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+import time
+import threading
+from threading import Lock, RLock
+from collections import deque
+
+# Token Bucket
+class TokenBucket:
+    def __init__(self, capacity, refill_rate):
+        self.capacity = capacity
+        self.tokens = capacity
+        self.refill_rate = refill_rate
+        self.last_refill_time = time.time()
+        self.lock = Lock()
+
+    def refill(self):
+        now = time.time()
+        new_tokens = int((now - self.last_refill_time) * self.refill_rate)
+        if new_tokens > 0:
+            self.tokens = min(self.capacity, self.tokens + new_tokens)
+            self.last_refill_time = now
+
+    def allow_request(self):
+        with self.lock:
+            self.refill()
+            if self.tokens > 0:
+                self.tokens -= 1
+                return True
+            return False
+
+# Leaky Bucket
+class LeakyBucket:
+    def __init__(self, capacity, leak_rate):
+        self.capacity = capacity
+        self.leak_rate = leak_rate
+        self.requests = deque()
+        self.lock = Lock()
+
+    def allow_request(self):
+        with self.lock:
+            now = time.time()
+            while self.requests and now - self.requests[0] >= 1.0 / self.leak_rate:
+                self.requests.popleft()
+            if len(self.requests) < self.capacity:
+                self.requests.append(now)
+                return True
+            return False
+
+# Fixed Window Counter
+class FixedWindowCounter:
+    def __init__(self, limit, window_size):
+        self.limit = limit
+        self.count = 0
+        self.window_size = window_size
+        self.window_start = time.time()
+        self.lock = Lock()
+
+    def allow_request(self):
+        with self.lock:
+            now = time.time()
+            if now - self.window_start >= self.window_size:
+                self.count = 0
+                self.window_start = now
+            if self.count < self.limit:
+                self.count += 1
+                return True
+            return False
+
+# Sliding Window Log
+class SlidingWindowLog:
+    def __init__(self, limit, window_size):
+        self.limit = limit
+        self.window_size = window_size
+        self.requests = deque()
+        self.lock = Lock()
+
+    def allow_request(self):
+        with self.lock:
+            now = time.time()
+            while self.requests and now - self.requests[0] >= self.window_size:
+                self.requests.popleft()
+            if len(self.requests) < self.limit:
+                self.requests.append(now)
+                return True
+            return False
+
+# Sliding Window Counter
+class SlidingWindowCounter:
+    def __init__(self, limit, window_size, num_buckets=10):
+        self.limit = limit
+        self.window_size = window_size
+        self.num_buckets = num_buckets
+        self.buckets = [0] * num_buckets
+        self.current_bucket = 0
+        self.start_time = time.time()
+        self.lock = Lock()
+
+    def get_current_time_in_seconds(self):
+        return int(time.time())
+
+    def shift_window(self):
+        with self.lock:
+            current_time = self.get_current_time_in_seconds()
+            elapsed_buckets = (current_time % self.window_size) // (self.window_size // self.num_buckets)
+            if elapsed_buckets != self.current_bucket:
+                i = (self.current_bucket + 1) % self.num_buckets
+                while i != (elapsed_buckets + 1) % self.num_buckets:
+                    self.buckets[i] = 0
+                    i = (i + 1) % self.num_buckets
+                self.current_bucket = elapsed_buckets
+
+    def allow_request(self):
+        self.shift_window()
+        with self.lock:
+            if sum(self.buckets) >= self.limit:
+                return False
+            self.buckets[self.current_bucket] += 1
+            return True
+
+# Multithreaded Sliding Window Counter
+class MultithreadedSlidingWindowCounter:
+    def __init__(self, limit, window_size, num_buckets=10):
+        self.limit = limit
+        self.window_size = window_size
