fix:allow to only override elevated limits but merging with original config

README.md

@@ -113,6 +113,45 @@ overrides: {
 }
 ```
 
+We can also override the elevated_limits configuration:
+```js
+buckets = {
+   ip: {
+      size: 10,
+      per_second: 5,
+      overrides: {
+         'awesome-key': {
+            elevated_limits: {
+               size: 200,
+               per_second: 200,
+            }
+         }
+      }
+   }
+}
+```
+
+If elevated_limits is provided within the override and no size, per_interval, or unlimited is overridden, limitd-redis
+will copy them from the base bucket configuration. Thus, the configuration above after being processed will look like:
+```js
+buckets = {
+   ip: {
+      size: 10,
+      per_second: 5,
+      overrides: {
+         'awesome-key': {
+            size: 10,
+            per_second: 5,
+            elevated_limits: {
+               size: 200,
+               per_second: 200,
+            }
+         }
+      }
+   }
+}
+```
+
 ## ERL (Elevated Rate Limits)
 ### Prerequisites
 Redis 6.2+ is required to use ERL.

lib/utils.js

@@ -77,10 +77,7 @@ function normalizeType(params) {
       override.match = new RegExp(overrideDef.match, 'i');
     }
 
-    // If the override doesn't provide elevated_limits use the ones defined in the upper level (if any)
-    if (!override.elevated_limits && type.elevated_limits) {
-      override.elevated_limits = type.elevated_limits;
-    }
+    normalizeElevatedOverrides(type, override);
 
     if (!override.until || override.until >= new Date()) {
       if (override.match) {
@@ -100,6 +97,23 @@ function normalizeType(params) {
   return type;
 }
 
+function normalizeElevatedOverrides(type, override) {
+  // If the override doesn't provide elevated_limits use the ones defined in the upper level (if any)
+  if (!override.elevated_limits) {
+    override.elevated_limits = type.elevated_limits;
+    return;
+  }
+
+  // If size, per_interval, and unlimited are undefined for the override, and it contains elevated_limits,
+  // copy the size, per_interval, and unlimited from the base type configuration.
+  if (typeof override.unlimited === 'undefined'
+    && typeof override.size === 'undefined'
+    && typeof override.per_interval === 'undefined') {
+      let { overrides, overridesMatch, ...baseType } = type;
+      Object.assign(override, baseType, {elevated_limits: override.elevated_limits})
+  }
+}
+
 /**
  * Load the buckets configuration.
  *

test/utils.tests.js

@@ -58,52 +58,96 @@ describe('utils', () => {
       expect(elevated_limits).to.be.undefined;
     });
 
-
-    it('should add overrides', () => {
-      const bucket = {
-        size: 100,
-        per_second: 100,
-        elevated_limits: {
-          size: 200,
-          per_second: 200,
-          erl_activation_period_seconds: 300,
-          quota_per_calendar_month: 5
-        },
-        overrides: {
-          '127.0.0.1': {
+    describe('when overrides are provided', () => {
+      it('should add overrides', () => {
+        const bucket = {
+          size: 100,
+          per_second: 100,
+          elevated_limits: {
             size: 200,
             per_second: 200,
-            elevated_limits: {
-              size: 400,
-              per_second: 400,
-              erl_activation_period_seconds: 900,
-              quota_per_calendar_month: 10,
-            },
+            erl_activation_period_seconds: 300,
+            quota_per_calendar_month: 5
+          },
+          overrides: {
+            '127.0.0.1': {
+              size: 200,
+              per_second: 200,
+              elevated_limits: {
+                size: 400,
+                per_second: 400,
+                erl_activation_period_seconds: 900,
+                quota_per_calendar_month: 10,
+              },
+            }
           }
-        }
-      };
-      const response = normalizeType(bucket);
-      const { elevated_limits, overrides, overridesMatch, overridesCache, ...rest } = response;
-      expect(overrides['127.0.0.1']).to.not.be.null;
-      expect(overrides['127.0.0.1']).excluding('drip_interval').excluding('elevated_limits').to.deep.equal({
-        size: 200,
-        interval: 1000,
-        per_interval: 200,
-        ttl: 1,
-        ms_per_interval: 0.2,
-        name: "127.0.0.1",
-        until: undefined
+        };
+        const response = normalizeType(bucket);
+        const { elevated_limits, overrides, overridesMatch, overridesCache, ...rest } = response;
+        expect(overrides['127.0.0.1']).to.not.be.null;
+        expect(overrides['127.0.0.1']).excluding('drip_interval').excluding('elevated_limits').to.deep.equal({
+          size: 200,
+          interval: 1000,
+          per_interval: 200,
+          ttl: 1,
+          ms_per_interval: 0.2,
+          name: "127.0.0.1",
+          until: undefined
+        });
+        expect(overrides['127.0.0.1'].elevated_limits).excluding('drip_interval').to.deep.equal({
+          size: 400,
+          interval: 1000,
+          per_interval: 400,
+          ttl: 1,
+          ms_per_interval: 0.4,
+          erl_configured_for_bucket: true,
+        });
       });
-      expect(overrides['127.0.0.1'].elevated_limits).excluding('drip_interval').to.deep.equal({
-        size: 400,
-        interval: 1000,
-        per_interval: 400,
-        ttl: 1,
-        ms_per_interval: 0.4,
-        erl_configured_for_bucket: true,
+
+
+
+      it('should allow to only override elevated_limits', () => {
+        const bucket = {
+          size: 100,
+          per_second: 100,
+          elevated_limits: {
+            size: 200,
+            per_second: 200,
+          },
+          overrides: {
+            '127.0.0.1': {
+              elevated_limits: {
+                size: 400,
+                per_second: 400,
+              },
+            }
+          }
+        };
+        const response = normalizeType(bucket);
+        const { elevated_limits, overrides, overridesMatch, overridesCache, ...rest } = response;
+        expect(overrides['127.0.0.1']).to.not.be.null;
+        expect(overrides['127.0.0.1']).excluding('drip_interval').excluding('elevated_limits').to.deep.equal({
+          size: 100,
+          interval: 1000,
+          per_interval: 100,
+          ttl: 1,
+          ms_per_interval: 0.1,
+          name: "127.0.0.1",
+          until: undefined
+        });
+        expect(overrides['127.0.0.1'].elevated_limits).excluding('drip_interval').to.deep.equal({
+          size: 400,
+          interval: 1000,
+          per_interval: 400,
+          ttl: 1,
+          ms_per_interval: 0.4,
+          erl_configured_for_bucket: true,
+        });
+
       });
     });
-  });
+    })
+
 
   describe('quotaExpiration', () => {
     const tests = [{