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Add smart Rate Limiter

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audit-logs-client enhancement scim-client Version: 3x web-client
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Description

Now that we have a built-in retry handler for rate limited errors in v3.9, retrying a request after getting rate-limited is much easier than before.

However, getting rate-limited results in a much longer execution time as the whole operation. As a solution for this pain point, we will add a built-in traffic control layer like we do in the Java SDK: https://slack.dev/java-slack-sdk/guides/web-api-basics#rate-limits

A few points to consider for implementing this feature:

  • The module manages the amount of requests in the last minute and calculate the interval before the next API call
  • Metrics data can be in memory in most use cases but the part should be extensible to switch to other data storage (e.g., Redis)
  • As we do in the Java SDK, running the same script/app in multiple hosts should be supported.
  • For backward-compatibility, we don't turn the feature on by default. Users can enable it only when they want it.
  • Both sync and async API clients should be supported in a proper way (= don't use time.sleep in asyncio apps)
  • All API clients (Web API, Audit Logs, SCIM, Webhook) should have the functionality.
Category (place an x in each of the [ ])
  • slack_sdk.web.WebClient (sync/async) (Web API client)
  • slack_sdk.webhook.WebhookClient (sync/async) (Incoming Webhook, response_url sender)
  • slack_sdk.models (UI component builders)
  • slack_sdk.oauth (OAuth Flow Utilities)
  • slack_sdk.socket_mode (Socket Mode client)
  • slack_sdk.audit_logs (Audit Logs API client)
  • slack_sdk.scim (SCIM API client)
  • slack_sdk.rtm (RTM client)
  • slack_sdk.signature (Request Signature Verifier)
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Research direction

Start with the linked synchronous and asynchronous built-in retry handlers, then compare the Java SDK rate-limit guide. Map the requested behavior across the Web API, Webhook, Audit Logs, and SCIM clients. Done means an opt-in traffic-control layer supports sync and async clients, with extensible metrics storage and no blocking sleep in asyncio apps.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
api, backend-api-design, performance
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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