1. import time
  2. import requests
  3. import json
  5. def export_file_contents_with_rate_limit(url, api_key, rate_limit_requests=10, rate_limit_period=1):
  6. """
  7. Exports file contents from a URL with rate limiting.
  9. Args:
  10. url (str): The URL of the file to export.
  11. api_key (str): API key for authentication (if required).
  12. rate_limit_requests (int): Number of requests allowed within the rate limit period.
  13. rate_limit_period (int): Time period (in seconds) for the rate limit.
  15. Returns:
  16. list: A list of dictionaries, where each dictionary contains the file content
  17. and relevant metadata (e.g., timestamp, status). Returns an empty list
  18. if an error occurs or no content is found.
  19. """
  21. results = []
  22. request_count = 0
  23. last_request_time = time.time()
  25. try:
  26. response = requests.get(url, headers={'Authorization': f'Bearer {api_key}' if api_key else None}) # Add auth if needed
  27. response.raise_for_status() # Raise HTTPError for bad responses (4xx or 5xx)
  28. content = response.content.decode('utf-8') # Decode content to string
  30. # Process the content (example: assume content is JSON)
  31. try:
  32. data = json.loads(content)
  33. if isinstance(data, list):
  34. for item in data:
  35. results.append({"content": item, "timestamp": time.time(), "status": "success"})
  36. else:
  37. results.append({"content": data, "timestamp": time.time(), "status": "success"})
  38. except json.JSONDecodeError:
  39. results.append({"content": content, "timestamp": time.time(), "status": "success"})
  41. except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
  42. print(f"Request error: {e}")
  43. return [] # Return empty list upon error
  45. except Exception as e:
  46. print(f"An unexpected error occurred: {e}")
  47. return []
  49. # Apply rate limiting
  50. while request_count < rate_limit_requests:
  51. time.sleep(rate_limit_period / rate_limit_requests) # Sleep to respect rate limit
  52. request_count += 1
  54. return results
  56. if __name__ == '__main__':
  57. # Example usage:
  58. file_url = "https://example.com/data.json" # Replace with your file URL
  59. api_key = "your_api_key" # Replace with your API Key if required
  60. results = export_file_contents_with_rate_limit(file_url, api_key)
  62. if results:
  63. for result in results:
  64. print(result)
  65. else:
  66. print("No data retrieved or an error occurred.")

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