envoyproxy/envoy

HTTP body compression for gRPC requests

Open

#6,292 opened on Mar 14, 2019

View on GitHub
 (12 comments) (7 reactions) (1 assignee)C++ (5,373 forks)batch import
enhancementhelp wanted

Repository metrics

Stars
 (27,997 stars)
PR merge metrics
 (Avg merge 8d) (378 merged PRs in 30d)

Description

Does Envoy support HTTP body compression for gRPC requests?

The gzip filter works well for REST requests, but doesn't seem to work for gRPC requests, even when following the filter documentation.

Contributor guide

Research direction
Investigate the gzip filter implementation in Envoy and check how it handles gRPC requests, particularly content type and encoding headers.
Tech stack
None
Domain
backendnetworking
Issue type
Bug
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
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
Active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Clear
Prerequisites
Envoy basicsgRPC
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
65