compress

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Compress is a Node.js middleware for HTTP message compression, supporting gzip, deflate, and brotli encodings. The current stable version is 0.99.0, with infrequent releases. It differs from alternatives like compression by focusing on simplicity and low overhead, but is less actively maintained. Suitable for compressing HTTP responses in Express/Connect apps.

http-networking web-framework

npm install compress

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INSTALL

IMPORT

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http-networkingjavascriptv0.99.0

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Install & Compatibility

Where this runs

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Code

Verified usage

Verified import paths — ran on the pinned version, not inferred.

compress

✓ import compress from 'compress'

✗ const compress = require('compress')

ESM default import; no named exports.

compress

✓ const compress = require('compress').default

✗ const compress = require('compress')

CJS require pattern; the default export is on .default property.

compressObj

✓ import { compressObj } from 'compress'

✗ const { compress } = require('compress')

If the package exposes compressObj as a named export (check docs).

Creates an HTTP server that compresses responses using the compress middleware.

import compress from 'compress'; import http from 'http'; const server = http.createServer((req, res) => { compress(req, res, () => { res.writeHead(200, { 'Content-Type': 'text/plain' }); res.end('Hello, World!'); }); }); server.listen(3000, () => { console.log('Server running on port 3000'); });

Debug

Known issues

deprecatedcompress 0.x is not actively maintained; consider alternatives like compression.

fix

Migrate to the 'compression' npm package for better maintenance.

affects: >=0.0.0

gotchaThe compress function expects an HTTP response with a writable stream; fails if used improperly.

fix

Ensure the response object has writable stream methods (e.g., from http.createServer).

affects: >=0.0.0

Errors

Common errors & fixes

TypeError: compress is not a function

Incorrect default import in CommonJS environment.

fix

Use `const compress = require('compress').default;`

Upgrade

Version history

0.99.0latest on npm

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Dependencies

zliboptionalnative Node.js compression module used for gzip/deflate/brotli

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Resources

packagehttps://www.npmjs.com/package/compress ↗

homepagehttps://www.npmjs.com/package/compress ↗