fix: increase rate limit to 1000/15min, add WatchHistory error handling

backend/src/index.ts

@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-import express from "express";
 import cors from "cors";
-import helmet from "helmet";
-import morgan from "morgan";
-import rateLimit from "express-rate-limit";
-import { createServer } from "http";
-import { Server } from "socket.io";
 import dotenv from "dotenv";
+import express from "express";
+import rateLimit from "express-rate-limit";
 import fs from "fs";
+import helmet from "helmet";
+import { createServer } from "http";
+import morgan from "morgan";
 import path from "path";
+import { Server } from "socket.io";
 
 // BigInt JSON support - MUST BE BEFORE ROUTERS
 (BigInt.prototype as any).toJSON = function () {
@@ -61,12 +61,12 @@ app.use(
 	}),
 );
 
-// Rate limiting
+// Rate limiting - generous for small user base
 const limiter = rateLimit({
-	windowMs: 15 * 60 * 1000, // 15 minutes
-	max: 100, // limit each IP to 100 requests per windowMs
+	windowMs: 15 * 60 * 1000,
+	max: 1000,
 });
-app.use(limiter);
+app.use("/api", limiter);
 
 // Body parsing
 app.use(express.json({ limit: "10mb" }));

frontend/src/app/dashboard/components/WatchHistory.tsx

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 "use client";
 
-import { Clock, Egg, Film, Tv } from "lucide-react";
+import { AlertTriangle, Clock, Egg, Film, Tv } from "lucide-react";
 import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
 import { userApi } from "@/lib/api";
 import { formatNumber } from "@/lib/utils";
@@ -8,11 +8,22 @@ import { formatNumber } from "@/lib/utils";
 export function WatchHistory() {
 	const [events, setEvents] = useState<any[]>([]);
 	const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true);
+	const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
 
 	useEffect(() => {
 		userApi
 			.getWatchHistory(1, 50)
-			.then((r) => setEvents(r.data.events || []))
+			.then((r) => {
+				setEvents(r.data.events || []);
+				setError(null);
+			})
+			.catch((err) => {
+				setError(
+					err?.response?.status === 429
+						? "Slow down, chicken!"
+						: "Failed to load history",
+				);
+			})
 			.finally(() => setLoading(false));
 	}, []);
 
@@ -20,6 +31,17 @@ export function WatchHistory() {
 		return (
 			<div className="p-4 font-bold animate-pulse">Peeking at history...</div>
 		);
+
+	if (error)
+		return (
+			<div className="text-center py-10">
+				<div className="text-5xl mb-4">🐔</div>
+				<div className="font-black uppercase tracking-widest text-sm text-destructive flex items-center justify-center gap-2">
+					<AlertTriangle className="h-4 w-4" /> {error}
+				</div>
+			</div>
+		);
+
 	if (events.length === 0)
 		return (
 			<div className="text-center py-10 opacity-40">