Add usage quota to AI creation of flashcards and collections

backend/.env.example

@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ POSTGRES_USER=postgres
 POSTGRES_PASSWORD=changethis
 
 # AI
+AI_MAX_USAGE_QUOTA=30
+AI_QUOTA_TIME_RANGE_DAYS=30 # time in days
 AI_MODEL="dummy_model"
 AI_API_KEY="dummy_api_key"
 

backend/src/alembic/versions/d1ea38d75310_add_ai_usage_quota_tables.py

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+"""Add AI Usage Quota tables
+
+Revision ID: d1ea38d75310
+Revises: cb16ae472c1e
+Create Date: 2025-05-04 09:59:20.325131
+
+"""
+from alembic import op
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+import sqlmodel.sql.sqltypes
+
+
+# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
+revision = 'd1ea38d75310'
+down_revision = 'cb16ae472c1e'
+branch_labels = None
+depends_on = None
+
+
+def upgrade():
+    op.create_table(
+        'aiusagequota',
+        sa.Column('id', sa.UUID(), primary_key=True, nullable=False),
+        sa.Column('user_id', sa.UUID(), sa.ForeignKey('user.id', ondelete='CASCADE'), index=True, nullable=False),
+        sa.Column('usage_count', sa.Integer, default=0, nullable=False),
+        sa.Column('last_reset_time', sa.DateTime(timezone=True), nullable=False),
+    )
+
+
+def downgrade():
+    op.drop_table('aiusagequota')

backend/src/core/config.py

@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ def SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI(self) -> PostgresDsn:
 
     AI_API_KEY: str | None = None
     AI_MODEL: str | None = None
+    AI_MAX_USAGE_QUOTA: int | None = None
+    AI_QUOTA_TIME_RANGE_DAYS: int | None = None
 
     COLLECTION_GENERATION_PROMPT: str | None = None
     CARD_GENERATION_PROMPT: str | None = None
@@ -92,6 +94,13 @@ def _enforce_non_default_secrets(self) -> Self:
             "FIRST_SUPERUSER_PASSWORD", self.FIRST_SUPERUSER_PASSWORD
         )
 
+        if self.AI_MAX_USAGE_QUOTA is None or self.AI_MAX_USAGE_QUOTA <= 0:
+            raise ValueError("AI_MAX_USAGE_QUOTA must be set to a positive integer.")
+        if self.AI_QUOTA_TIME_RANGE_DAYS is None or self.AI_QUOTA_TIME_RANGE_DAYS <= 0:
+            raise ValueError(
+                "AI_QUOTA_TIME_RANGE_DAYS must be set to a positive integer."
+            )
+
         return self
 
 

backend/src/flashcards/api.py

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 from src.ai_models.gemini import GeminiProviderDep
 from src.ai_models.gemini.exceptions import AIGenerationError
 from src.auth.services import CurrentUser, SessionDep
+from src.users.services import check_and_increment_ai_usage_quota
 
 from . import services
 from .exceptions import EmptyCollectionError
@@ -52,6 +53,10 @@ async def create_collection(
 
     if collection_in.prompt:
         try:
+            if not check_and_increment_ai_usage_quota(session, current_user):
+                raise HTTPException(
+                    status_code=429, detail="Quota for AI usage is reached."
+                )
             flashcard_collection = await services.generate_ai_collection(
                 provider, collection_in.prompt
             )
@@ -145,6 +150,10 @@ async def create_card(
     if not access_checked:
         raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Collection not found")
     if card_in.prompt:
+        if not check_and_increment_ai_usage_quota(session, current_user):
+            raise HTTPException(
+                status_code=429, detail="Quota for AI usage is reached."
+            )
         card_base = await services.generate_ai_flashcard(card_in.prompt, provider)
         card_in.front = card_base.front
         card_in.back = card_base.back

backend/src/users/api.py

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 from src.auth.services import CurrentUser, SessionDep
 from src.core.config import settings
-from src.users.schemas import UserCreate, UserPublic, UserRegister
+from src.users.schemas import AIUsageQuota, UserCreate, UserPublic, UserRegister
 
 from . import services
 
@@ -38,3 +38,8 @@ def register_user(session: SessionDep, user_in: UserRegister) -> Any:
     user_create = UserCreate.model_validate(user_in)
     user = services.create_user(session=session, user_create=user_create)
     return user
+
+
+@router.get("/users/me/ai-usage-quota", response_model=AIUsageQuota)
+def get_my_ai_usage_quota(current_user: CurrentUser):
+    return services.get_ai_usage_quota_for_user(current_user)

