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1 #summary Impose rate-limits on a MUC
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2 #labels Stage-Beta
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4 = Introduction =
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6 This module allows you to control the maximum rate of 'events' in a MUC room. This makes it useful to prevent room floods (whether malicious or accidental).
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8 = Details =
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10 This module limits the following events:
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12 * Room joins
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13 * Nick changes
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14 * Status changes
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15 * Messages
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17 The limit is for the room as a whole, not individual occupants in the room. Users with an affiliation (members, admins and owners) are not limited.
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19 = Configuration =
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21 || *Name* || *Default value* || *Description* ||
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22 || muc_event_rate || 0.5 || The maximum number of events per second. ||
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23 || muc_burst_factor || 6 || Allow temporary bursts of this multiple. ||
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25 For more understanding of how these values are used, see the algorithm section below.
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27 = Algorithm =
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29 A certain number of events are allowed per second, given by muc_event_rate. An event rate of 1 allows one event per second, and event rate of 3 allows three events per second, and 0.5 allows one event every two seconds, and so on.
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31 Obviously MUC conversations are not exactly steady streams of events. Sometimes multiple people will talk at once. This is handled by the muc_burst_factor option.
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33 A burst factor of 2 will allow 2 times as many events at once, for 2 seconds, before throttling will be triggered. A factor of 5, 5 times as many events for 5 seconds.
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35 When the limit is reached, an error response will be generated telling the user the MUC is overactive, and asking them to try again.
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37 = Compatibility =
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38 || Trunk || Works ||
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39 || 0.8 || Doesn't work`*` ||
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41 `*` This module can be made to work in 0.8 (and _maybe_ previous versions) of Prosody by copying the new [http://hg.prosody.im/trunk/raw-file/fc8a22936b3c/util/throttle.lua util.throttle] into your Prosody source directory (into the util/ subdirectory).