Sending the request

slowapi/extension.py

@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ class Limiter:
         limit_for_header = None
         for lim in limits:
             limit_scope = lim.scope or endpoint
-            if lim.is_exempt:
+            if lim.is_exempt(request):
                 continue
             if lim.methods is not None and request.method.lower() not in lim.methods:
                 continue
@@ -699,11 +699,9 @@ class Limiter:
             else:
                 self._route_limits.setdefault(name, []).extend(static_limits)
 
-            connection_type: Optional[str] = None
             sig = inspect.signature(func)
             for idx, parameter in enumerate(sig.parameters.values()):
                 if parameter.name == "request" or parameter.name == "websocket":
-                    connection_type = parameter.name
                     break
             else:
                 raise Exception(

slowapi/wrappers.py

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import inspect
 from typing import Callable, Iterator, List, Optional, Union
 
 from limits import RateLimitItem, parse_many  # type: ignore
+from starlette.requests import Request
 
 
 class Limit(object):
@@ -31,13 +32,18 @@ class Limit(object):
         self.cost = cost
         self.override_defaults = override_defaults
 
-    @property
-    def is_exempt(self) -> bool:
+    def is_exempt(self, request: Request) -> bool:
         """
         Check if the limit is exempt.
         Return True to exempt the route from the limit.
         """
-        return self.exempt_when() if self.exempt_when is not None else False
+        if self.exempt_when is None:
+            return False
+        params = inspect.signature(self.exempt_when).parameters
+        param_len = len(params)
+        if param_len == 1:
+            return self.exempt_when(request)
+        return self.exempt_when()
 
     @property
     def scope(self) -> str: