Implement rate limiting in Go by creating a time.Ticker and looping over its channel to enforce fixed time intervals between actions.
Use time.Ticker to create a channel that sends a signal at regular intervals, then block on that channel to pause execution between actions.
package main
import (
"fmt"
"time"
)
func main() {
ticker := time.NewTicker(1 * time.Second)
defer ticker.Stop()
for range ticker.C {
fmt.Println("Rate limited action")
}
}
A ticker acts like a metronome that ticks at a set speed. You use it to ensure your code performs an action no faster than that speed. It is like a traffic light that only turns green every few seconds to control the flow of cars.