Concurrency Limitation

The Concurrency Limiter middleware can control the number of concurrent requests. For specific API details, please refer to the documentation.

Application Scenarios

The concurrency limiter is particularly useful in the following scenarios:

  • High-Traffic Website Protection: Limits the number of simultaneously processed requests during traffic surges to prevent server overload.
  • Resource-Intensive Operation Control: Restricts concurrency for resource-intensive operations such as file uploads and database writes.
  • Third-Party API Call Limitation: Controls concurrent request numbers when calling external services with rate limits.

Main Functions

  • Prevent Server Overload: Maintains server stability during traffic peaks by limiting concurrent requests.
  • Enhance System Reliability: Avoids system crashes caused by resource exhaustion.
  • Optimize Resource Allocation: Ensures critical services have sufficient resources to handle requests.

Usage

Simply add the max_concurrency(n) middleware to your route, where n is the maximum allowed concurrent requests. Requests exceeding this limit will receive a 503 Service Unavailable response.

Example Code

main.rs
Cargo.toml
use std::fs::create_dir_all;
use std::path::Path;

use salvo::prelude::*;

// Handler for serving the index page with upload forms
#[handler]
async fn index(res: &mut Response) {
    res.render(Text::Html(INDEX_HTML));
}

// Handler for processing file uploads with a simulated delay
#[handler]
async fn upload(req: &mut Request, res: &mut Response) {
    // Extract file from the multipart form data
    let file = req.file("file").await;
    // Simulate a long-running operation (10 seconds)
    tokio::time::sleep(tokio::time::Duration::from_secs(10)).await;

    if let Some(file) = file {
        // Generate destination path for the uploaded file
        let dest = format!("temp/{}", file.name().unwrap_or("file"));
        tracing::debug!(dest = %dest, "upload file");

        // Copy file to destination
        if let Err(e) = std::fs::copy(file.path(), Path::new(&dest)) {
            res.status_code(StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR);
            res.render(Text::Plain(format!("file not found in request: {e}")));
        } else {
            res.render(Text::Plain(format!("File uploaded to {dest}")));
        }
    } else {
        res.status_code(StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST);
        res.render(Text::Plain("file not found in request"));
    }
}

#[tokio::main]
async fn main() {
    // Initialize logging system
    tracing_subscriber::fmt().init();

    // Create temporary directory for file uploads
    create_dir_all("temp").unwrap();

    // Configure router with two upload endpoints:
    // - /limited: Only allows one concurrent upload (with concurrency limiter)
    // - /unlimit: Allows unlimited concurrent uploads
    let router = Router::new()
        .get(index)
        .push(
            Router::new()
                .hoop(max_concurrency(1)) // Limit concurrent requests to 1
                .path("limited")
                .post(upload),
        )
        .push(Router::with_path("unlimit").post(upload));

    // Bind server to port 8698 and start serving
    let acceptor = TcpListener::new("0.0.0.0:8698").bind().await;
    Server::new(acceptor).serve(router).await;
}

// HTML template for the upload forms page
static INDEX_HTML: &str = r#"<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
    <head>
        <title>Upload file</title>
    </head>
    <body>
        <h1>Upload file</h1>
        <form action="/unlimit" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
            <h3>Unlimit</h3>
            <input type="file" name="file" />
            <input type="submit" value="upload" />
        </form>
        <form action="/limited" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
            <h3>Limited</h3>
            <input type="file" name="file" />
            <input type="submit" value="upload" />
        </form>
    </body>
</html>
"#;