feat(compression): Add cross-runtime response compression (Brotli/gzip), per-route decorators, and pre-compressed static file support

changelog.md

@@ -1,5 +1,16 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 2025-12-05 - 1.2.0 - feat(compression)
+Add cross-runtime response compression (Brotli/gzip), per-route decorators, and pre-compressed static file support
+
+- Introduce a cross-runtime compression provider (Node zlib + Web CompressionStream fallback) with create/get provider APIs (ts/compression/compression.runtime.ts).
+- Add compression middleware utilities (normalize config, shouldCompressResponse, algorithm selection, streaming/full-body compression) and default configuration (ts/compression/compression.middleware.ts).
+- Implement Accept-Encoding parsing, encoding selection, and compressibility checks (ts/utils/utils.encoding.ts) and export types/utilities from utils/index.ts.
+- Add @Compress and @NoCompress decorators and route-level compression metadata support (ts/decorators/decorators.compress.ts, decorators.types.ts, registry updates, and exports).
+- Integrate compression into SmartServe core: global compression config, applyCompression for custom handlers, WebDAV, static files, and route responses (ts/core/smartserve.classes.smartserve.ts, smartserve.interfaces.ts).
+- Enhance FileServer to serve pre-compressed variants (.br/.gz) when available, adjust headers/ETag/Length, and avoid using pre-compressed files for range requests (ts/files/file.server.ts).
+- Expose compression APIs from package entry point and export zlib via plugins for Node provider; update readme.hints.md with configuration examples and notes.
+
 ## 2025-12-03 - 1.1.2 - fix(deps)
 Bump dependency versions for build and runtime tools
 

readme.hints.md

@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ SmartServe is a cross-platform HTTP server for Node.js, Deno, and Bun using:
 - `ts/utils/utils.mime.ts` - MIME type detection
 - `ts/utils/utils.etag.ts` - ETag generation
 
+### Compression
+- `ts/compression/compression.runtime.ts` - Cross-runtime compression (Node.js zlib, Web CompressionStream)
+- `ts/compression/compression.middleware.ts` - Compression config and helpers
+- `ts/utils/utils.encoding.ts` - Accept-Encoding parsing
+- `ts/decorators/decorators.compress.ts` - @Compress and @NoCompress decorators
+
 ### Protocols
 - `ts/protocols/webdav/webdav.handler.ts` - WebDAV RFC 4918 handler
 - `ts/protocols/webdav/webdav.xml.ts` - XML generation (multistatus, lock responses)
@@ -149,9 +155,81 @@ const connections = server.getWebSocketConnections();
 - Bun adapter stores peer ID/tags in `ws.data` for persistence across events
 - Internal `_connectionCallbacks` passed to adapters for registry communication
 
+## Compression
+
+SmartServe supports automatic response compression with Brotli and gzip.
+
+### Configuration
+
+```typescript
+const server = new SmartServe({
+  port: 3000,
+
+  // Simple: enable with defaults (compression is ON by default)
+  compression: true,
+
+  // Detailed configuration
+  compression: {
+    enabled: true,
+    algorithms: ['br', 'gzip'],  // Brotli preferred, gzip fallback
+    threshold: 1024,              // Don't compress < 1KB
+    level: 4,                     // Compression level
+    compressibleTypes: [          // Custom MIME types
+      'text/',
+      'application/json',
+      'application/javascript',
+    ],
+    exclude: ['/api/stream/*'],   // Skip certain paths
+  },
+
+  // Pre-compressed static files
+  static: {
+    root: './public',
+    precompressed: true,  // Serve index.html.br, index.html.gz if available
+  },
+});
+```
+
+### Per-Route Control
+
+```typescript
+@Controller('/api')
+class ApiController {
+  @Get('/data')
+  getData() {
+    return { large: 'json' };  // Compressed by default
+  }
+
+  @Get('/stream')
+  @NoCompress()  // Skip compression for SSE/streaming
+  getStream() {
+    return new Response(eventStream, {
+      headers: { 'Content-Type': 'text/event-stream' }
+    });
+  }
+
+  @Get('/heavy')
+  @Compress({ level: 11 })  // Force max brotli compression
+  getHeavy() {
+    return massiveData;
+  }
+}
+```
+
+### Cross-Runtime Support
+
+| Runtime | Brotli | gzip | Implementation |
+|---------|--------|------|----------------|
+| Node.js | ✅ | ✅ | Native zlib module |
+| Deno | ⚠️ | ✅ | CompressionStream API |
+| Bun | ⚠️ | ✅ | CompressionStream API |
+
+Note: Brotli in Deno/Bun falls back to gzip if CompressionStream doesn't support it.
+
 ## TODO
 
 - [x] WebDAV protocol support (PROPFIND, MKCOL, COPY, MOVE, LOCK, UNLOCK)
 - [x] TypedRouter WebSocket integration
+- [x] Brotli/gzip compression with per-route control
 - [ ] HTTP/2 support investigation
 - [ ] Performance benchmarks

ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts

@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
  */
 export const commitinfo = {
   name: '@push.rocks/smartserve',
-  version: '1.1.2',
+  version: '1.2.0',
   description: 'a cross platform server module for Node, Deno and Bun'
 }

ts/compression/compression.middleware.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,229 @@
+/**
+ * Compression middleware for HTTP responses
+ */
+
+import type { TCompressionAlgorithm } from '../utils/index.js';
+import { selectEncoding, isCompressible } from '../utils/index.js';
+import { getCompressionProvider } from './compression.runtime.js';
+
+// =============================================================================
+// Configuration Interface
+// =============================================================================
+
+/**
+ * Compression configuration
+ */
+export interface ICompressionConfig {
+  /** Enable compression (default: true) */
+  enabled?: boolean;
+
+  /** Preferred algorithms in order (default: ['br', 'gzip']) */
+  algorithms?: TCompressionAlgorithm[];
+
+  /** Minimum size in bytes to compress (default: 1024) */
+  threshold?: number;
+
+  /** Compression level (1-11 for brotli, 1-9 for gzip, default: 4 for brotli, 6 for gzip) */
+  level?: number;
+
+  /** MIME types to compress (default: text/*, application/json, etc.) */
+  compressibleTypes?: string[];
+
+  /** Skip compression for these paths (glob patterns) */
+  exclude?: string[];
+}
+
+/**
+ * Default compression configuration
+ */
+export const DEFAULT_COMPRESSION_CONFIG: Required<ICompressionConfig> = {
+  enabled: true,
+  algorithms: ['br', 'gzip'],
+  threshold: 1024,
+  level: 4,
+  compressibleTypes: [],  // Empty means use defaults from isCompressible
+  exclude: [],
+};
+
+/**
+ * Normalize compression config from boolean or partial config
+ */
+export function normalizeCompressionConfig(
+  config: ICompressionConfig | boolean | undefined
+): ICompressionConfig {
+  if (config === false) {
+    return { enabled: false };
+  }
+  if (config === true || config === undefined) {
+    return { ...DEFAULT_COMPRESSION_CONFIG };
+  }
+  return {
+    ...DEFAULT_COMPRESSION_CONFIG,
+    ...config,
+  };
+}
+
+// =============================================================================
+// Compression Helpers
+// =============================================================================
+
+/**
+ * Check if response should be compressed
+ */
+export function shouldCompressResponse(
+  response: Response,
+  request: Request,
+  config: ICompressionConfig
+): boolean {
+  // Disabled
+  if (config.enabled === false) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  // Already compressed
+  if (response.headers.has('Content-Encoding')) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  // No body to compress
+  if (!response.body) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  // Check content type
+  const contentType = response.headers.get('Content-Type');
+  const customTypes = config.compressibleTypes?.length ? config.compressibleTypes : undefined;
+  if (!isCompressible(contentType, customTypes)) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  // Check size threshold
+  const contentLength = response.headers.get('Content-Length');
+  if (contentLength) {
+    const size = parseInt(contentLength, 10);
+    if (size < (config.threshold ?? DEFAULT_COMPRESSION_CONFIG.threshold)) {
+      return false;
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Check excluded paths
+  if (config.exclude?.length) {
+    const url = new URL(request.url);
+    const pathname = url.pathname;
+    for (const pattern of config.exclude) {
+      if (matchGlobPattern(pattern, pathname)) {
+        return false;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Check client accepts compression
+  const acceptEncoding = request.headers.get('Accept-Encoding');
+  if (!acceptEncoding) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  return true;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Simple glob pattern matching (supports * and **)
+ */
+function matchGlobPattern(pattern: string, path: string): boolean {
+  const regexPattern = pattern
+    .replace(/\*\*/g, '.*')
+    .replace(/\*/g, '[^/]*')
+    .replace(/\?/g, '.');
+  const regex = new RegExp(`^${regexPattern}$`);
+  return regex.test(path);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Select the best compression algorithm based on client and server support
+ */
+export function selectCompressionAlgorithm(
+  request: Request,
+  config: ICompressionConfig
+): TCompressionAlgorithm {
+  const acceptEncoding = request.headers.get('Accept-Encoding');
+  const serverAlgorithms = config.algorithms ?? DEFAULT_COMPRESSION_CONFIG.algorithms;
+
+  // Get runtime-supported algorithms
+  const provider = getCompressionProvider();
+  const runtimeAlgorithms = provider.getSupportedAlgorithms();
+
+  // Filter server config to only include runtime-supported algorithms
+  const supported = serverAlgorithms.filter((alg) =>
+    runtimeAlgorithms.includes(alg)
+  );
+
+  if (supported.length === 0) {
+    return 'identity';
+  }
+
+  return selectEncoding(acceptEncoding, supported);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Compress a Response object
+ */
+export async function compressResponse(
+  response: Response,
+  algorithm: TCompressionAlgorithm,
+  level?: number
+): Promise<Response> {
+  if (algorithm === 'identity' || !response.body) {
+    return response;
+  }
+
+  const provider = getCompressionProvider();
+
+  // Clone headers and modify
+  const headers = new Headers(response.headers);
+  headers.set('Content-Encoding', algorithm);
+  headers.set('Vary', appendVaryHeader(headers.get('Vary'), 'Accept-Encoding'));
+  headers.delete('Content-Length'); // Size changes after compression
+
+  // Compress the body stream
+  const compressedBody = provider.compressStream(response.body, algorithm, level);
+
+  return new Response(compressedBody, {
+    status: response.status,
+    statusText: response.statusText,
+    headers,
+  });
+}
+
+/**
+ * Append value to Vary header
+ */
+function appendVaryHeader(existing: string | null, value: string): string {
+  if (!existing) {
+    return value;
+  }
+  const values = existing.split(',').map((v) => v.trim().toLowerCase());
+  if (values.includes(value.toLowerCase())) {
+    return existing;
+  }
+  return `${existing}, ${value}`;
+}
+
+// =============================================================================
+// Full-Body Compression (for small responses)
+// =============================================================================
+
+/**
+ * Compress entire response body at once (for small/known-size responses)
+ */
+export async function compressResponseBody(
+  body: Uint8Array,
+  algorithm: TCompressionAlgorithm,
+  level?: number
+): Promise<Uint8Array> {
+  if (algorithm === 'identity') {
+    return body;
+  }
+
+  const provider = getCompressionProvider();
+  return provider.compress(body, algorithm, level);
+}

