Tweak throttles and improve docs

djangorestframework/tests/throttling.py

@@ -14,10 +14,12 @@ from djangorestframework.response import Response
 
 class User3SecRateThrottle(UserRateThrottle):
     rate = '3/sec'
+    scope = 'seconds'
 
 
 class User3MinRateThrottle(UserRateThrottle):
     rate = '3/min'
+    scope = 'minutes'
 
 
 class MockView(APIView):

djangorestframework/throttling.py

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class SimpleRateThottle(BaseThrottle):
 
     timer = time.time
     settings = api_settings
-    cache_format = '%(class)s_%(scope)s_%(ident)s'
+    cache_format = 'throtte_%(scope)s_%(ident)s'
     scope = None
 
     def __init__(self, view):
@@ -144,7 +144,6 @@ class AnonRateThrottle(SimpleRateThottle):
         ident = request.META.get('REMOTE_ADDR', None)
 
         return self.cache_format % {
-            'class': self.__class__.__name__,
             'scope': self.scope,
             'ident': ident
         }
@@ -167,7 +166,6 @@ class UserRateThrottle(SimpleRateThottle):
             ident = request.META.get('REMOTE_ADDR', None)
 
         return self.cache_format % {
-            'class': self.__class__.__name__,
             'scope': self.scope,
             'ident': ident
         }
@@ -181,11 +179,13 @@ class ScopedRateThrottle(SimpleRateThottle):
     user id of the request, and the scope of the view being accessed.
     """
 
+    scope_attr = 'throttle_scope'
+
     def __init__(self, view):
         """
         Scope is determined from the view being accessed.
         """
-        self.scope = getattr(self.view, 'throttle_scope', None)
+        self.scope = getattr(self.view, self.scope_attr, None)
         super(ScopedRateThrottle, self).__init__(view)
 
     def parse_rate_description(self, rate):
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ class ScopedRateThrottle(SimpleRateThottle):
         with the '.throttle_scope` property of the view.
         """
         if not self.scope:
-            return None  # Only throttle views with `.throttle_scope` set.
+            return None  # Only throttle views if `.throttle_scope` is set.
 
         if request.user.is_authenticated():
             ident = request.user.id
@@ -212,7 +212,6 @@ class ScopedRateThrottle(SimpleRateThottle):
             ident = request.META.get('REMOTE_ADDR', None)
 
         return self.cache_format % {
-            'class': self.__class__.__name__,
             'scope': self.scope,
             'ident': ident
         }

docs/api-guide/throttling.md

@@ -83,6 +83,29 @@ The allowed request rate is determined from one of the following (in order of pr
 * The `rate` property on the class, which may be provided by overriding `UserThrottle` and setting the property.
 * The `DEFAULT_THROTTLE_RATES['user']` setting.
 
+An API may have multiple `UserRateThrottles` in place at the same time.  To do so, override `UserRateThrottle` and set a unique "scope" for each class.
+
+For example, multiple user throttle rates could be implemented by using the following classes...
+
+    class BurstRateThrottle(UserRateThrottle):
+        scope = 'burst'
+
+    class SustainedRateThrottle(UserRateThrottle):
+        scope = 'sustained'
+
+...and the following settings.
+
+    API_SETTINGS = {
+        'DEFAULT_THROTTLES': (
+            'example.throttles.BurstRateThrottle',
+            'example.throttles.SustainedRateThrottle',
+        )
+        'DEFAULT_THROTTLE_RATES': {
+            'burst': '60/min',
+            'sustained': '1000/day'
+        }
+    }
+
 `UserThrottle` is suitable if you want a simple global rate restriction per-user.
 
 ## ScopedRateThrottle