

            # Don't give back a time in the past
            if time_allowed < time_now_s:
                time_allowed = time_now_s

        else:
            # XXX: Why is this -1? This seems to only be used in
            # self.ratelimit. I guess so that clients get a time in the past and don't
            # feel afraid to try again immediately
            time_allowed = -1

        return allowed, time_allowed

    def _prune_message_counts(self, time_now_s: float):
        """Remove message count entries that have not exceeded their defined
        rate_hz limit

        Args:
            time_now_s: The current time
        """
        # We create a copy of the key list here as the dictionary is modified during
        # the loop
        for key in list(self.actions.keys()):
            action_count, time_start, rate_hz = self.actions[key]

            # Rate limit = "seconds since we started limiting this action" * rate_hz
            # If this limit has not been exceeded, wipe our record of this action
            time_delta = time_now_s - time_start
            if action_count - time_delta * rate_hz > 0:
                continue
            else:
                del self.actions[key]

    async def ratelimit(
        self,
        requester: Optional[Requester],
        key: Optional[Hashable] = None,
        rate_hz: Optional[float] = None,
        burst_count: Optional[int] = None,
        update: bool = True,
        n_actions: int = 1,
        _time_now_s: Optional[float] = None,
    ):
        """Checks if an action can be performed. If not, raises a LimitExceededError

        Checks if the user has ratelimiting disabled in the database by looking
        for null/zero values in the `ratelimit_override` table. (Non-zero
        values aren't honoured, as they're specific to the event sending
        ratelimiter, rather than all ratelimiters)

        Args:
            requester: The requester that is doing the action, if any. Used to check for
                if the user has ratelimits disabled.
            key: An arbitrary key used to classify an action. Defaults to the
                requester's user ID.
            rate_hz: The long term number of actions that can be performed in a second.
                Overrides the value set during instantiation if set.
            burst_count: How many actions that can be performed before being limited.
                Overrides the value set during instantiation if set.
            update: Whether to count this check as performing the action
            n_actions: The number of times the user wants to do this action. If the user
                cannot do all of the actions, the user's action count is not incremented
                at all.
            _time_now_s: The current time. Optional, defaults to the current time according
                to self.clock. Only used by tests.

        Raises:
            LimitExceededError: If an action could not be performed, along with the time in
                milliseconds until the action can be performed again
        """
        time_now_s = _time_now_s if _time_now_s is not None else self.clock.time()

        allowed, time_allowed = await self.can_do_action(
            requester,
            key,
            rate_hz=rate_hz,
            burst_count=burst_count,
            update=update,
            n_actions=n_actions,
            _time_now_s=time_now_s,
        )

        if not allowed:
            raise LimitExceededError(
                retry_after_ms=int(1000 * (time_allowed - time_now_s))
            )