ts/compression/compression.runtime.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,309 @@
+/**
+ * Cross-runtime compression abstraction
+ *
+ * Uses:
+ * - Node.js: zlib module (native, full brotli support)
+ * - Deno/Bun: CompressionStream API (Web Standard)
+ */
+
+import * as plugins from '../plugins.js';
+import type { TCompressionAlgorithm } from '../utils/index.js';
+import type { Transform } from 'stream';
+
+// =============================================================================
+// Compression Provider Interface
+// =============================================================================
+
+export interface ICompressionProvider {
+  /**
+   * Compress data to Uint8Array
+   */
+  compress(
+    data: Uint8Array,
+    algorithm: TCompressionAlgorithm,
+    level?: number
+  ): Promise<Uint8Array>;
+
+  /**
+   * Compress a ReadableStream
+   */
+  compressStream(
+    stream: ReadableStream<Uint8Array>,
+    algorithm: TCompressionAlgorithm,
+    level?: number
+  ): ReadableStream<Uint8Array>;
+
+  /**
+   * Get supported algorithms for this runtime
+   */
+  getSupportedAlgorithms(): TCompressionAlgorithm[];
+}
+
+// =============================================================================
+// Node.js Compression Provider (using zlib)
+// =============================================================================
+
+class NodeCompressionProvider implements ICompressionProvider {
+  getSupportedAlgorithms(): TCompressionAlgorithm[] {
+    return ['br', 'gzip', 'deflate'];
+  }
+
+  async compress(
+    data: Uint8Array,
+    algorithm: TCompressionAlgorithm,
+    level?: number
+  ): Promise<Uint8Array> {
+    if (algorithm === 'identity') {
+      return data;
+    }
+
+    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+      const buffer = Buffer.from(data);
+
+      const callback = (err: Error | null, result: Buffer) => {
+        if (err) reject(err);
+        else resolve(new Uint8Array(result));
+      };
+
+      switch (algorithm) {
+        case 'br':
+          plugins.zlib.brotliCompress(
+            buffer,
+            {
+              params: {
+                [plugins.zlib.constants.BROTLI_PARAM_QUALITY]: level ?? 4,
+              },
+            },
+            callback
+          );
+          break;
+        case 'gzip':
+          plugins.zlib.gzip(buffer, { level: level ?? 6 }, callback);
+          break;
+        case 'deflate':
+          plugins.zlib.deflate(buffer, { level: level ?? 6 }, callback);
+          break;
+        default:
+          resolve(data);
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
+  compressStream(
+    stream: ReadableStream<Uint8Array>,
+    algorithm: TCompressionAlgorithm,
+    level?: number
+  ): ReadableStream<Uint8Array> {
+    if (algorithm === 'identity') {
+      return stream;
+    }
+
+    // Create zlib transform stream
+    let zlibStream: Transform;
+    switch (algorithm) {
+      case 'br':
+        zlibStream = plugins.zlib.createBrotliCompress({
+          params: {
+            [plugins.zlib.constants.BROTLI_PARAM_QUALITY]: level ?? 4,
+          },
+        });
+        break;
+      case 'gzip':
+        zlibStream = plugins.zlib.createGzip({ level: level ?? 6 });
+        break;
+      case 'deflate':
+        zlibStream = plugins.zlib.createDeflate({ level: level ?? 6 });
+        break;
+      default:
+        return stream;
+    }
+
+    // Convert Web ReadableStream to Node stream, compress, and back
+    const reader = stream.getReader();
+
+    return new ReadableStream<Uint8Array>({
+      async start(controller) {
+        // Pipe data through zlib
+        zlibStream.on('data', (chunk: Buffer) => {
+          controller.enqueue(new Uint8Array(chunk));
+        });
+
+        zlibStream.on('end', () => {
+          controller.close();
+        });
+
+        zlibStream.on('error', (err) => {
+          controller.error(err);
+        });
+
+        // Read from source and write to zlib
+        try {
+          while (true) {
+            const { done, value } = await reader.read();
+            if (done) {
+              zlibStream.end();
+              break;
+            }
+            zlibStream.write(Buffer.from(value));
+          }
+        } catch (err) {
+          controller.error(err);
+        }
+      },
+
+      cancel() {
+        reader.cancel();
+        zlibStream.destroy();
+      },
+    });
+  }
+}
+
+// =============================================================================
+// Web Standard Compression Provider (Deno/Bun/Browser)
+// =============================================================================
+
+class WebStandardCompressionProvider implements ICompressionProvider {
+  private brotliSupported: boolean | null = null;
+
+  private checkBrotliSupport(): boolean {
+    if (this.brotliSupported === null) {
+      try {
+        // Try to create a brotli stream - not all runtimes support it
+        new CompressionStream('deflate');
+        // Note: CompressionStream doesn't support 'br' in most runtimes yet
+        this.brotliSupported = false;
+      } catch {
+        this.brotliSupported = false;
+      }
+    }
+    return this.brotliSupported;
+  }
+
+  getSupportedAlgorithms(): TCompressionAlgorithm[] {
+    // CompressionStream supports gzip and deflate in most runtimes
+    // Brotli support is limited
+    const algorithms: TCompressionAlgorithm[] = ['gzip', 'deflate'];
+    if (this.checkBrotliSupport()) {
+      algorithms.unshift('br');
+    }
+    return algorithms;
+  }
+
+  async compress(
+    data: Uint8Array,
+    algorithm: TCompressionAlgorithm,
+    _level?: number
+  ): Promise<Uint8Array> {
+    if (algorithm === 'identity') {
+      return data;
+    }
+
+    // Map algorithm to CompressionStream format
+    // Brotli falls back to gzip if not supported
+    let format: CompressionFormat;
+    if (algorithm === 'br') {
+      format = this.checkBrotliSupport() ? ('br' as CompressionFormat) : 'gzip';
+    } else {
+      format = algorithm as CompressionFormat;
+    }
+
+    try {
+      const stream = new CompressionStream(format);
+      const writer = stream.writable.getWriter();
+      const reader = stream.readable.getReader();
+
+      // Write data and close (cast for type compatibility)
+      await writer.write(data as unknown as BufferSource);
+      await writer.close();
+
+      // Collect compressed chunks
+      const chunks: Uint8Array[] = [];
+      while (true) {
+        const { done, value } = await reader.read();
+        if (done) break;
+        chunks.push(value);
+      }
+
+      // Concatenate chunks
+      const totalLength = chunks.reduce((sum, chunk) => sum + chunk.length, 0);
+      const result = new Uint8Array(totalLength);
+      let offset = 0;
+      for (const chunk of chunks) {
+        result.set(chunk, offset);
+        offset += chunk.length;
+      }
+
+      return result;
+    } catch {
+      // Compression failed, return original
+      return data;
+    }
+  }
+
+  compressStream(
+    stream: ReadableStream<Uint8Array>,
+    algorithm: TCompressionAlgorithm,
+    _level?: number
+  ): ReadableStream<Uint8Array> {
+    if (algorithm === 'identity') {
+      return stream;
+    }
+
+    // Map algorithm to CompressionStream format
+    let format: CompressionFormat;
+    if (algorithm === 'br') {
+      format = this.checkBrotliSupport() ? ('br' as CompressionFormat) : 'gzip';
+    } else {
+      format = algorithm as CompressionFormat;
+    }
+
+    try {
+      const compressionStream = new CompressionStream(format);
+      // Use type assertion for cross-runtime compatibility
+      return stream.pipeThrough(compressionStream as unknown as TransformStream<Uint8Array, Uint8Array>);
+    } catch {
+      // Compression not supported, return original stream
+      return stream;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+// =============================================================================
+// Factory & Singleton
+// =============================================================================
+
+let compressionProvider: ICompressionProvider | null = null;
+
+/**
+ * Create appropriate compression provider for the current runtime
+ */
+export function createCompressionProvider(): ICompressionProvider {
+  // Check for Node.js (has zlib module)
+  if (typeof process !== 'undefined' && process.versions?.node) {
+    return new NodeCompressionProvider();
+  }
+
+  // Check for Deno
+  if (typeof (globalThis as any).Deno !== 'undefined') {
+    return new WebStandardCompressionProvider();
+  }
+
+  // Check for Bun
+  if (typeof (globalThis as any).Bun !== 'undefined') {
+    return new WebStandardCompressionProvider();
+  }
+
+  // Fallback to Web Standard
+  return new WebStandardCompressionProvider();
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get the singleton compression provider
+ */
+export function getCompressionProvider(): ICompressionProvider {
+  if (!compressionProvider) {
+    compressionProvider = createCompressionProvider();
+  }
+  return compressionProvider;
+}

