Decompression notes.

internal/middleware/decompress.go

@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+// NOTE: This middleware is not needed for most applications.
+// Browsers and typical HTTP clients do not compress request bodies,
+// so decompressing requests is unnecessary unless you explicitly expect
+// gzip-compressed payloads from known clients.
+
 package middleware
 
 import (
@@ -32,13 +37,13 @@ func Decompress(opts *DecompressOptions) Middleware {
 		return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			// Check if the request has Content-Encoding header
 			contentEncoding := r.Header.Get("Content-Encoding")
-			
+
 			// If not compressed, pass through
 			if contentEncoding == "" {
 				next.ServeHTTP(w, r)
 				return
 			}
-			
+
 			// Check if gzip encoded
 			if strings.Contains(contentEncoding, "gzip") {
 				// Create a gzip reader
@@ -48,23 +53,23 @@ func Decompress(opts *DecompressOptions) Middleware {
 					return
 				}
 				defer gz.Close()
-				
+
 				// Add limit reader if max size is specified
 				var bodyReader io.Reader = gz
 				if opts.MaxSize > 0 {
 					bodyReader = io.LimitReader(gz, opts.MaxSize)
 				}
-				
+
 				// Replace the body with a decompressed reader
 				r.Body = io.NopCloser(bodyReader)
-				
+
 				// Remove the content-encoding header to signal that the body is now decompressed
 				r.Header.Del("Content-Encoding")
-				
+
 				// Adjust content length because the body has been decompressed
 				r.Header.Del("Content-Length")
 			}
-			
+
 			// Call the next handler with the decompressed body
 			next.ServeHTTP(w, r)
 		})
@@ -74,4 +79,4 @@ func Decompress(opts *DecompressOptions) Middleware {
 // DecompressDefault creates a middleware that decompresses HTTP requests with default options
 func DecompressDefault() Middleware {
 	return Decompress(nil)
-}
+}