backend/src/users/models.py

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import uuid
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
-from sqlmodel import Field, Relationship
+from sqlmodel import Field, Relationship, SQLModel
 
 from src.users.schemas import UserBase
 
@@ -22,3 +23,19 @@ class User(UserBase, table=True):
         cascade_delete=True,
         sa_relationship_kwargs={"lazy": "selectin"},
     )
+    ai_usage_quota: "AIUsageQuota" = Relationship(
+        back_populates="user",
+        sa_relationship_kwargs={"uselist": False, "lazy": "selectin"},
+    )
+
+
+class AIUsageQuota(SQLModel, table=True):
+    id: uuid.UUID | None = Field(default_factory=uuid.uuid4, primary_key=True)
+    user_id: uuid.UUID = Field(
+        foreign_key="user.id", index=True, unique=True, ondelete="CASCADE"
+    )
+    usage_count: int = Field(default=0)
+    last_reset_time: datetime = Field(
+        default_factory=lambda: datetime.now(timezone.utc)
+    )
+    user: "User" = Relationship(back_populates="ai_usage_quota")

backend/src/users/schemas.py

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import uuid
+from datetime import datetime
 
 from pydantic import EmailStr
 from sqlmodel import Field, SQLModel
@@ -26,3 +27,9 @@ class UserRegister(SQLModel):
 
 class UserPublic(UserBase):
     id: uuid.UUID
+
+
+class AIUsageQuota(SQLModel):
+    usage_count: int
+    max_usage_allowed: int
+    reset_date: datetime

backend/src/users/services.py

@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 import uuid
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta, timezone
 from typing import Any
 
-from sqlmodel import Session, select
+from sqlmodel import Session, select, update
 
 from src.auth.services import get_password_hash
+from src.core.config import settings
+from src.users.models import AIUsageQuota as AIUsageQuotaModel
 from src.users.models import User
-from src.users.schemas import UserCreate, UserUpdate
+from src.users.schemas import AIUsageQuota, UserCreate, UserUpdate
 
 
 def create_user(*, session: Session, user_create: UserCreate) -> User:
@@ -42,3 +45,49 @@ def get_user_by_email(*, session: Session, email: str) -> User | None:
     statement = select(User).where(User.email == email)
     session_user = session.exec(statement).first()
     return session_user
+
+
+def get_ai_usage_quota_for_user(user: User) -> AIUsageQuota:
+    quota = user.ai_usage_quota
+    if not quota:
+        return AIUsageQuota(
+            usage_count=0,
+            max_usage_allowed=settings.AI_MAX_USAGE_QUOTA,
+            reset_date=(
+                datetime.now(timezone.utc)
+                + timedelta(days=settings.AI_QUOTA_TIME_RANGE_DAYS)
+            ),
+        )
+    return AIUsageQuota(
+        usage_count=quota.usage_count,
+        max_usage_allowed=settings.AI_MAX_USAGE_QUOTA,
+        reset_date=(
+            quota.last_reset_time + timedelta(days=settings.AI_QUOTA_TIME_RANGE_DAYS)
+        ),
+    )
+
+
+def check_and_increment_ai_usage_quota(session: Session, user: User) -> bool:
+    quota = user.ai_usage_quota
+    now = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
+    if not quota:
+        quota = AIUsageQuotaModel(user_id=user.id, usage_count=1, last_reset_time=now)
+        session.add(quota)
+        session.commit()
+        return True
+
+    if now - quota.last_reset_time >= timedelta(days=settings.AI_QUOTA_TIME_RANGE_DAYS):
+        quota.usage_count = 0
+        quota.last_reset_time = now
+        session.add(quota)
+        session.commit()
+    result = session.exec(
+        update(AIUsageQuotaModel)
+        .where(
+            (AIUsageQuotaModel.id == quota.id)
+            & (AIUsageQuotaModel.usage_count <= settings.AI_MAX_USAGE_QUOTA)
+        )
+        .values(usage_count=AIUsageQuotaModel.usage_count + 1)
+    )
+    session.commit()
+    return result.rowcount > 0

