Unify request rate limiting logic

app/controllers/application_controller.rb

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
   include Gitlab::Utils::StrongMemoize
   include ::Gitlab::EndpointAttributes
   include FlocOptOut
+  include CheckRateLimit
 
   before_action :authenticate_user!, except: [:route_not_found]
   before_action :enforce_terms!, if: :should_enforce_terms?

app/controllers/concerns/check_rate_limit.rb

@@ -5,19 +5,27 @@
 # Controller concern that checks if the rate limit for a given action is throttled by calling the
 # Gitlab::ApplicationRateLimiter class. If the action is throttled for the current user, the request
 # will be logged and an error message will be rendered with a Too Many Requests response status.
+# See lib/api/helpers/rate_limiter.rb for API version
 module CheckRateLimit
-  def check_rate_limit(key)
-    return unless rate_limiter.throttled?(key, scope: current_user, users_allowlist: rate_limit_users_allowlist)
+  def check_rate_limit!(key, scope:, redirect_back: false, **options)
+    return unless rate_limiter.throttled?(key, scope: scope, **options)
 
     rate_limiter.log_request(request, "#{key}_request_limit".to_sym, current_user)
-    render plain: _('This endpoint has been requested too many times. Try again later.'), status: :too_many_requests
+
+    return yield if block_given?
+
+    message = _('This endpoint has been requested too many times. Try again later.')
+
+    if redirect_back
+      redirect_back_or_default(options: { alert: message })
+    else
+      render plain: message, status: :too_many_requests
+    end
   end
 
+  private
+
   def rate_limiter
     ::Gitlab::ApplicationRateLimiter
   end
-
-  def rate_limit_users_allowlist
-    Gitlab::CurrentSettings.current_application_settings.notes_create_limit_allowlist
-  end
 end

app/controllers/concerns/integrations/hooks_execution.rb

@@ -32,16 +32,4 @@ module Integrations::HooksExecution
       flash[:alert] = "Hook execution failed: #{message}"
     end
   end
-
-  def create_rate_limit(key, scope)
-    if rate_limiter.throttled?(key, scope: [scope, current_user])
-      rate_limiter.log_request(request, "#{key}_request_limit".to_sym, current_user)
-
-      render plain: _('This endpoint has been requested too many times. Try again later.'), status: :too_many_requests
-    end
-  end
-
-  def rate_limiter
-    ::Gitlab::ApplicationRateLimiter
-  end
 end

app/controllers/concerns/notes_actions.rb

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 module NotesActions
   include RendersNotes
   include Gitlab::Utils::StrongMemoize
-  include CheckRateLimit
   extend ActiveSupport::Concern
 
   # last_fetched_at is an integer number of microseconds, which is the same
@@ -16,7 +15,11 @@ module NotesActions
     before_action :require_noteable!, only: [:index, :create]
     before_action :authorize_admin_note!, only: [:update, :destroy]
     before_action :note_project, only: [:create]
-    before_action -> { check_rate_limit(:notes_create) }, only: [:create]
+    before_action -> {
+      check_rate_limit!(:notes_create,
+        scope: current_user,
+        users_allowlist: Gitlab::CurrentSettings.current_application_settings.notes_create_limit_allowlist)
+    }, only: [:create]
   end
 
   def index

app/controllers/groups_controller.rb

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class GroupsController < Groups::ApplicationController
     push_frontend_feature_flag(:iteration_cadences, @group, default_enabled: :yaml)
   end
 
-  before_action :export_rate_limit, only: [:export, :download_export]
+  before_action :check_export_rate_limit!, only: [:export, :download_export]
 
   helper_method :captcha_required?
 
