akka/akka-core

Brotli algorithm for encoding/decoding

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#25,272 opened on Jun 26, 2018

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Description

Is there any chance, that you are going to support brotli compression algorithm in addition to gzip and Deflate in future?

This algorithm has proven its effectiveness and it would be great, if it can be used in Akka.

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Research direction
Explore Akka's existing compression codec interface and implement Brotli support.
Tech stack
scalajava
Domain
backend
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
2
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-3 hours
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Active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Clear
Prerequisites
Scalacompression algorithms
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
60