# SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later # lint: pylint """ Method ``http_accept_encoding`` ------------------------------- The ``http_accept_encoding`` method evaluates a request as the request of a bot if the Accept-Encoding_ header .. - did not contain ``gzip`` AND ``deflate`` (if both values are missed) - did not contain ``text/html`` .. _Accept-Encoding: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers/Accept-Encoding """ from typing import Optional, Tuple import flask def filter_request(request: flask.Request) -> Optional[Tuple[int, str]]: accept_list = [l.strip() for l in request.headers.get('Accept-Encoding', '').split(',')] if not ('gzip' in accept_list or 'deflate' in accept_list): return 429, "bot detected, HTTP header Accept-Encoding did not contain gzip nor deflate" return None