@@ -314,16 +314,12 @@ class GroupsController < Groups::ApplicationController
     url_for(safe_params)
   end
 
-  def export_rate_limit
+  def check_export_rate_limit!
     prefixed_action = "group_#{params[:action]}".to_sym
 
     scope = params[:action] == :download_export ? @group : nil
 
-    if Gitlab::ApplicationRateLimiter.throttled?(prefixed_action, scope: [current_user, scope].compact)
-      Gitlab::ApplicationRateLimiter.log_request(request, "#{prefixed_action}_request_limit".to_sym, current_user)
-
-      render plain: _('This endpoint has been requested too many times. Try again later.'), status: :too_many_requests
-    end
+    check_rate_limit!(prefixed_action, scope: [current_user, scope].compact)
   end
 
   def ensure_export_enabled

app/controllers/import/base_controller.rb

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 class Import::BaseController < ApplicationController
   include ActionView::Helpers::SanitizeHelper
 
-  before_action :import_rate_limit, only: [:create]
+  before_action -> { check_rate_limit!(:project_import, scope: [current_user, :project_import], redirect_back: true) }, only: [:create]
   feature_category :importers
 
   def status
@@ -98,18 +98,4 @@ class Import::BaseController < ApplicationController
   def project_save_error(project)
     project.errors.full_messages.join(', ')
   end
-
-  def import_rate_limit
-    key = "project_import".to_sym
-
-    if rate_limiter.throttled?(key, scope: [current_user, key])
-      rate_limiter.log_request(request, "#{key}_request_limit".to_sym, current_user)
-
-      redirect_back_or_default(options: { alert: _('This endpoint has been requested too many times. Try again later.') })
-    end
-  end
-
-  def rate_limiter
-    ::Gitlab::ApplicationRateLimiter
-  end
 end

app/controllers/import/gitlab_groups_controller.rb

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ class Import::GitlabGroupsController < ApplicationController
   include WorkhorseAuthorization
 
   before_action :ensure_group_import_enabled
-  before_action :import_rate_limit, only: %i[create]
+  before_action :check_import_rate_limit!, only: %i[create]
 
   feature_category :importers
 
@@ -55,12 +55,9 @@ class Import::GitlabGroupsController < ApplicationController
     render_404 unless Feature.enabled?(:group_import_export, @group, default_enabled: true)
   end
 
-  def import_rate_limit
-    if Gitlab::ApplicationRateLimiter.throttled?(:group_import, scope: current_user)
-      Gitlab::ApplicationRateLimiter.log_request(request, :group_import_request_limit, current_user)
-
-      flash[:alert] = _('This endpoint has been requested too many times. Try again later.')
-      redirect_to new_group_path
+  def check_import_rate_limit!
+    check_rate_limit!(:group_import, scope: current_user) do
+      redirect_to new_group_path, alert: _('This endpoint has been requested too many times. Try again later.')
     end
   end
 

app/controllers/profiles/emails_controller.rb

@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@
 
 class Profiles::EmailsController < Profiles::ApplicationController
   before_action :find_email, only: [:destroy, :resend_confirmation_instructions]
-  before_action -> { rate_limit!(:profile_add_new_email) }, only: [:create]
-  before_action -> { rate_limit!(:profile_resend_email_confirmation) }, only: [:resend_confirmation_instructions]
+  before_action -> { check_rate_limit!(:profile_add_new_email, scope: current_user, redirect_back: true) },
+                only: [:create]
+  before_action -> { check_rate_limit!(:profile_resend_email_confirmation, scope: current_user, redirect_back: true) },
+                only: [:resend_confirmation_instructions]
 
   feature_category :users
 
@@ -42,16 +44,6 @@ class Profiles::EmailsController < Profiles::ApplicationController
 
   private
 
-  def rate_limit!(action)
-    rate_limiter = ::Gitlab::ApplicationRateLimiter
-
-    if rate_limiter.throttled?(action, scope: current_user)
-      rate_limiter.log_request(request, action, current_user)
-
-      redirect_back_or_default(options: { alert: _('This action has been performed too many times. Try again later.') })
-    end
-  end
-
   def email_params
     params.require(:email).permit(:email)
   end

app/controllers/projects/hooks_controller.rb

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ class Projects::HooksController < Projects::ApplicationController
   # Authorize
   before_action :authorize_admin_project!
   before_action :hook_logs, only: :edit
-  before_action -> { create_rate_limit(:project_testing_hook, @project) }, only: :test
+  before_action -> { check_rate_limit!(:project_testing_hook, scope: [@project, current_user]) }, only: :test
 
   respond_to :html
 

app/controllers/projects/issues_controller.rb

@@ -37,7 +37,9 @@ class Projects::IssuesController < Projects::ApplicationController
   before_action :authorize_download_code!, only: [:related_branches]
 
