Advanced Features
Compression

Compression & Optimization

Advanced compression techniques and optimization strategies for building efficient TELA applications.

TELA Compression System

TELA includes built-in compression support to reduce storage costs and improve deployment efficiency.

Supported Compression Formats

Currently supported:

  • Gzip (.gz) - Standard compression with excellent ratios for text content
// TELA compression constants
const COMPRESSION_GZIP = ".gz"
 
// Compression formats array
var compressionFormats = []string{
    COMPRESSION_GZIP,
}

When to Use Compression

Compression Decision Matrix

  • < 10KB: Optional (minimal benefit)
  • 10-15KB: Recommended (good reduction)
  • 15-18KB: Highly recommended (may prevent sharding)
  • 18KB+: Required (combine with sharding)

Compression API

Basic Compression

// Compress content
content := []byte("Your file content here...")
compressed, err := tela.Compress(content, ".gz")
if err != nil {
    log.Fatal(err)
}
 
// Decompress content
decompressed, err := tela.Decompress([]byte(compressed), ".gz")
if err != nil {
    log.Fatal(err)
}
 
fmt.Printf("Original: %d bytes\n", len(content))
fmt.Printf("Compressed: %d bytes\n", len(compressed))
fmt.Printf("Ratio: %.1f%%\n", float64(len(compressed))/float64(len(content))*100)

Compression Utilities

// Check if file extension indicates compression
isCompressed := tela.IsCompressedExt(".gz")    // true
isCompressed = tela.IsCompressedExt(".html")   // false
 
// Remove compression extensions
cleanName := tela.TrimCompressedExt("index.html.gz")  // "index.html"
cleanName = tela.TrimCompressedExt("style.css")       // "style.css"

Optimization Strategies

Content Type Optimization

Different content types compress differently:

func analyzeCompressionEfficiency(filePath string) {
    content, err := os.ReadFile(filePath)
    if err != nil {
        log.Fatal(err)
    }
    
    originalSize := float64(len(content))
    docType := tela.ParseDocType(filePath)
    
    compressed, err := tela.Compress(content, ".gz")
    if err != nil {
        fmt.Printf("❌ Compression failed: %v\n", err)
        return
    }
    
    compressedSize := float64(len(compressed))
    ratio := compressedSize / originalSize
    reduction := (1 - ratio) * 100
    
    fmt.Printf("📊 Compression Analysis: %s\n", filepath.Base(filePath))
    fmt.Printf("   Type: %s\n", docType)
    fmt.Printf("   Original: %.2fKB\n", originalSize/1024)
    fmt.Printf("   Compressed: %.2fKB\n", compressedSize/1024)
    fmt.Printf("   Reduction: %.1f%%\n", reduction)
    
    // Effectiveness rating
    switch {
    case reduction > 70:
        fmt.Printf("   ✅ Excellent compression (%.1f%% reduction)\n", reduction)
    case reduction > 50:
        fmt.Printf("   ✅ Good compression (%.1f%% reduction)\n", reduction)
    case reduction > 30:
        fmt.Printf("   ⚠️ Moderate compression (%.1f%% reduction)\n", reduction)
    default:
        fmt.Printf("   ❌ Poor compression (%.1f%% reduction)\n", reduction)
    }
}

Content Type Performance

Content TypeTypical CompressionBest Practices
HTML60-80% reductionRemove whitespace, minimize inline styles
CSS50-70% reductionRemove comments, minimize selectors
JavaScript40-60% reductionMinify first, remove console.log
JSON70-90% reductionExcellent compression candidate
Markdown50-70% reductionGood for documentation
SVG60-80% reductionRemove metadata, optimize paths

Pre-Compression Optimization

// Optimize content before compression
func optimizeBeforeCompression(content []byte, contentType string) []byte {
    switch contentType {
    case "TELA-HTML-1":
        return optimizeHTML(content)
    case "TELA-CSS-1":
        return optimizeCSS(content)
    case "TELA-JS-1":
        return optimizeJavaScript(content)
    case "TELA-JSON-1":
        return optimizeJSON(content)
    default:
        return content
    }
}
 
func optimizeHTML(content []byte) []byte {
    html := string(content)
    
