Implement a sliding-window rate limiter allow()

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Implement a sliding-window rate limiter allow()

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This question evaluates understanding of sliding-window rate limiting, time-windowed counting, and per-user state management for high-throughput services.

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Implement a sliding-window rate limiter allow()