rate limit different route

const express = require('express');
const rateLimit = require('express-rate-limit');

const app = express();

// Rate limiter middleware instances for different routes
const limiterGeneral = rateLimit({
  windowMs: 15 * 60 * 1000, // 15 minutes
  max: 5,
  message: {
    error: 'Rate limit exceeded for general requests. Please try again later.'
  }
});

const limiterSpecial = rateLimit({
  windowMs: 60 * 60 * 1000, // 1 hour
  max: 2,
  message: {
    error: 'Rate limit exceeded for special requests. Please try again later.'
  }
});

// Apply rate limiters to specific routes
app.get('/', limiterGeneral, (req, res) => {
  res.send('Hello, this is a general rate-limited endpoint.');
});

app.get('/special', limiterSpecial, (req, res) => {
  res.send('Hello, this is a special rate-limited endpoint.');
});

// Start the server
const PORT = process.env.PORT || 3000;
app.listen(PORT, () => {
  console.log(`Server is running on port ${PORT}`);
});