[MEDIUM] Add gzip/brotli compression middleware to Express #35

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opened 2026-06-09 00:03:13 +00:00 by Mark · 0 comments

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2026-06-09 00:03:13 +00:00

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Location: backend/src/app.ts

Problem: No compression middleware. JSON responses (pricing, news, subscriptions) are sent uncompressed over the wire.

Impact: 30–70% larger payloads than necessary.

Fix:

import compression from "compression";
app.use(compression());

Effort: ~15 mins

**Location:** `backend/src/app.ts` **Problem:** No compression middleware. JSON responses (pricing, news, subscriptions) are sent uncompressed over the wire. **Impact:** 30–70% larger payloads than necessary. **Fix:** ```ts import compression from "compression"; app.use(compression()); ``` **Effort:** ~15 mins