   # Limit the amount of issues created per minute
-  before_action :create_rate_limit, only: [:create], if: -> { Feature.disabled?('rate_limited_service_issues_create', project, default_enabled: :yaml) }
+  before_action -> { check_rate_limit!(:issues_create, scope: [@project, @current_user])},
+                only: [:create],
+                if: -> { Feature.disabled?('rate_limited_service_issues_create', project, default_enabled: :yaml) }
 
   before_action do
     push_frontend_feature_flag(:tribute_autocomplete, @project)
@@ -363,20 +365,6 @@ class Projects::IssuesController < Projects::ApplicationController
     project_compare_path(project, from: project.default_branch, to: branch[:name])
   end
 
-  def create_rate_limit
-    key = :issues_create
-
-    if rate_limiter.throttled?(key, scope: [@project, @current_user])
-      rate_limiter.log_request(request, "#{key}_request_limit".to_sym, current_user)
-
-      render plain: _('This endpoint has been requested too many times. Try again later.'), status: :too_many_requests
-    end
-  end
-
-  def rate_limiter
-    ::Gitlab::ApplicationRateLimiter
-  end
-
   def service_desk?
     action_name == 'service_desk'
   end

app/controllers/projects/pipeline_schedules_controller.rb

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 class Projects::PipelineSchedulesController < Projects::ApplicationController
   before_action :schedule, except: [:index, :new, :create]
 
-  before_action :play_rate_limit, only: [:play]
+  before_action :check_play_rate_limit!, only: [:play]
   before_action :authorize_play_pipeline_schedule!, only: [:play]
   before_action :authorize_read_pipeline_schedule!
   before_action :authorize_create_pipeline_schedule!, only: [:new, :create]
@@ -81,19 +81,15 @@ class Projects::PipelineSchedulesController < Projects::ApplicationController
 
   private
 
-  def play_rate_limit
+  def check_play_rate_limit!
     return unless current_user
 
-    if rate_limiter.throttled?(:play_pipeline_schedule, scope: [current_user, schedule])
+    check_rate_limit!(:play_pipeline_schedule, scope: [current_user, schedule]) do
       flash[:alert] = _('You cannot play this scheduled pipeline at the moment. Please wait a minute.')
       redirect_to pipeline_schedules_path(@project)
     end
   end
 
-  def rate_limiter
-    ::Gitlab::ApplicationRateLimiter
-  end
-
   def schedule
     @schedule ||= project.pipeline_schedules.find(params[:id])
   end

app/controllers/projects/raw_controller.rb

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ class Projects::RawController < Projects::ApplicationController
   before_action :set_ref_and_path
   before_action :require_non_empty_project
   before_action :authorize_download_code!
-  before_action :show_rate_limit, only: [:show], unless: :external_storage_request?
+  before_action :check_show_rate_limit!, only: [:show], unless: :external_storage_request?
   before_action :redirect_to_external_storage, only: :show, if: :static_objects_external_storage_enabled?
 
   feature_category :source_code_management
@@ -33,23 +33,11 @@ class Projects::RawController < Projects::ApplicationController
     @ref, @path = extract_ref(get_id)
   end
 
