| name | todoist-api-1-rate-limiting |
| description | Sub-skill of todoist-api: 1. Rate Limiting (+3). |
| version | 1.0.0 |
| category | business |
| type | reference |
| scripts_exempt | true |
1. Rate Limiting (+3)
1. Rate Limiting
import time
from functools import wraps
def rate_limit(calls_per_minute=50):
"""Decorator to rate limit API calls"""
min_interval = 60.0 / calls_per_minute
last_called = [0.0]
def decorator(func):
@wraps(func)
def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
elapsed = time.time() - last_called[0]
wait_time = min_interval - elapsed
if wait_time > 0:
time.sleep(wait_time)
result = func(*args, **kwargs)
last_called[0] = time.time()
return result
return wrapper
return decorator
@rate_limit(calls_per_minute=50)
def api_call(func, *args, **kwargs):
return func(*args, **kwargs)
2. Error Handling
from todoist_api_python import TodoistAPI
import requests
def safe_api_call(func, *args, max_retries=3, **kwargs):
"""Execute API call with retry logic"""
for attempt in range(max_retries):
try:
return func(*args, **kwargs)
except requests.exceptions.HTTPError as e:
if e.response.status_code == 429:
wait_time = int(e.response.headers.get("Retry-After", 60))
print(f"Rate limited. Waiting {wait_time}s...")
time.sleep(wait_time)
elif e.response.status_code >= 500:
time.sleep(2 ** attempt)
else:
raise
except requests.exceptions.ConnectionError:
time.sleep(2 ** attempt)
raise Exception(f"Failed after {max_retries} retries")
3. Batch Operations
def batch_create_tasks(tasks, batch_size=50):
"""Create tasks in batches to avoid rate limits"""
results = []
for i in range(0, len(tasks), batch_size):
batch = tasks[i:i + batch_size]
batch_results = sync_batch_add(batch)
results.extend(batch_results)
if i + batch_size < len(tasks):
time.sleep(1)
return results
4. Caching
import json
from pathlib import Path
from datetime import datetime, timedelta
CACHE_DIR = Path.home() / ".cache" / "todoist"
CACHE_TTL = timedelta(minutes=5)
def get_cached_or_fetch(key, fetch_func, ttl=CACHE_TTL):
"""Get from cache or fetch fresh data"""
CACHE_DIR.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
cache_file = CACHE_DIR / f"{key}.json"
if cache_file.exists():
data = json.loads(cache_file.read_text())
cached_at = datetime.fromisoformat(data["cached_at"])
if datetime.now() - cached_at < ttl:
return data["value"]
value = fetch_func()
cache_data = {
"cached_at": datetime.now().isoformat(),
"value": value
}
cache_file.write_text(json.dumps(cache_data, default=str))
return value