From cb52a582acbba52c4c68555b5fafdfb266eba3a8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Raphael Hehl <7577984+RaHehl@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2025 10:59:01 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] feat(backend): add `getTracker` method for IP extraction
 (#3535)

Co-authored-by: Raphael Hehl <Raphael.Hehl@deutschebahn.com>
---
 packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/guards/gql-throttler.guard.ts | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/guards/gql-throttler.guard.ts b/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/guards/gql-throttler.guard.ts
index 14316586..b51db4c9 100644
--- a/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/guards/gql-throttler.guard.ts
+++ b/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/guards/gql-throttler.guard.ts
@@ -9,4 +9,7 @@ export class GqlThrottlerGuard extends ThrottlerGuard {
     const ctx = gqlCtx.getContext();
     return { req: ctx.req, res: ctx.res };
   }
+  protected async getTracker(req: Record<string, any>): Promise<string> {
+    return req.ips.length ? req.ips[0] : req.ip; // individualize IP extraction to meet your own needs
+  }
 }