-  def show_rate_limit
-    if rate_limiter.throttled?(:show_raw_controller, scope: [@project, @path], threshold: raw_blob_request_limit)
-      rate_limiter.log_request(request, :raw_blob_request_limit, current_user)
-
+  def check_show_rate_limit!
+    check_rate_limit!(:raw_blob, scope: [@project, @path]) do
       render plain: _('You cannot access the raw file. Please wait a minute.'), status: :too_many_requests
     end
   end
-
-  def rate_limiter
-    ::Gitlab::ApplicationRateLimiter
-  end
-
-  def raw_blob_request_limit
-    Gitlab::CurrentSettings
-      .current_application_settings
-      .raw_blob_request_limit
-  end
 end
 
 Projects::RawController.prepend_mod

app/controllers/projects/repositories_controller.rb

@@ -3,16 +3,16 @@
 class Projects::RepositoriesController < Projects::ApplicationController
   include ExtractsPath
   include StaticObjectExternalStorage
-  include Gitlab::RateLimitHelpers
   include HotlinkInterceptor
+  include Gitlab::RepositoryArchiveRateLimiter
 
   prepend_before_action(only: [:archive]) { authenticate_sessionless_user!(:archive) }
 
   skip_before_action :default_cache_headers, only: :archive
 
   # Authorize
+  before_action :check_archive_rate_limiting!, only: :archive
   before_action :require_non_empty_project, except: :create
-  before_action :archive_rate_limit!, only: :archive
   before_action :intercept_hotlinking!, only: :archive
   before_action :assign_archive_vars, only: :archive
   before_action :assign_append_sha, only: :archive
@@ -42,12 +42,6 @@ class Projects::RepositoriesController < Projects::ApplicationController
 
   private
 
-  def archive_rate_limit!
-    if archive_rate_limit_reached?(current_user, @project)
-      render plain: ::Gitlab::RateLimitHelpers::ARCHIVE_RATE_LIMIT_REACHED_MESSAGE, status: :too_many_requests
-    end
-  end
-
   def repo_params
     @repo_params ||= { ref: @ref, path: params[:path], format: params[:format], append_sha: @append_sha }
   end
@@ -125,6 +119,12 @@ class Projects::RepositoriesController < Projects::ApplicationController
       [path, nil]
     end
   end
+
+  def check_archive_rate_limiting!
+    check_archive_rate_limit!(current_user, @project) do
+      render(plain: _('This archive has been requested too many times. Try again later.'), status: :too_many_requests)
+    end
+  end
 end
 
 Projects::RepositoriesController.prepend_mod_with('Projects::RepositoriesController')

app/controllers/projects_controller.rb

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class ProjectsController < Projects::ApplicationController
   before_action :event_filter, only: [:show, :activity]
 
   # Project Export Rate Limit
-  before_action :export_rate_limit, only: [:export, :download_export, :generate_new_export]
+  before_action :check_export_rate_limit!, only: [:export, :download_export, :generate_new_export]
 
   before_action do
     push_frontend_feature_flag(:lazy_load_commits, @project, default_enabled: :yaml)
@@ -544,20 +544,12 @@ class ProjectsController < Projects::ApplicationController
     @project = @project.present(current_user: current_user)
   end
 
-  def export_rate_limit
+  def check_export_rate_limit!
     prefixed_action = "project_#{params[:action]}".to_sym
 
     project_scope = params[:action] == 'download_export' ? @project : nil
 
-    if rate_limiter.throttled?(prefixed_action, scope: [current_user, project_scope].compact)
-      rate_limiter.log_request(request, "#{prefixed_action}_request_limit".to_sym, current_user)
-
-      render plain: _('This endpoint has been requested too many times. Try again later.'), status: :too_many_requests
-    end
-  end
-
-  def rate_limiter
-    ::Gitlab::ApplicationRateLimiter
+    check_rate_limit!(prefixed_action, scope: [current_user, project_scope].compact)
   end
 
   def render_edit

ee/app/controllers/admin/emails_controller.rb

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ class Admin::EmailsController < Admin::ApplicationController
   include Admin::EmailsHelper
 
   before_action :check_license_send_emails_from_admin_area_available!
-  before_action :check_rate_limit!, only: [:create]
+  before_action :check_emails_rate_limit!, only: [:create]
 
   feature_category :not_owned
 
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class Admin::EmailsController < Admin::ApplicationController
 
   private
 
-  def check_rate_limit!
+  def check_emails_rate_limit!
     if admin_emails_are_currently_rate_limited?
       redirect_to admin_email_path, alert: _('Email could not be sent')
     end

ee/app/controllers/groups/epics_controller.rb

@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ class Groups::EpicsController < Groups::ApplicationController
   before_action :verify_group_bulk_edit_enabled!, only: [:bulk_update]
   after_action :log_epic_show, only: :show
 