+        self.num_buckets = num_buckets
+        self.buckets = [0] * num_buckets
+        self.current_bucket = 0
+        self.start_time = time.time()
+        self.rw_lock = RLock()
+
+    def get_current_time_in_seconds(self):
+        return int(time.time())
+
+    def shift_window(self):
+        with self.rw_lock:
+            current_time = self.get_current_time_in_seconds()
+            elapsed_buckets = (current_time % self.window_size) // (self.window_size // self.num_buckets)
+            if elapsed_buckets != self.current_bucket:
+                i = (self.current_bucket + 1) % self.num_buckets
+                while i != (elapsed_buckets + 1) % self.num_buckets:
+                    self.buckets[i] = 0
+                    i = (i + 1) % self.num_buckets
+                self.current_bucket = elapsed_buckets
+
+    def allow_request(self):
+        self.shift_window()
+        with self.rw_lock:
+            if sum(self.buckets) >= self.limit:
+                return False
+            self.buckets[self.current_bucket] += 1
+            return True
+
+# Test function
+def test_rate_limiter(limiter, name):
+    print(f"\nTesting {name} Rate Limiter:")
+    for i in range(10):
+        result = "✅ Allowed" if limiter.allow_request() else "❌ Blocked"
+        print(f"Request {i+1}: {result}")
+        time.sleep(0.2)
+
+# Multithreaded test
+def simulate_requests(limiter, thread_id):
+    for i in range(5):
+        result = "✅ Allowed" if limiter.allow_request() else "❌ Blocked"
+        print(f"Thread {thread_id}: Request {i+1}: {result}")
+        time.sleep(0.5)
+
+# Main function
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    # Initialize rate limiters with different configurations
+    tb = TokenBucket(5, 2)  # 5 initial tokens, refills at 2 tokens/second
+    lb = LeakyBucket(5, 1)  # 5 requests capacity, processes 1 request/second
+    fw = FixedWindowCounter(5, 1)  # 5 requests per 1-second window
+    swl = SlidingWindowLog(5, 10)  # 5 requests per 10-second sliding window
+    swc = SlidingWindowCounter(5, 10)  # 5 requests per 10-second window with 10 buckets
+    mt_swc = MultithreadedSlidingWindowCounter(10, 10)  # 10 requests per 10-second window, thread-safe
+
+    # Expected output for Token Bucket:
+    # First 5 requests will be allowed (initial tokens)
+    # Then with 0.2s between requests and refill rate of 2/s, expect ~0.4 tokens per interval
+    # So roughly every other request after the first 5 should be allowed
+    test_rate_limiter(tb, "Token Bucket")
+
+    # Expected output for Leaky Bucket:
+    # First 5 requests will be allowed (up to capacity)
+    # Then only 1 request per second is allowed (our leak rate)
+    # With requests every 0.2s, most requests after initial 5 should be blocked
+    test_rate_limiter(lb, "Leaky Bucket")
+
+    # Expected output for Fixed Window:
+    # First 5 requests in the 1-second window will be allowed
+    # All subsequent requests in that window will be blocked
+    # If test runs over 1 second, window resets and allows 5 more
+    test_rate_limiter(fw, "Fixed Window Counter")
+
+    # Expected output for Sliding Window Log:
+    # First 5 requests will be allowed, then all blocked
+    # Since window is 10s and test runs ~2s, we won't see enough sliding to allow more
+    test_rate_limiter(swl, "Sliding Window Log")
+
+    # Expected output for Sliding Window Counter:
+    # Similar to Sliding Window Log, first 5 allowed then rest blocked
+    # The 10-second window won't slide enough during our short test
+    test_rate_limiter(swc, "Sliding Window Counter")
+
+    # Expected output for Multithreaded test:
+    # With limit of 10 and 15 total requests (3 threads x 5 requests each)
+    # First 10 requests across all threads should be allowed
+    # Last 5 requests should be blocked, regardless of which thread they're from
+    print("\nTesting Multithreaded Sliding Window Counter:")
+    threads = []
+    for i in range(1, 4):
+        t = threading.Thread(target=simulate_requests, args=(mt_swc, i))
+        threads.append(t)
+        t.start()
+    for t in threads:
+        t.join()