Backend: Add compression to API responses

Signed-off-by: Fred Boniface <fred@fjla.uk>

app.js

@@ -9,8 +9,9 @@
 // for this.
 
 // External Requires
-const express  = require('express');
+const express     = require('express');
-const app      = express();
+const app         = express();
+const compression = require('compression')
 
 // Internal Requires
 const log      = require('./src/utils/log.utils');          // Log Helper
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ app.use((err, req, res, next) => {
 // Express Submodules:
 app.use(express.json()); //JSON Parsing for POST Requests
 app.use(express.static('static')); //Serve static content from /static
+app.use(compression())
 
 // Express Routes
 app.use('/api/v1/list', listRtr);

package-lock.json

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
       "license": "GPL-3.0-or-later",
       "dependencies": {
         "axios": "^1.2.1",
+        "compression": "^1.7.4",
         "express": "^4.18.2",
         "ldbs-json": "^1.2.1",
         "mongodb": "^4.13.0",
@@ -1247,6 +1248,47 @@
         "node": ">= 0.8"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/compressible": {
+      "version": "2.0.18",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/compressible/-/compressible-2.0.18.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-AF3r7P5dWxL8MxyITRMlORQNaOA2IkAFaTr4k7BUumjPtRpGDTZpl0Pb1XCO6JeDCBdp126Cgs9sMxqSjgYyRg==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "mime-db": ">= 1.43.0 < 2"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 0.6"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/compression": {
+      "version": "1.7.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/compression/-/compression-1.7.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-jaSIDzP9pZVS4ZfQ+TzvtiWhdpFhE2RDHz8QJkpX9SIpLq88VueF5jJw6t+6CUQcAoA6t+x89MLrWAqpfDE8iQ==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "accepts": "~1.3.5",
+        "bytes": "3.0.0",
+        "compressible": "~2.0.16",
+        "debug": "2.6.9",
+        "on-headers": "~1.0.2",
+        "safe-buffer": "5.1.2",
+        "vary": "~1.1.2"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 0.8.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/compression/node_modules/bytes": {
+      "version": "3.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/bytes/-/bytes-3.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-pMhOfFDPiv9t5jjIXkHosWmkSyQbvsgEVNkz0ERHbuLh2T/7j4Mqqpz523Fe8MVY89KC6Sh/QfS2sM+SjgFDcw==",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 0.8"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/compression/node_modules/safe-buffer": {
+      "version": "5.1.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/safe-buffer/-/safe-buffer-5.1.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Gd2UZBJDkXlY7GbJxfsE8/nvKkUEU1G38c1siN6QP6a9PT9MmHB8GnpscSmMJSoF8LOIrt8ud/wPtojys4G6+g=="
+    },
     "node_modules/content-disposition": {
       "version": "0.5.4",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/content-disposition/-/content-disposition-0.5.4.tgz",
@@ -1733,6 +1775,14 @@
         "node": ">= 0.8"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/on-headers": {
+      "version": "1.0.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/on-headers/-/on-headers-1.0.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-pZAE+FJLoyITytdqK0U5s+FIpjN0JP3OzFi/u8Rx+EV5/W+JTWGXG8xFzevE7AjBfDqHv/8vL8qQsIhHnqRkrA==",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 0.8"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/parseurl": {
       "version": "1.3.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/parseurl/-/parseurl-1.3.3.tgz",
@@ -3093,6 +3143,40 @@
         "delayed-stream": "~1.0.0"
       }
     },
+    "compressible": {
+      "version": "2.0.18",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/compressible/-/compressible-2.0.18.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-AF3r7P5dWxL8MxyITRMlORQNaOA2IkAFaTr4k7BUumjPtRpGDTZpl0Pb1XCO6JeDCBdp126Cgs9sMxqSjgYyRg==",
+      "requires": {
+        "mime-db": ">= 1.43.0 < 2"
+      }
+    },
+    "compression": {
+      "version": "1.7.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/compression/-/compression-1.7.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-jaSIDzP9pZVS4ZfQ+TzvtiWhdpFhE2RDHz8QJkpX9SIpLq88VueF5jJw6t+6CUQcAoA6t+x89MLrWAqpfDE8iQ==",
+      "requires": {
+        "accepts": "~1.3.5",
+        "bytes": "3.0.0",
+        "compressible": "~2.0.16",
+        "debug": "2.6.9",
+        "on-headers": "~1.0.2",
+        "safe-buffer": "5.1.2",
+        "vary": "~1.1.2"
+      },
+      "dependencies": {
+        "bytes": {
+          "version": "3.0.0",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/bytes/-/bytes-3.0.0.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-pMhOfFDPiv9t5jjIXkHosWmkSyQbvsgEVNkz0ERHbuLh2T/7j4Mqqpz523Fe8MVY89KC6Sh/QfS2sM+SjgFDcw=="
+        },
+        "safe-buffer": {
+          "version": "5.1.2",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/safe-buffer/-/safe-buffer-5.1.2.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-Gd2UZBJDkXlY7GbJxfsE8/nvKkUEU1G38c1siN6QP6a9PT9MmHB8GnpscSmMJSoF8LOIrt8ud/wPtojys4G6+g=="
+        }
+      }
+    },
     "content-disposition": {
       "version": "0.5.4",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/content-disposition/-/content-disposition-0.5.4.tgz",
@@ -3439,6 +3523,11 @@
         "ee-first": "1.1.1"
       }
     },
+    "on-headers": {
+      "version": "1.0.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/on-headers/-/on-headers-1.0.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-pZAE+FJLoyITytdqK0U5s+FIpjN0JP3OzFi/u8Rx+EV5/W+JTWGXG8xFzevE7AjBfDqHv/8vL8qQsIhHnqRkrA=="
+    },
     "parseurl": {
       "version": "1.3.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/parseurl/-/parseurl-1.3.3.tgz",

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {
   "dependencies": {
     "axios": "^1.2.1",
+    "compression": "^1.7.4",
     "express": "^4.18.2",
     "ldbs-json": "^1.2.1",
     "mongodb": "^4.13.0",