expressjs/morgan

Size of response with no 'content-length' header

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#102 opened on Apr 7, 2016

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Description

Is it possible for a tag to be added that uses 'content-length' is the type of the data sent is not in chunks and a chunk size indicator when the data is sent in chunks?

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Tech stack
javascriptnodejsexpress
Domain
backendobservability
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
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.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
needs investigation
Prerequisites
understanding of HTTP response headersknowledge of Node.js streams
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
35
Research direction
Examine the morgan source code (likely in index.js) to understand how tokens are defined and used. Look for existing response size handling. Check the issue comments for any proposed solutions. Implement a new token that outputs content length header value if present, otherwise uses response chunk size from the socket stream. Ensure compatibility with both HTTP/1.0 and HTTP/1.1. Test with various response types.