From d3f00b7388e2c40fe9ecedab150b8a633a2fcb0a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Gustavo Valverde Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2026 18:55:06 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] docs(rate-limit): clarify awaited cleanup --- packages/better-auth/src/api/rate-limiter/index.ts | 5 +++-- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/packages/better-auth/src/api/rate-limiter/index.ts b/packages/better-auth/src/api/rate-limiter/index.ts index 376b81b71e..6d9fb541eb 100644 --- a/packages/better-auth/src/api/rate-limiter/index.ts +++ b/packages/better-auth/src/api/rate-limiter/index.ts @@ -223,8 +223,9 @@ function createDatabaseStorageWrapper( }; }; - // Best-effort sweep of clearly-expired rows to bound table growth. A failure - // here never blocks the request. + // Best-effort sweep of clearly-expired rows to bound table growth. Without a + // background handler, the request awaits cleanup so it survives teardown; + // failures are logged and do not reject the request. const deleteExpiredRows = async (now: number) => { const cutoff = now - longestObservedWindow * 1000; await ctx.runInBackgroundOrAwait(