backend/tests/flashcards/card/test_api.py

@@ -394,18 +394,22 @@ def test_create_card_with_prompt_ai(
     with patch(
         "src.flashcards.services.generate_ai_flashcard", new_callable=AsyncMock
     ) as mock_ai:
-        mock_ai.return_value = type("Card", (), ai_card)()
-        card_data = {"prompt": prompt, "front": "", "back": ""}
-        rsp = client.post(
-            f"{settings.API_V1_STR}/collections/{collection_id}/cards/",
-            json=card_data,
-            headers=normal_user_token_headers,
-        )
-        assert rsp.status_code == 200
-        content = rsp.json()
-        assert content["front"] == ai_card["front"]
-        assert content["back"] == ai_card["back"]
-        mock_ai.assert_called_once_with(prompt, ANY)
+        with patch(
+            "src.flashcards.api.check_and_increment_ai_usage_quota"
+        ) as mock_quota_check:
+            mock_quota_check.return_value = True
+            mock_ai.return_value = type("Card", (), ai_card)()
+            card_data = {"prompt": prompt, "front": "", "back": ""}
+            rsp = client.post(
+                f"{settings.API_V1_STR}/collections/{collection_id}/cards/",
+                json=card_data,
+                headers=normal_user_token_headers,
+            )
+            assert rsp.status_code == 200
+            content = rsp.json()
+            assert content["front"] == ai_card["front"]
+            assert content["back"] == ai_card["back"]
+            mock_ai.assert_called_once_with(prompt, ANY)
 
 
 def test_create_card_with_prompt_too_long(

backend/tests/flashcards/collection/test_api.py

@@ -83,25 +83,29 @@ def test_create_collection_with_prompt(
     with patch(
         "src.flashcards.services.generate_ai_collection", new_callable=AsyncMock
     ) as mock_ai_generate:
-        mock_ai_generate.return_value = mock_collection
-
-        rsp = client.post(
-            f"{settings.API_V1_STR}/collections/",
-            json=collection_data.model_dump(),
-            headers=normal_user_token_headers,
-        )
-
-        assert rsp.status_code == 200
-        content = rsp.json()
-        assert content["name"] == collection_data.name
-        assert "id" in content
-        assert isinstance(content["id"], str)
-        assert len(content["cards"]) == len(mock_collection.cards)
-        for i, card in enumerate(mock_collection.cards):
-            assert content["cards"][i]["front"] == card.front
-            assert content["cards"][i]["back"] == card.back
-
-        mock_ai_generate.assert_called_once()
+        with patch(
+            "src.flashcards.api.check_and_increment_ai_usage_quota"
+        ) as mock_quota_check:
+            mock_ai_generate.return_value = mock_collection
+            mock_quota_check.return_value = True
+
+            rsp = client.post(
+                f"{settings.API_V1_STR}/collections/",
+                json=collection_data.model_dump(),
+                headers=normal_user_token_headers,
+            )
+
+            assert rsp.status_code == 200
+            content = rsp.json()
+            assert content["name"] == collection_data.name
+            assert "id" in content
+            assert isinstance(content["id"], str)
+            assert len(content["cards"]) == len(mock_collection.cards)
+            for i, card in enumerate(mock_collection.cards):
+                assert content["cards"][i]["front"] == card.front
+                assert content["cards"][i]["back"] == card.back
+
+            mock_ai_generate.assert_called_once()
 
 
 def test_create_collection_with_ai_generation_error(
@@ -114,19 +118,23 @@ def test_create_collection_with_ai_generation_error(
     with patch(
         "src.flashcards.services.generate_ai_collection", new_callable=AsyncMock
     ) as mock_ai_generate:
-        err_msg = "AI service is unavailable"
-        mock_ai_generate.side_effect = AIGenerationError(err_msg)
-
-        rsp = client.post(
-            f"{settings.API_V1_STR}/collections/",
-            json=collection_data.model_dump(),
-            headers=normal_user_token_headers,
-        )
-
-        assert rsp.status_code == 500
-        content = rsp.json()
-        assert "detail" in content
-        assert err_msg in content["detail"]
+        with patch(
+            "src.flashcards.api.check_and_increment_ai_usage_quota"
+        ) as mock_quota_check:
+            err_msg = "AI service is unavailable"
+            mock_ai_generate.side_effect = AIGenerationError(err_msg)
+            mock_quota_check.return_value = True
+
+            rsp = client.post(
+                f"{settings.API_V1_STR}/collections/",
+                json=collection_data.model_dump(),
+                headers=normal_user_token_headers,
+            )
+
+            assert rsp.status_code == 500
+            content = rsp.json()
+            assert "detail" in content
+            assert err_msg in content["detail"]
 
 
 def test_read_collection(

backend/tests/users/conftest.py

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+from typing import Any
+
+import pytest
+from sqlmodel import Session
+
+from src.users.schemas import UserCreate
+from src.users.services import create_user
+from tests.utils.utils import random_email, random_lower_string
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def test_user(db: Session) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    email = random_email()
+    password = random_lower_string()
+    full_name = random_lower_string()
+
+    user_in = UserCreate(email=email, password=password, full_name=full_name)
+    user = create_user(session=db, user_create=user_in)
+
+    return user