ts/compression/index.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/**
+ * Compression module exports
+ */
+
+export {
+  getCompressionProvider,
+  createCompressionProvider,
+  type ICompressionProvider,
+} from './compression.runtime.js';
+
+export {
+  shouldCompressResponse,
+  selectCompressionAlgorithm,
+  compressResponse,
+  compressResponseBody,
+  normalizeCompressionConfig,
+  DEFAULT_COMPRESSION_CONFIG,
+  type ICompressionConfig,
+} from './compression.middleware.js';

ts/core/smartserve.classes.smartserve.ts

@@ -18,9 +18,16 @@ import type {
 } from './smartserve.interfaces.js';
 import { HttpError, RouteNotFoundError, ServerAlreadyRunningError, WebSocketConfigError } from './smartserve.errors.js';
 import { AdapterFactory, type BaseAdapter, type TRequestHandler } from '../adapters/index.js';
-import { ControllerRegistry, type ICompiledRoute } from '../decorators/index.js';
+import { ControllerRegistry, type ICompiledRoute, type IRouteCompressionOptions } from '../decorators/index.js';
 import { FileServer } from '../files/index.js';
 import { WebDAVHandler } from '../protocols/index.js';
+import {
+  normalizeCompressionConfig,
+  shouldCompressResponse,
+  selectCompressionAlgorithm,
+  compressResponse,
+  type ICompressionConfig,
+} from '../compression/index.js';
 
