feat: Improvements-v0.0.2 #8

Merged

rdenadai merged 1 commit from rdenadai/improvements-v.0.0.2 into main

2025-11-06 14:22:18 +00:00

rdenadai commented

2025-11-06 14:22:04 +00:00

Owner

Improvements v0.0.2

Summary

This release introduces several improvements to enhance the API's functionality, user experience, and scraping reliability.

Key Changes

1. New Landing Page

Added a styled welcome page at the root endpoint (/)
Provides clear API documentation with example usage
Shows current version, rate limits, and cache duration
Improves developer experience with direct links and formatted code examples

2. Enhanced Rate Limiting

Increased rate limit from 5 to 10 requests per minute per IP
Better balance between accessibility and abuse prevention
Updated documentation to reflect the new limit

3. Improved User Agent Rotation

Replaced single outdated User-Agent with a pool of 6 modern user agents
Includes Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Edge, and Safari variants
Randomly selects from the pool on each scraper initialization
Reduces bot detection and improves scraping success rate

4. Better Error Handling

Changed error status code from 500 to 404 when URL data cannot be fetched
More semantically correct: indicates resource not found rather than server error
Improves API clarity for consumers

5. Development Environment

Added .python-version file (Python 3.11.11)
Updated VS Code debug configuration name to api.redecapivara.social
Better project consistency across development environments

📝 Modified Files

app.py - Added index route, increased rate limit, improved error codes
scraper.py - Implemented user agent pool with random selection
README.md - Updated rate limit documentation
launch.json - Updated debug configuration name
.python-version - Added Python version specification

Version: v0.0.2

## Improvements v0.0.2 ### Summary This release introduces several improvements to enhance the API's functionality, user experience, and scraping reliability. ### Key Changes #### 1. **New Landing Page** - Added a styled welcome page at the root endpoint (`/`) - Provides clear API documentation with example usage - Shows current version, rate limits, and cache duration - Improves developer experience with direct links and formatted code examples #### 2. **Enhanced Rate Limiting** - Increased rate limit from **5 to 10 requests per minute** per IP - Better balance between accessibility and abuse prevention - Updated documentation to reflect the new limit #### 3. **Improved User Agent Rotation** - Replaced single outdated User-Agent with a **pool of 6 modern user agents** - Includes Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Edge, and Safari variants - Randomly selects from the pool on each scraper initialization - Reduces bot detection and improves scraping success rate #### 4. **Better Error Handling** - Changed error status code from `500` to `404` when URL data cannot be fetched - More semantically correct: indicates resource not found rather than server error - Improves API clarity for consumers #### 5. **Development Environment** - Added .python-version file (Python 3.11.11) - Updated VS Code debug configuration name to `api.redecapivara.social` - Better project consistency across development environments ### 📝 Modified Files - app.py - Added index route, increased rate limit, improved error codes - scraper.py - Implemented user agent pool with random selection - README.md - Updated rate limit documentation - launch.json - Updated debug configuration name - .python-version - Added Python version specification ### 🔗 Related Version: **v0.0.2**

rdenadai added 1 commit

2025-11-06 14:22:04 +00:00