[Backend] Add Request/Response Compression

[gelluisaac]

Overview

Implement request and response compression to improve performance and reduce bandwidth.

Current State

• No compression
• Large response sizes
• Slow API responses
• High bandwidth usage

Requirements

1. Compression Features

   • Gzip compression
   • Brotli compression
   • Compression level configuration
   • Compression threshold
   • Compression statistics

2. Request Compression

   • Accept compressed requests
   • Decompress request bodies
   • Validate compressed requests
   • Compression error handling
   • Compression logging

3. Response Compression

   • Compress responses
   • Compression based on content type
   • Compression based on size
   • ETag support
   • Cache control

4. Configuration

   • Compression level
   • Compression threshold
   • Excluded content types
   • Per-route configuration
   • Environment-specific settings

Technical Details

• Use compression middleware
• Configure compression levels
• Add compression statistics
• Monitor compression effectiveness

Files to Create/Modify

• backend/src/middleware/compression.ts (create)
• backend/src/config/compression.ts (create)
• backend/src/utils/compressionUtils.ts (create)
• Update backend/src/index.ts to use middleware

Acceptance Criteria

• Compression works for responses
• Compression works for requests
• Compression levels are configurable
• Statistics are tracked
• Performance is improved
• Bandwidth is reduced
• Error handling works
• Documentation is complete

References

• Express compression: https://github.com/expressjs/compression
• Brotli compression: https://github.com/cnpm-server/brotli

[Adeolu01]

I would love to resolve this issue as I am well fit for it. Please assign

[Adeolu01]

I would love to resolve this issue as I am well fit for it. Please assign

[Adeolu01]

I would love to resolve this issue as I am well fit for it. Please assign