 /**
  * SmartServe - Cross-platform HTTP server
@@ -43,6 +50,7 @@ export class SmartServe {
   private customHandler: TRequestHandler | null = null;
   private fileServer: FileServer | null = null;
   private webdavHandler: WebDAVHandler | null = null;
+  private compressionConfig: ICompressionConfig;
 
   /** WebSocket connection registry (only active when typedRouter is set) */
   private wsConnections: Map<string, IWebSocketPeer> | null = null;
@@ -64,6 +72,9 @@ export class SmartServe {
       ...options,
     };
 
+    // Initialize compression config (enabled by default)
+    this.compressionConfig = normalizeCompressionConfig(options.compression);
+
     // Initialize connection registry only when typedRouter is configured
     if (this.options.websocket?.typedRouter) {
       this.wsConnections = new Map();
@@ -248,7 +259,9 @@ export class SmartServe {
     return async (request: Request, connectionInfo: IConnectionInfo): Promise<Response> => {
       // Use custom handler if set
       if (this.customHandler) {
-        return this.customHandler(request, connectionInfo);
+        const response = await this.customHandler(request, connectionInfo);
+        // Apply compression to custom handler responses
+        return this.applyCompression(response, request);
       }
 
       // Parse URL and method
@@ -258,7 +271,8 @@ export class SmartServe {
       // Handle WebDAV requests first if handler is configured
       if (this.webdavHandler && this.webdavHandler.isWebDAVRequest(request)) {
         try {
-          return await this.webdavHandler.handle(request);
+          const response = await this.webdavHandler.handle(request);
+          return this.applyCompression(response, request);
         } catch (error) {
           return this.handleError(error as Error, request);
         }
@@ -271,7 +285,8 @@ export class SmartServe {
         // No route found, try WebDAV for GET/PUT/DELETE/HEAD (standard HTTP methods WebDAV also handles)
         if (this.webdavHandler) {
           try {
-            return await this.webdavHandler.handle(request);
+            const response = await this.webdavHandler.handle(request);
+            return this.applyCompression(response, request);
           } catch (error) {
             return this.handleError(error as Error, request);
           }
@@ -282,7 +297,8 @@ export class SmartServe {
           try {
             const staticResponse = await this.fileServer.serve(request);
             if (staticResponse) {
-              return staticResponse;
+              // Apply compression to static file responses
+              return this.applyCompression(staticResponse, request);
             }
           } catch (error) {
             return this.handleError(error as Error, request);
@@ -304,7 +320,10 @@ export class SmartServe {
         const context = await this.createContext(request, url, params, connectionInfo);
 
         // Run interceptors and handler
-        return await this.executeRoute(route, context);
+        const response = await this.executeRoute(route, context);
+
+        // Apply compression with route-specific settings
+        return this.applyCompression(response, request, route.compression);
       } catch (error) {
         return this.handleError(error as Error, request);
       }
@@ -456,6 +475,50 @@ export class SmartServe {
     });
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Apply compression to response if applicable
+   */
+  private async applyCompression(
+    response: Response,
+    request: Request,
+    routeCompression?: IRouteCompressionOptions
+  ): Promise<Response> {
+    // Check route-level override first
+    if (routeCompression?.enabled === false) {
+      return response;
+    }
+
+    // Build effective config (merge route settings with global)
+    const effectiveConfig: ICompressionConfig = {
+      ...this.compressionConfig,
+    };
+
+    // Route-level compression settings override global
+    if (routeCompression?.level !== undefined) {
+      effectiveConfig.level = routeCompression.level;
+    }
+
+    // If route forces compression, ensure it's enabled
+    if (routeCompression?.enabled === true) {
+      effectiveConfig.enabled = true;
+    }
+
+    // Check if compression should be applied
+    if (!shouldCompressResponse(response, request, effectiveConfig)) {
+      return response;
+    }
+
+    // Select best algorithm
+    const algorithm = selectCompressionAlgorithm(request, effectiveConfig);
+
+    if (algorithm === 'identity') {
+      return response;
+    }
+
+    // Apply compression
+    return compressResponse(response, algorithm, effectiveConfig.level);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Handle errors
    */

ts/core/smartserve.interfaces.ts

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
  */
 
 import type { TypedRouter } from '@api.global/typedrequest';
+import type { ICompressionConfig } from '../compression/index.js';
 
