Feature Request: Integrate Cachify with the Built-In Rate Limiter

[ahmadnasriya]

Summary

The built-in rate limiter currently uses a simple in-memory store for tracking requests, which means all rate limits are reset on restart. Cachify, on the other hand, already provides a powerful caching layer that supports persistent storage, live updates, and backup/restore.
Integrating the rate limiter with Cachify could make request limits survive cold restarts and benefit from Cachify’s efficient and resilient data layer.

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🧩 Problem

Right now, the rate limiter:

• Stores counters purely in memory (volatile).
• Loses all rate limit state when the server restarts.
• Has no built-in backup or restore mechanism.
• Recomputes rate limits entirely from scratch after a restart, which may cause burst traffic or inconsistent behavior across clustered instances.

Meanwhile, Cachify:

• Can persist data to disk.
• Watches for changes and updates files in real time.
• Supports reliable restore and backup workflows.

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💡 Proposed Solution

Allow the rate limiter to use Cachify as its backing store instead of its primitive in-memory map.

Integration ideas:

1. Introduce a new rate limiter storage driver.

2. The rate limiter could then:

   • Store limit counters in Cachify’s managed cache.
   • Rely on Cachify’s persistence layer for backup and restore.
   • Automatically reload limit states after restarts.
   • Optionally share rate-limit data across multiple HyperCloud instances.

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⚙️ Implementation Notes

• The integration should remain optional and backwards-compatible.
• Cachify’s storage adapter should expose simple get/set/delete primitives.
• Cachify can handle expiration and cleanup based on rate limiter TTLs.
• The system should still allow memory-only mode for lightweight deployments.

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🧭 Benefits

• Persistence: Rate limits survive cold restarts.
• Resilience: Backup and restore become trivial through Cachify’s existing tooling.
• Scalability: Easier to share rate-limit state between instances.
• Consistency: Unified caching logic across all framework layers.

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🧱 Related

• @nasriya/cachify
• @nasriya/hypercloud rate limiter