layout	pattern
title	Throttling
folder	throttling
permalink	/patterns/throttling/
categories	Behavioral
tags	Java Difficulty-Beginner

Intent

Ensure that a given client is not able to access service resources more than the assigned limit.

Applicability

The Throttling pattern should be used:

• when a service access needs to be restricted to not have high impacts on the performance of the service.
• when multiple clients are consuming the same service resources and restriction has to be made according to the usage per client.