feat(libstore/http-binary-cache-store): narinfo/ls/log compression

src/libstore/http-binary-cache-store.cc

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include "nix/store/nar-info-disk-cache.hh"
 #include "nix/util/callback.hh"
 #include "nix/store/store-registration.hh"
+#include "nix/util/compression.hh"
 
 namespace nix {
 
@@ -142,8 +143,27 @@ protected:
         const std::string & mimeType) override
     {
         auto req = makeRequest(path);
-        req.data = StreamToSourceAdapter(istream).drain();
+
+        auto data = StreamToSourceAdapter(istream).drain();
+
+        // Determine compression method based on file type
+        std::string compressionMethod;
+        if (hasSuffix(path, ".narinfo"))
+            compressionMethod = config->narinfoCompression;
+        else if (hasSuffix(path, ".ls"))
+            compressionMethod = config->lsCompression;
+        else if (hasPrefix(path, "log/"))
+            compressionMethod = config->logCompression;
+
+        // Apply compression if configured
+        if (!compressionMethod.empty()) {
+            data = compress(compressionMethod, data);
+            req.headers.emplace_back("Content-Encoding", compressionMethod);
+        }
+
+        req.data = std::move(data);
         req.mimeType = mimeType;
+
         try {
             getFileTransfer()->upload(req);
         } catch (FileTransferError & e) {

src/libstore/include/nix/store/binary-cache-store.hh

@@ -59,6 +59,21 @@ struct BinaryCacheStoreConfig : virtual StoreConfig
           The meaning and accepted values depend on the compression method selected.
           `-1` specifies that the default compression level should be used.
         )"};
+
+    const Setting<std::string> narinfoCompression{
+        this, "", "narinfo-compression", "Compression method for `.narinfo` files."};
+
+    const Setting<std::string> lsCompression{this, "", "ls-compression", "Compression method for `.ls` files."};
+
+    const Setting<std::string> logCompression{
+        this,
+        "",
+        "log-compression",
+        R"(
+          Compression method for `log/*` files. It is recommended to
+          use a compression method supported by most web browsers
+          (e.g. `brotli`).
+        )"};
 };
 
 /**