-  # Limit the amount of epics created per minute
-  before_action :create_rate_limit, only: [:create]
+  # Limit the amount of epics created per minute. Epics share the issue creation rate limit
+  before_action -> { check_rate_limit!(:issues_create, scope: current_user) }, only: [:create]
 
   before_action do
     push_frontend_feature_flag(:vue_epics_list, @group, type: :development, default_enabled: :yaml)
@@ -133,19 +133,4 @@ class Groups::EpicsController < Groups::ApplicationController
   def verify_group_bulk_edit_enabled!
     render_404 unless group.licensed_feature_available?(:group_bulk_edit)
   end
-
-  def create_rate_limit
-    # Epics share the issue creation rate limit
-    key = :issues_create
-
-    if rate_limiter.throttled?(key, scope: current_user)
-      rate_limiter.log_request(request, "#{key}_request_limit".to_sym, current_user)
-
-      render plain: _('This endpoint has been requested too many times. Try again later.'), status: :too_many_requests
-    end
-  end
-
-  def rate_limiter
-    ::Gitlab::ApplicationRateLimiter
-  end
 end

ee/app/controllers/groups/hooks_controller.rb

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ class Groups::HooksController < Groups::ApplicationController
   before_action :authorize_admin_group!
   before_action :check_group_webhooks_available!
   before_action :set_hook, only: [:edit, :update, :test, :destroy]
-  before_action -> { create_rate_limit(:group_testing_hook, @group) }, only: :test
+  before_action -> { check_rate_limit!(:group_testing_hook, scope: [@group, current_user]) }, only: :test
 
   respond_to :html
 

lib/api/group_export.rb

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ module API
         detail 'This feature was introduced in GitLab 12.5.'
       end
       get ':id/export/download' do
-        check_rate_limit! :group_download_export, [current_user, user_group]
+        check_rate_limit! :group_download_export, scope: [current_user, user_group]
 
         if user_group.export_file_exists?
           if user_group.export_archive_exists?
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ module API
         detail 'This feature was introduced in GitLab 12.5.'
       end
       post ':id/export' do
-        check_rate_limit! :group_export, [current_user]
+        check_rate_limit! :group_export, scope: current_user
 
         export_service = ::Groups::ImportExport::ExportService.new(group: user_group, user: current_user)
 

lib/api/helpers/rate_limiter.rb

@@ -2,26 +2,27 @@
 
 module API
   module Helpers
+    # == RateLimiter
+    #
+    # Helper that checks if the rate limit for a given endpoint is throttled by calling the
+    # Gitlab::ApplicationRateLimiter class. If the action is throttled for the current user, the request
+    # will be logged and an error message will be rendered with a Too Many Requests response status.
+    # See app/controllers/concerns/check_rate_limit.rb for Rails controllers version
     module RateLimiter
-      def check_rate_limit!(key, scope, users_allowlist = nil)
-        if rate_limiter.throttled?(key, scope: scope, users_allowlist: users_allowlist)
-          log_request(key)
-          render_exceeded_limit_error!
-        end
-      end
+      def check_rate_limit!(key, scope:, **options)
+        return unless rate_limiter.throttled?(key, scope: scope, **options)
 
-      private
+        rate_limiter.log_request(request, "#{key}_request_limit".to_sym, current_user)
 
-      def rate_limiter
-        ::Gitlab::ApplicationRateLimiter
-      end
+        return yield if block_given?
 