 // =============================================================================
 // HTTP Types
@@ -272,6 +273,8 @@ export interface IStaticOptions {
   extensions?: string[];
   /** Enable directory listing */
   directoryListing?: boolean | IDirectoryListingOptions;
+  /** Serve pre-compressed files (.br, .gz) when available */
+  precompressed?: boolean;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -333,6 +336,8 @@ export interface ISmartServeOptions {
   keepAlive?: IKeepAliveConfig;
   /** Global error handler */
   onError?: (error: Error, request?: Request) => Response | Promise<Response>;
+  /** Compression configuration (enabled by default) */
+  compression?: ICompressionConfig | boolean;
 }
 
 // =============================================================================

ts/decorators/decorators.compress.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+/**
+ * Compression control decorators (@Compress, @NoCompress)
+ *
+ * These decorators allow per-route control over compression:
+ * - @Compress(options?) - Force compression with optional settings
+ * - @NoCompress() - Disable compression for this route (useful for SSE, streaming)
+ */
+
+import { getControllerMetadata } from './decorators.metadata.js';
+import type { IRouteCompressionOptions } from './decorators.types.js';
+
+/**
+ * Set compression options for a route
+ */
+function setRouteCompression(
+  target: any,
+  methodName: string | symbol,
+  options: IRouteCompressionOptions
+): void {
+  const metadata = getControllerMetadata(target.constructor);
+
+  let route = metadata.routes.get(methodName);
+  if (!route) {
+    // Create placeholder route (will be completed by @Get/@Post/etc.)
+    route = {
+      method: 'GET',
+      path: '',
+      methodName,
+      interceptors: [],
+      options: {},
+    };
+    metadata.routes.set(methodName, route);
+  }
+
+  route.compression = options;
+}
+
+/**
+ * @Compress decorator - Force compression on a route with optional settings
+ *
+ * @example
+ * ```typescript
+ * @Controller('/api')
+ * class ApiController {
+ *   @Get('/heavy-data')
+ *   @Compress({ level: 11 })  // Max brotli compression
+ *   getHeavyData() {
+ *     return massiveJsonData;
+ *   }
+ *
+ *   @Get('/data')
+ *   @Compress()  // Use default settings
+ *   getData() {
+ *     return jsonData;
+ *   }
+ * }
+ * ```
+ */
+export function Compress(options?: { level?: number }) {
+  return function <This, Args extends any[], Return>(
+    target: (this: This, ...args: Args) => Return,
+    context: ClassMethodDecoratorContext<This, (this: This, ...args: Args) => Return>
+  ) {
+    context.addInitializer(function (this: This) {
+      setRouteCompression(this, context.name, {
+        enabled: true,
+        level: options?.level,
+      });
+    });
+    return target;
+  };
+}
+
+/**
+ * @NoCompress decorator - Disable compression for a route
+ *
+ * Useful for:
+ * - Server-Sent Events (SSE)
+ * - Streaming responses
+ * - Already-compressed content
+ * - Real-time data where latency is critical
+ *
+ * @example
+ * ```typescript
+ * @Controller('/api')
+ * class EventController {
+ *   @Get('/events')
+ *   @NoCompress()  // SSE should not be compressed
+ *   getEvents() {
+ *     return new Response(eventStream, {
+ *       headers: { 'Content-Type': 'text/event-stream' }
+ *     });
+ *   }
+ *
+ *   @Get('/video/:id')
+ *   @NoCompress()  // Already compressed media
+ *   getVideo() {
+ *     return videoStream;
+ *   }
+ * }
+ * ```
+ */
+export function NoCompress() {
+  return function <This, Args extends any[], Return>(
+    target: (this: This, ...args: Args) => Return,
+    context: ClassMethodDecoratorContext<This, (this: This, ...args: Args) => Return>
+  ) {
+    context.addInitializer(function (this: This) {
+      setRouteCompression(this, context.name, {
+        enabled: false,
+      });
+    });
+    return target;
+  };
+}

ts/decorators/decorators.registry.ts

@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ export class ControllerRegistry {
           method: route.method,
           handler,
           interceptors,
+          compression: route.compression,
         });
       }
     }

ts/decorators/decorators.types.ts

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import type {
   IMethodOptions,
   IRouteOptions,
 } from '../core/smartserve.interfaces.js';
+import type { ICompressionConfig } from '../compression/index.js';
 
 // =============================================================================
 // Metadata Types
@@ -29,6 +30,16 @@ export interface IControllerMetadata {
   target?: new (...args: any[]) => any;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Route compression options
+ */
+export interface IRouteCompressionOptions {
+  /** Whether compression is enabled for this route (undefined = use default) */
+  enabled?: boolean;
+  /** Override compression level */
+  level?: number;
+}
+
 /**
  * Metadata for individual route methods
  */
@@ -45,6 +56,8 @@ export interface IRouteMetadata {
   methodName: string | symbol;
   /** Handler function reference */
   handler?: Function;
+  /** Route-specific compression settings */
+  compression?: IRouteCompressionOptions;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -73,4 +86,6 @@ export interface ICompiledRoute {
   handler: (ctx: IRequestContext) => Promise<any>;
   /** Combined interceptors (class + method) */
   interceptors: IInterceptOptions[];
+  /** Route-specific compression settings */
+  compression?: IRouteCompressionOptions;
 }

ts/decorators/index.ts

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 export type {
   IControllerMetadata,
   IRouteMetadata,
+  IRouteCompressionOptions,
   IRegisteredController,
   ICompiledRoute,
 } from './decorators.types.js';
@@ -35,6 +36,9 @@ export {
   addTimestamp,
 } from './decorators.interceptors.js';
 
