Backend: Don't Rate Limit in Development

README.md

@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ Custom Frontend and Backend that is similar to Discord.
 
 ## Setup
 
+These setup instructions are in a primitive state, and may be improved in the future.
+
 1. Clone the repo.
 2. Generate SSH keys.
    From app folder:
@@ -27,6 +29,7 @@ Custom Frontend and Backend that is similar to Discord.
    cd ../backend
    npm i
    ```
+4. Configure `backend/.env.example` and rename it to `.env`
 
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backend/src/rest/modules/rate-limiter.ts

@@ -1,27 +1,36 @@
+import { NextFunction, Request, Response } from 'express';
 import rateLimit from 'express-rate-limit';
 import RateLimitStore from 'rate-limit-mongo';
 
 const windowMs = 10 * 60 * 1000;
 
 // additional layer rate limits
-export const extraRateLimit = (maxRequests: number) => rateLimit({
-  max: maxRequests,
-  message: JSON.stringify({ message: 'You are being rate limited' }),
-  store: new RateLimitStore({
-    uri: process.env.MONGO_URI,
-    collectionName: 'extraRateLimits',
-    expireTimeMs: windowMs,
-  }),
-  windowMs: windowMs / 2,
-});
+export const extraRateLimit = (maxRequests: number) => (req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction) => {
+  if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'dev') return next();
+  
+  return rateLimit({
+    max: maxRequests,
+    message: JSON.stringify({ message: 'You are being rate limited' }),
+    store: new RateLimitStore({
+      uri: process.env.MONGO_URI,
+      collectionName: 'extraRateLimits',
+      expireTimeMs: windowMs,
+    }),
+    windowMs: windowMs / 2,
+  })(req, res, next);
+}
 
 // default layer rate limits
-export default rateLimit({
-  max: 5000,
-  message: JSON.stringify({ message: 'You are being rate limited' }),
-  store: new RateLimitStore({
-    uri: process.env.MONGO_URI,
-    expireTimeMs: windowMs,
-  }),
-  windowMs,
-});
+export default (req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction) => {
+  if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'dev') return next();
+
+  return rateLimit({
+    max: 5000,
+    message: JSON.stringify({ message: 'You are being rate limited' }),
+    store: new RateLimitStore({
+      uri: process.env.MONGO_URI,
+      expireTimeMs: windowMs,
+    }),
+    windowMs,
+  })(req, res, next);
+}

types/dotenv.d.ts

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ declare global {
       EMAIL_ADDRESS: string;
       EMAIL_PASSWORD: string;
       MONGO_URI: string;
+      NODE_ENV: 'dev' | 'prod';
       PORT: string;
       ROOT_ENDPOINT: string;
       WEBSITE_URL: string;