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@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ If you need to strictly identify unique client IP addresses, you'll need to firs
It is important to understand that if you configure the `NUM_PROXIES` setting, then all clients behind a unique [NAT'd](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_address_translation) gateway will be treated as a single client.
-Further context on how the `X-Forwarded-For` header works, and identifing a remote client IP can be [found here][identifing-clients].
+Further context on how the `X-Forwarded-For` header works, and identifying a remote client IP can be [found here][identifing-clients].
## Setting up the cache
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ If you need to use a cache other than `'default'`, you can do so by creating a c
class CustomAnonRateThrottle(AnonRateThrottle):
cache = get_cache('alternate')
-You'll need to rememeber to also set your custom throttle class in the `'DEFAULT_THROTTLE_CLASSES'` settings key, or using the `throttle_classes` view attribute.
+You'll need to remember to also set your custom throttle class in the `'DEFAULT_THROTTLE_CLASSES'` settings key, or using the `throttle_classes` view attribute.
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@@ -178,6 +178,8 @@ To create a custom throttle, override `BaseThrottle` and implement `.allow_reque
Optionally you may also override the `.wait()` method. If implemented, `.wait()` should return a recommended number of seconds to wait before attempting the next request, or `None`. The `.wait()` method will only be called if `.allow_request()` has previously returned `False`.
+If the `.wait()` method is implemented and the request is throttled, then a `Retry-After` header will be included in the response.
+
## Example
The following is an example of a rate throttle, that will randomly throttle 1 in every 10 requests.