[Solved] This code snippet tries to implement rate limiting but has a bug: requests = 0 limit = 2 for req in requests_list: if requests > limit: reject(req) else: process(req) requests += 1 What is the bug? | Rest API

Rest API - Rate Limiting and Throttling

This code snippet tries to implement rate limiting but has a bug:

requests = 0
limit = 2
for req in requests_list:
    if requests > limit:
        reject(req)
    else:
        process(req)
        requests += 1

What is the bug?

AThe condition should be requests < limit, not requests > limit

BThe requests counter is not incremented

CThe loop variable name conflicts with requests

DThe limit value is too high

Step-by-Step Solution

Solution:

Step 1: Analyze the if condition logic
The code rejects requests when requests > limit, but it should allow requests while requests < limit.
Step 2: Understand correct rate limiting condition
To process requests up to the limit, the condition must check if requests < limit before processing.
Final Answer:
The condition should be requests < limit, not requests > limit -> Option A
Quick Check:
Process if requests < limit [OK]

Quick Trick: Check if condition matches 'less than limit' to process [OK]

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