Added baseline for ratelimits

src/app.js

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ function generateNewRoom(req, res, id) {
   return res.redirect(`/${id}`);
 }
 
-app.get('/', (req, res) => generateNewRoom(req, res, 'lobby'));
+app.get('/', (req, res) => generateNewRoom(req, res, shortid.generate()));
 
 app.get('/:roomId', (req, res) => {
   const stripName = (name) => {

src/js/app.js

@@ -49,6 +49,12 @@ export default class App {
       this._chat.inputMessage.focus();
     });
 
+    this._socket.on('rated', () => {
+      this._chat.log('You are sending messages to fast, please slow down. Your last message was ignored.', {
+        error: true,
+      });
+    });
+
     // Whenever the server emits 'login', log the login message
     this._socket.on('user joined', (data) => {
       this._darkwire.connected = true;

src/room.js

@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ class Room {
     this._id = id;
     this.numUsers = 0;
     this.users = [];
+    // Should probably abstract this to a new class
+    this.rateLimitQueue = [];
 
     EventEmitter.call(this);
 
@@ -18,9 +20,19 @@ class Room {
 
       // when the client emits 'new message', this listens and executes
       socket.on('new message', (data) => {
+        const { username } = socket;
+        const isRateLimited = this.isRateLimited(username);
+
+        if (isRateLimited) {
+          return thisIO.emit('rated', {
+            username,
+            id: socket.user.id,
+          });
+        }
+
         // we tell the client to execute 'new message'
         socket.broadcast.emit('new message', {
-          username: socket.username,
+          username,
           id: socket.user.id,
           message: data.message,
           messageType: data.messageType,
@@ -116,6 +128,32 @@ class Room {
     });
   }
 
+  isRateLimited(username) {
+    if (this.rateLimitQueue.indexOf(username) > -1) {
+      return true;
+    }
+
+    this.triggerRateLimitOn(username);
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  triggerRateLimitOn(username) {
+    this.addToRateQueue(username);
+    setTimeout(() => {
+      this.removeFromRateQueue(username);
+    }, 120);
+  }
+
+  addToRateQueue(username) {
+    this.rateLimitQueue.push(username);
+    return this;
+  }
+
+  removeFromRateQueue(username) {
+    this.rateLimitQueue = _.without(this.rateLimitQueue, username);
+    return this;
+  }
+
   sanitizeUsername(str) {
     return str.replace(/[^A-Za-z0-9]/g, '-');
   }

src/views/index.mustache

@@ -78,8 +78,6 @@
           <div class="modal-body">
             {{>partials/ip}}
 
-            <p>Public lobby: <a href="/lobby">/lobby</a></p>
-
             <p class="bold">WARNING: Darkwire does not mask IP addresses nor can verify the integrity of parties recieving messages. Proceed with caution and always confirm recipients before starting a chat session.</p>
             <p>Please also note that <strong>ALL CHATROOMS</strong> are public. Anyone can guess your room URL. If you need a more-private room, we recommend using a randomly generated room (+New Room button) and stay away from dictionary words.</p>