Re: [Simpleweb-Support] HTTP Compression

[petite_abeille <pet...@ma...>]

Hello,

On Dec 14, 2005, at 22:45, Niall Gallagher wrote:

> Take a look a http://zoe.nu, this uses compression
> with Simple.

ZO=CB uses a very straightforward approach:

http://dev.alt.textdrive.com/file/ZOE/Frameworks/SZApp/=20
SZContentEncoder.java

For something slightly more sophisticated (including conditional =20
responses), take a look at LWResponse:handleContent():

http://dev.alt.textdrive.com/file/LW/LWResponse.lua

>  I did implement compression in Simple, I
> was not impressed with the performance results and it
> added complexity I did not need.

 =46rom my personal experience, response compression do make sense when =20=

the network bandwidth is either a bottleneck or a significant monetary =20=

cost of running your application. Or both :)  Of course, your mileage =20=

may vary according to your particular circumstances.

Regarding if this should be supported by an HTTP framework =20
"out-of-the-box", I would venture that yes, it should :)

"The third principle is that web.py should, by default, do the right =20
thing by the Web" [sic]
-- Aaron Swartz, "Rewriting Reddit", December 6 2005
http://www.aaronsw.com/weblog/rewritingreddit

As Spike Lee might have said [1], "doing the right thing" would include =20=

handling most, if not all, the drudgery of HTTP mannerisms.

Cheers

--
PA, Onnay Equitursay
http://alt.textdrive.com/

[1] http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097216/