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= cowboy_decompress_h(3)

== Name

cowboy_decompress_h - Decompress stream handler

== Description

The module `cowboy_decompress_h` decompresses request bodies
automatically when the server supports it. Requests will
only be decompressed when their compression ratio is lower
than the configured limit. Mismatch of the content and
`content-encoding` is rejected with `400 Bad Request`.

== Options

[source,erlang]
----
opts() :: #{
	decompress_ratio_limit => non_neg_integer(),
	decompress_ignore => boolean()
}
----

Configuration for the decompress stream handler.

The default value is given next to the option name:

decompress_ratio_limit (20)::
The max ratio of the compressed and decompressed body
before it is rejected with `413 Payload Too Large`.
+
This option can be updated at any time using the
`set_options` stream handler command.

decompress_ignore (false)::

Whether the handler will be ignored.
+
This option can be updated at any time using the
`set_options` stream handler command.

== Events

The decompress stream handler does not produce any event.

== Changelog

* *2.11*: Module introduced.

== See also

link:man:cowboy(7)[cowboy(7)],
link:man:cowboy_stream(3)[cowboy_stream(3)],
link:man:cowboy_compress_h(3)[cowboy_compress_h(3)],
link:man:cowboy_metrics_h(3)[cowboy_metrics_h(3)],
link:man:cowboy_stream_h(3)[cowboy_stream_h(3)],
link:man:cowboy_tracer_h(3)[cowboy_tracer_h(3)]