-      def render_exceeded_limit_error!
         render_api_error!({ error: _('This endpoint has been requested too many times. Try again later.') }, 429)
       end
 
-      def log_request(key)
-        rate_limiter.log_request(request, "#{key}_request_limit".to_sym, current_user)
+      private
+
+      def rate_limiter
+        ::Gitlab::ApplicationRateLimiter
       end
     end
   end

lib/api/issues.rb

@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ module API
       post ':id/issues' do
         Gitlab::QueryLimiting.disable!('https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/21140')
 
-        check_rate_limit! :issues_create, [current_user] if Feature.disabled?("rate_limited_service_issues_create", user_project, default_enabled: :yaml)
+        check_rate_limit!(:issues_create, scope: current_user) if Feature.disabled?("rate_limited_service_issues_create", user_project, default_enabled: :yaml)
 
         authorize! :create_issue, user_project
 

lib/api/notes.rb

@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ module API
         post ":id/#{noteables_str}/:noteable_id/notes", feature_category: feature_category do
           allowlist =
             Gitlab::CurrentSettings.current_application_settings.notes_create_limit_allowlist
-          check_rate_limit! :notes_create, [current_user], allowlist
+          check_rate_limit! :notes_create, scope: current_user, users_allowlist: allowlist
           noteable = find_noteable(noteable_type, params[:noteable_id])
 
           opts = {

lib/api/project_export.rb

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ module API
         detail 'This feature was introduced in GitLab 10.6.'
       end
       get ':id/export/download' do
-        check_rate_limit! :project_download_export, [current_user, user_project]
+        check_rate_limit! :project_download_export, scope: [current_user, user_project]
 
         if user_project.export_file_exists?
           if user_project.export_archive_exists?
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ module API
         end
       end
       post ':id/export' do
-        check_rate_limit! :project_export, [current_user]
+        check_rate_limit! :project_export, scope: current_user
 
         user_project.remove_exports
 

lib/api/project_import.rb

@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ module API
       post 'import' do
         require_gitlab_workhorse!
 
-        check_rate_limit! :project_import, [current_user, :project_import]
+        check_rate_limit! :project_import, scope: [current_user, :project_import]
 
         Gitlab::QueryLimiting.disable!('https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/21041')
 
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ module API
       post 'remote-import' do
         not_found! unless ::Feature.enabled?(:import_project_from_remote_file)
 
-        check_rate_limit! :project_import, [current_user, :project_import]
+        check_rate_limit! :project_import, scope: [current_user, :project_import]
 
         response = ::Import::GitlabProjects::CreateProjectFromRemoteFileService.new(
           current_user,

lib/api/repositories.rb

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ module API
     end
     resource :projects, requirements: API::NAMESPACE_OR_PROJECT_REQUIREMENTS do
       helpers do
-        include ::Gitlab::RateLimitHelpers
+        include Gitlab::RepositoryArchiveRateLimiter
 
         def handle_project_member_errors(errors)
           if errors[:project_access].any?
@@ -150,8 +150,8 @@ module API
         optional :path, type: String, desc: 'Subfolder of the repository to be downloaded'
       end
       get ':id/repository/archive', requirements: { format: Gitlab::PathRegex.archive_formats_regex } do
-        if archive_rate_limit_reached?(current_user, user_project)
-          render_api_error!({ error: ::Gitlab::RateLimitHelpers::ARCHIVE_RATE_LIMIT_REACHED_MESSAGE }, 429)
+        check_archive_rate_limit!(current_user, user_project) do
+          render_api_error!({ error: _('This archive has been requested too many times. Try again later.') }, 429)
         end
 
         not_acceptable! if Gitlab::HotlinkingDetector.intercept_hotlinking?(request)

lib/gitlab/application_rate_limiter.rb

@@ -4,12 +4,7 @@ module Gitlab
   # This class implements a simple rate limiter that can be used to throttle
   # certain actions. Unlike Rack Attack and Rack::Throttle, which operate at
   # the middleware level, this can be used at the controller or API level.
-  #
-  # @example
-  #  if Gitlab::ApplicationRateLimiter.throttled?(:project_export, scope: [@project, @current_user])
-  #   flash[:alert] = 'error!'
-  #   redirect_to(edit_project_path(@project), status: :too_many_requests)
-  # end
+  # See CheckRateLimit concern for usage.
   class ApplicationRateLimiter
     InvalidKeyError = Class.new(StandardError)
 