+// Compression decorators
+export { Compress, NoCompress } from './decorators.compress.js';
+
 // Registry
 export { ControllerRegistry } from './decorators.registry.js';
 

ts/files/file.server.ts

@@ -10,6 +10,16 @@ import type {
 } from '../core/smartserve.interfaces.js';
 import { getMimeType } from '../utils/utils.mime.js';
 import { generateETag } from '../utils/utils.etag.js';
+import { parseAcceptEncoding } from '../utils/utils.encoding.js';
+
+/**
+ * Pre-compressed file variant info
+ */
+interface IPrecompressedVariant {
+  path: string;
+  stat: plugins.fs.Stats;
+  encoding: string;
+}
 
 /**
  * Static file server
@@ -112,22 +122,43 @@ export class FileServer {
   ): Promise<Response> {
     const headers = new Headers();
 
-    // Content-Type
+    // Check for pre-compressed variants
+    let actualFilePath = filePath;
+    let actualStat = stat;
+    let contentEncoding: string | undefined;
+
+    if (this.options.precompressed) {
+      const variant = await this.findPrecompressedVariant(filePath, request);
+      if (variant) {
+        actualFilePath = variant.path;
+        actualStat = variant.stat;
+        contentEncoding = variant.encoding;
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Content-Type (always use original file's MIME type)
     const mimeType = getMimeType(filePath);
     headers.set('Content-Type', mimeType);
 
-    // Content-Length
-    headers.set('Content-Length', stat.size.toString());
+    // Content-Encoding (if serving pre-compressed)
+    if (contentEncoding) {
+      headers.set('Content-Encoding', contentEncoding);
+      headers.set('Vary', 'Accept-Encoding');
+    }
 
-    // Last-Modified
+    // Content-Length (use actual file size, which may differ for compressed)
+    headers.set('Content-Length', actualStat.size.toString());
+
+    // Last-Modified (use original file's time for consistency)
     if (this.options.lastModified) {
       headers.set('Last-Modified', stat.mtime.toUTCString());
     }
 
-    // ETag
+    // ETag (include encoding in ETag if compressed)
     let etag: string | undefined;
     if (this.options.etag) {
-      etag = generateETag(stat);
+      const baseEtag = generateETag(stat);
+      etag = contentEncoding ? `${baseEtag}-${contentEncoding}` : baseEtag;
       headers.set('ETag', etag);
     }
 
@@ -153,9 +184,9 @@ export class FileServer {
       }
     }
 
-    // Handle Range requests
+    // Handle Range requests (don't use pre-compressed for range requests)
     const rangeHeader = request.headers.get('Range');
-    if (rangeHeader) {
+    if (rangeHeader && !contentEncoding) {
       return this.servePartial(filePath, stat, rangeHeader, headers);
     }
 
@@ -164,8 +195,8 @@ export class FileServer {
       return new Response(null, { status: 200, headers });
     }
 
-    // Stream the file
-    const stream = plugins.fs.createReadStream(filePath);
+    // Stream the file (use actualFilePath for pre-compressed)
+    const stream = plugins.fs.createReadStream(actualFilePath);
     const readableStream = this.nodeStreamToWebStream(stream);
 
     return new Response(readableStream, { status: 200, headers });
@@ -361,6 +392,46 @@ export class FileServer {
 </html>`;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Find pre-compressed variant of a file if it exists
+   * Checks for .br and .gz variants based on client Accept-Encoding
+   */
+  private async findPrecompressedVariant(
+    filePath: string,
+    request: Request
+  ): Promise<IPrecompressedVariant | null> {
+    const acceptEncoding = request.headers.get('Accept-Encoding');
+    const preferences = parseAcceptEncoding(acceptEncoding);
+
+    // Supported pre-compressed variants in preference order
+    const variants: Array<{ encoding: string; extension: string }> = [
+      { encoding: 'br', extension: '.br' },
+      { encoding: 'gzip', extension: '.gz' },
+    ];
+
+    // Check variants in client preference order
+    for (const pref of preferences) {
+      const variant = variants.find((v) => v.encoding === pref.encoding);
+      if (!variant) continue;
+
+      const variantPath = filePath + variant.extension;
+      try {
+        const variantStat = await plugins.fs.promises.stat(variantPath);
+        if (variantStat.isFile()) {
+          return {
+            path: variantPath,
+            stat: variantStat,
+            encoding: variant.encoding,
+          };
+        }
+      } catch {
+        // Variant doesn't exist, continue to next
+      }
+    }
+
+    return null;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Convert Node.js stream to Web ReadableStream
    */

ts/index.ts

@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ export * from './core/index.js';
 // Decorator exports
 export * from './decorators/index.js';
 
+// Compression exports
+export * from './compression/index.js';
+
 // File server exports
 export * from './files/index.js';
 

ts/plugins.ts

@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@ import * as path from 'path';
 import * as http from 'http';
 import * as https from 'https';
 import * as fs from 'fs';
+import * as zlib from 'zlib';
 
-export { path, http, https, fs };
+export { path, http, https, fs, zlib };
 
