timeline controller: rate limit timelines to 3 requests per 500ms per timeline per ip/user

config/config.exs

@@ -599,6 +599,7 @@
 
 config :pleroma, :rate_limit,
   authentication: {60_000, 15},
+  timeline: {500, 3},
   search: [{1000, 10}, {1000, 30}],
   app_account_creation: {1_800_000, 25},
   relations_actions: {10_000, 10},

config/description.exs

@@ -2465,6 +2465,12 @@
         description: "For the search requests (account & status search etc.)",
         suggestions: [{1000, 10}, [{10_000, 10}, {10_000, 50}]]
       },
+      %{
+        key: :timeline,
+        type: [:tuple, {:list, :tuple}],
+        description: "For requests to timelines (each timeline has it's own limiter)",
+        suggestions: [{1000, 10}, [{10_000, 10}, {10_000, 50}]]
+      },
       %{
         key: :app_account_creation,
         type: [:tuple, {:list, :tuple}],

docs/configuration/cheatsheet.md

@@ -343,6 +343,7 @@ Means that:
 Supported rate limiters:
 
 * `:search` - Account/Status search.
+* `:timeline` - Timeline requests (each timeline has it's own limiter).
 * `:app_account_creation` - Account registration from the API.
 * `:relations_actions` - Following/Unfollowing in general.
 * `:relation_id_action` - Following/Unfollowing for a specific user.

lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/timeline_controller.ex

@@ -10,9 +10,20 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.TimelineController do
 
   alias Pleroma.Pagination
   alias Pleroma.Plugs.OAuthScopesPlug
+  alias Pleroma.Plugs.RateLimiter
   alias Pleroma.User
   alias Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ActivityPub
 
+  # XXX: Ideally these would be generated instead of copypasted,
+  # but I haven't been able to overcome an issue with guards when
+  # trying to generate these.
+  # See: https://elixirforum.com/t/trouble-plugging-plugs-with-generated-options-in-guards-in-a-phoenix-controller/29465
+  plug(RateLimiter, [name: :timeline, bucket_name: :direct_timeline] when action == :direct)
+  plug(RateLimiter, [name: :timeline, bucket_name: :public_timeline] when action == :public)
+  plug(RateLimiter, [name: :timeline, bucket_name: :home_timeline] when action == :home)
+  plug(RateLimiter, [name: :timeline, bucket_name: :hashtag_timeline] when action == :hashtag)
+  plug(RateLimiter, [name: :timeline, bucket_name: :list_timeline] when action == :list)
+
   plug(OAuthScopesPlug, %{scopes: ["read:statuses"]} when action in [:home, :direct])
   plug(OAuthScopesPlug, %{scopes: ["read:lists"]} when action == :list)