@@ -47,7 +42,7 @@ module Gitlab
           project_import:               { threshold: -> { application_settings.project_import_limit }, interval: 1.minute },
           project_testing_hook:         { threshold: 5, interval: 1.minute },
           play_pipeline_schedule:       { threshold: 1, interval: 1.minute },
-          show_raw_controller:          { threshold: -> { application_settings.raw_blob_request_limit }, interval: 1.minute },
+          raw_blob:                     { threshold: -> { application_settings.raw_blob_request_limit }, interval: 1.minute },
           group_export:                 { threshold: -> { application_settings.group_export_limit }, interval: 1.minute },
           group_download_export:        { threshold: -> { application_settings.group_download_export_limit }, interval: 1.minute },
           group_import:                 { threshold: -> { application_settings.group_import_limit }, interval: 1.minute },

lib/gitlab/rate_limit_helpers.rb

-# frozen_string_literal: true
-
-module Gitlab
-  module RateLimitHelpers
-    ARCHIVE_RATE_LIMIT_REACHED_MESSAGE = 'This archive has been requested too many times. Try again later.'
-    ARCHIVE_RATE_ANONYMOUS_THRESHOLD = 100 # Allow 100 requests/min for anonymous users
-    ARCHIVE_RATE_THROTTLE_KEY = :project_repositories_archive
-
-    def archive_rate_limit_reached?(user, project)
-      return false unless Feature.enabled?(:archive_rate_limit)
-
-      key = ARCHIVE_RATE_THROTTLE_KEY
-
-      if rate_limiter.throttled?(key, scope: [project, user], threshold: archive_rate_threshold_by_user(user))
-        rate_limiter.log_request(request, "#{key}_request_limit".to_sym, user)
-
-        return true
-      end
-
-      false
-    end
-
-    def archive_rate_threshold_by_user(user)
-      if user
-        nil # Use the defaults
-      else
-        ARCHIVE_RATE_ANONYMOUS_THRESHOLD
-      end
-    end
-
-    def rate_limiter
-      ::Gitlab::ApplicationRateLimiter
-    end
-  end
-end

lib/gitlab/repository_archive_rate_limiter.rb

+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+module Gitlab
+  module RepositoryArchiveRateLimiter
+    def check_archive_rate_limit!(current_user, project, &block)
+      return unless Feature.enabled?(:archive_rate_limit)
+
+      threshold = current_user ? nil : 100
+
+      check_rate_limit!(:project_repositories_archive, scope: [project, current_user], threshold: threshold, &block)
+    end
+  end
+end

locale/gitlab.pot

@@ -35576,9 +35576,6 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "This action cannot be undone, and will permanently delete the %{key} SSH key"
 msgstr ""
 
-msgid "This action has been performed too many times. Try again later."
-msgstr ""
-
 msgid "This action will %{strongOpen}permanently delete%{strongClose} %{codeOpen}%{project}%{codeClose} %{strongOpen}immediately%{strongClose}, including its repositories and all related resources, including issues and merge requests."
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -35603,6 +35600,9 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "This application will be able to:"
 msgstr ""
 
