grpc/prpc/compression.go

// Copyright 2021 The LUCI Authors.
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package prpc

import (
	"bytes"
	"io"
	"sync"

	"github.com/klauspost/compress/gzip"
)

// gzipThreshold is the threshold to compress a blob.
// If the blob is larger than this, then compress it.
// The value is derived from
// https://webmasters.stackexchange.com/questions/31750/what-is-recommended-minimum-object-size-for-gzip-performance-benefits
const gzipThreshold = 1024

var gzipWriters sync.Pool

func getGZipWriter(w io.Writer) *gzip.Writer {
	if gw, _ := gzipWriters.Get().(*gzip.Writer); gw != nil {
		gw.Reset(w)
		return gw
	}
	return gzip.NewWriter(w)
}

func returnGZipWriter(gw *gzip.Writer) {
	gzipWriters.Put(gw)
}

// compressBlob compresses data using gzip.
func compressBlob(data []byte) ([]byte, error) {
	buf := bytes.NewBuffer(nil)
	gz := getGZipWriter(buf)
	defer returnGZipWriter(gz)
	if _, err := gz.Write(data); err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	if err := gz.Close(); err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	return buf.Bytes(), nil
}