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Brotli compression
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Description
Hi,
We are using compress_response=True in tornado.web.Application to use gzip compression for requests arriving in our servers.
I wonder if there's a plan to support Brotli compression as well?
Thanks
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Research direction
Start at tornado.web.Application and the compress_response option, then trace how the existing gzip compression behavior is implemented. Clarify the expected Brotli support and its compatibility requirements before identifying the relevant implementation and test locations; done means Brotli-compressed responses work as specified.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- backend
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100