 // @push.rocks scope
 import * as smartpath from '@push.rocks/smartpath';

ts/utils/index.ts

@@ -1,2 +1,10 @@
 export { getMimeType, isTextMimeType } from './utils.mime.js';
 export { generateETag, generateStrongETag, matchesETag } from './utils.etag.js';
+export {
+  parseAcceptEncoding,
+  selectEncoding,
+  isCompressible,
+  getDefaultCompressibleTypes,
+  type TCompressionAlgorithm,
+  type IEncodingPreference,
+} from './utils.encoding.js';

ts/utils/utils.encoding.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,166 @@
+/**
+ * HTTP encoding utilities for Accept-Encoding parsing and compression algorithm selection
+ */
+
+// =============================================================================
+// Types
+// =============================================================================
+
+/**
+ * Supported compression algorithms
+ */
+export type TCompressionAlgorithm = 'br' | 'gzip' | 'deflate' | 'identity';
+
+/**
+ * Parsed encoding preference with quality value
+ */
+export interface IEncodingPreference {
+  encoding: string;
+  q: number;
+}
+
+// =============================================================================
+// Accept-Encoding Parsing
+// =============================================================================
+
+/**
+ * Parse Accept-Encoding header with quality values
+ *
+ * @example
+ * parseAcceptEncoding('gzip, deflate, br;q=1.0, identity;q=0.5')
+ * // Returns: [{ encoding: 'br', q: 1.0 }, { encoding: 'gzip', q: 1.0 }, { encoding: 'deflate', q: 1.0 }, { encoding: 'identity', q: 0.5 }]
+ */
+export function parseAcceptEncoding(header: string | null): IEncodingPreference[] {
+  if (!header) {
+    return [{ encoding: 'identity', q: 1.0 }];
+  }
+
+  const preferences: IEncodingPreference[] = [];
+
+  for (const part of header.split(',')) {
+    const trimmed = part.trim();
+    if (!trimmed) continue;
+
+    const [encoding, ...params] = trimmed.split(';');
+    let q = 1.0;
+
+    for (const param of params) {
+      const [key, value] = param.trim().split('=');
+      if (key?.toLowerCase() === 'q' && value) {
+        q = parseFloat(value) || 0;
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (q > 0) {
+      preferences.push({ encoding: encoding.trim().toLowerCase(), q });
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Sort by quality (descending)
+  return preferences.sort((a, b) => b.q - a.q);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Select best encoding from client preferences and server support
+ */
+export function selectEncoding(
+  acceptEncoding: string | null,
+  supported: TCompressionAlgorithm[]
+): TCompressionAlgorithm {
+  const preferences = parseAcceptEncoding(acceptEncoding);
+
+  for (const pref of preferences) {
+    if (pref.encoding === '*') {
+      // Wildcard - use first supported (brotli preferred)
+      return supported[0] ?? 'identity';
+    }
+    if (supported.includes(pref.encoding as TCompressionAlgorithm)) {
+      return pref.encoding as TCompressionAlgorithm;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return 'identity';
+}
+
+// =============================================================================
+// Compressibility Check
+// =============================================================================
+
+/**
+ * Default MIME type patterns that should be compressed
+ */
+const DEFAULT_COMPRESSIBLE_TYPES = [
+  'text/',
+  'application/json',
+  'application/javascript',
+  'application/xml',
+  'application/xhtml+xml',
+  'application/rss+xml',
+  'application/atom+xml',
+  'application/x-javascript',
+  'application/ld+json',
+  'application/manifest+json',
+  'application/vnd.api+json',
+  'image/svg+xml',
+  'image/x-icon',
+  'font/ttf',
+  'font/otf',
+];
+
+/**
+ * MIME types that should never be compressed (already compressed)
+ */
+const NEVER_COMPRESS = [
+  'image/png',
+  'image/jpeg',
+  'image/gif',
+  'image/webp',
+  'image/avif',
+  'video/',
+  'audio/',
+  'application/zip',
+  'application/gzip',
+  'application/x-gzip',
+  'application/x-bzip2',
+  'application/x-7z-compressed',
+  'application/x-rar-compressed',
+  'application/wasm',
+  'font/woff',
+  'font/woff2',
+];
+
+/**
+ * Check if content type should be compressed
+ */
+export function isCompressible(
+  contentType: string | null,
+  customTypes?: string[]
+): boolean {
+  if (!contentType) return false;
+
+  const lowerType = contentType.toLowerCase().split(';')[0].trim();
+
+  // Never compress already-compressed formats
+  for (const pattern of NEVER_COMPRESS) {
+    if (pattern.endsWith('/')) {
+      if (lowerType.startsWith(pattern)) return false;
+    } else {
+      if (lowerType === pattern) return false;
+    }
+  }
+
+  const types = customTypes ?? DEFAULT_COMPRESSIBLE_TYPES;
+
+  return types.some(pattern =>
+    pattern.endsWith('/')
+      ? lowerType.startsWith(pattern)
+      : lowerType.includes(pattern)
+  );
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get default compressible types (for configuration reference)
+ */
+export function getDefaultCompressibleTypes(): string[] {
+  return [...DEFAULT_COMPRESSIBLE_TYPES];
+}