+msgid "This archive has been requested too many times. Try again later."
+msgstr ""
+
 msgid "This attachment has been truncated to avoid exceeding the maximum allowed attachment size of %{size_limit}. %{written_count} of %{count} %{issuables} have been included. Consider re-exporting with a narrower selection of %{issuables}."
 msgstr ""
 

spec/controllers/profiles/emails_controller_spec.rb

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ RSpec.describe Profiles::EmailsController do
         subject
 
         expect(response).to have_gitlab_http_status(:redirect)
-        expect(flash[:alert]).to eq(_('This action has been performed too many times. Try again later.'))
+        expect(flash[:alert]).to eq(_('This endpoint has been requested too many times. Try again later.'))
       end
     end
   end

spec/controllers/projects/repositories_controller_spec.rb

@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ RSpec.describe Projects::RepositoriesController do
 
       describe 'rate limiting' do
         it 'rate limits user when thresholds hit' do
-          expect(controller).to receive(:archive_rate_limit_reached?).and_return(true)
+          allow(Gitlab::ApplicationRateLimiter).to receive(:throttled?).and_return(true)
 
           get :archive, params: { namespace_id: project.namespace, project_id: project, id: 'master' }, format: "html"
 

spec/lib/gitlab/rate_limit_helpers_spec.rb

-# frozen_string_literal: true
-
-require 'spec_helper'
-
-RSpec.describe Gitlab::RateLimitHelpers, :clean_gitlab_redis_rate_limiting do
-  let(:limiter_class) do
-    Class.new do
-      include ::Gitlab::RateLimitHelpers
-
-      attr_reader :request
-
-      def initialize(request)
-        @request = request
-      end
-    end
-  end
-
-  let(:request) { instance_double(ActionDispatch::Request, request_method: 'GET', ip: '127.0.0.1', fullpath: '/') }
-  let(:class_instance) { limiter_class.new(request) }
-
-  let_it_be(:user) { create(:user) }
-  let_it_be(:project) { create(:project) }
-
-  describe '#archive_rate_limit_reached?' do
-    context 'with a user' do
-      it 'rate limits the user properly' do
-        5.times do
-          expect(class_instance.archive_rate_limit_reached?(user, project)).to be_falsey
-        end
-
-        expect(class_instance.archive_rate_limit_reached?(user, project)).to be_truthy
-      end
-    end
-
-    context 'with an anonymous user' do
-      before do
-        stub_const('Gitlab::RateLimitHelpers::ARCHIVE_RATE_ANONYMOUS_THRESHOLD', 2)
-      end
-
-      it 'rate limits with higher limits' do
-        2.times do
-          expect(class_instance.archive_rate_limit_reached?(nil, project)).to be_falsey
-        end
-
-        expect(class_instance.archive_rate_limit_reached?(nil, project)).to be_truthy
-        expect(class_instance.archive_rate_limit_reached?(user, project)).to be_falsey
-      end
-    end
-  end
-end

spec/lib/gitlab/repository_archive_rate_limiter_spec.rb

+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+RSpec.describe ::Gitlab::RepositoryArchiveRateLimiter do
+  let(:described_class) do
+    Class.new do
+      include ::Gitlab::RepositoryArchiveRateLimiter
+
+      def check_rate_limit!(**args)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "#check_archive_rate_limit!" do
+    let(:project) { instance_double('Project') }
+    let(:current_user) { instance_double('User') }
+    let(:check) { subject.check_archive_rate_limit!(current_user, project) }
+
+    context 'when archive_rate_limit feature flag is disabled' do
+      before do
+        stub_feature_flags(archive_rate_limit: false)
+      end
+
+      it 'does not check rate limit' do
+        expect(subject).not_to receive(:check_rate_limit!)
+
+        expect(check).to eq nil
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'when archive_rate_limit feature flag is enabled' do
+      before do
+        stub_feature_flags(archive_rate_limit: true)
+      end
+
+      context 'when current user exists' do
+        it 'checks for project_repositories_archive rate limiting with default threshold' do
+          expect(subject).to receive(:check_rate_limit!)
+                               .with(:project_repositories_archive, scope: [project, current_user], threshold: nil)
+          check
+        end
+      end
+
+      context 'when current user does not exist' do
+        let(:current_user) { nil }
+
+        it 'checks for project_repositories_archive rate limiting with threshold 100' do
+          expect(subject).to receive(:check_rate_limit!)
+                               .with(:project_repositories_archive, scope: [project, current_user], threshold: 100)
+          check
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end