    // Remove excessive whitespace
    html = regexp.MustCompile(`\s+`).ReplaceAllString(html, " ")
    
    // Remove comments (be careful with conditional comments)
    html = regexp.MustCompile(`<!--.*?-->`).ReplaceAllString(html, "")
    
    // Minimize inline styles
    html = regexp.MustCompile(`\s*([{}:;,])\s*`).ReplaceAllString(html, "$1")
    
    return []byte(html)
}
 
func optimizeCSS(content []byte) []byte {
    css := string(content)
    
    // Remove comments
    css = regexp.MustCompile(`/\*.*?\*/`).ReplaceAllString(css, "")
    
    // Remove excessive whitespace
    css = regexp.MustCompile(`\s+`).ReplaceAllString(css, " ")
    
    // Minimize CSS syntax
    css = regexp.MustCompile(`\s*([{}:;,])\s*`).ReplaceAllString(css, "$1")
    
    return []byte(css)
}
 
func optimizeJavaScript(content []byte) []byte {
    js := string(content)
    
    // Remove console.log statements (basic)
    js = regexp.MustCompile(`console\.log\([^)]*\);\s*`).ReplaceAllString(js, "")
    
    // Remove single-line comments
    js = regexp.MustCompile(`//.*$`).ReplaceAllString(js, "")
    
    // Remove multi-line comments (be careful with regex)
    js = regexp.MustCompile(`/\*.*?\*/`).ReplaceAllString(js, "")
    
    // Basic whitespace optimization
    js = regexp.MustCompile(`\s+`).ReplaceAllString(js, " ")
    
    return []byte(js)
}

Advanced Optimization Techniques

Intelligent File Processing

// Comprehensive file optimization pipeline
type OptimizationPipeline struct {
    enableMinification bool
    enableCompression  bool
    compressionLevel   int
}
 
func (op *OptimizationPipeline) ProcessFile(filePath string) (*tela.DOC, error) {
    content, err := os.ReadFile(filePath)
    if err != nil {
        return nil, err
    }
    
    fileName := filepath.Base(filePath)
    docType := tela.ParseDocType(fileName)
    originalSize := tela.GetCodeSizeInKB(string(content))
    
    fmt.Printf("🔄 Processing: %s (%.2fKB, %s)\n", fileName, originalSize, docType)
    
    // Stage 1: Pre-compression optimization
    optimized := content
    if op.enableMinification {
        optimized = optimizeBeforeCompression(content, docType)
        optimizedSize := tela.GetCodeSizeInKB(string(optimized))
        fmt.Printf("   Minified: %.2fKB (%.1f%% reduction)\n", 
            optimizedSize, (1-optimizedSize/originalSize)*100)
    }
    
    // Stage 2: Compression
    var finalContent []byte
    var compression string
    
    if op.enableCompression && tela.GetCodeSizeInKB(string(optimized)) > 10.0 {
        compressed, err := tela.Compress(optimized, ".gz")
        if err == nil {
            compressedBytes := []byte(compressed)
            compressedSize := tela.GetCodeSizeInKB(compressed)
            
            // Use compression if it provides meaningful reduction
            if compressedSize < originalSize*0.8 {
                finalContent = compressedBytes
                compression = ".gz"
                fileName += ".gz"
                fmt.Printf("   Compressed: %.2fKB (%.1f%% total reduction)\n",
                    compressedSize, (1-compressedSize/originalSize)*100)
            } else {
                finalContent = optimized
                fmt.Printf("   Compression not beneficial, using optimized version\n")
            }
        } else {
            finalContent = optimized
            fmt.Printf("   Compression failed: %v\n", err)
        }
    } else {
        finalContent = optimized
    }
    
    // Stage 3: Validate final size
    finalSize := tela.GetCodeSizeInKB(string(finalContent))
    if finalSize > 18.0 {
        return nil, fmt.Errorf("file still too large after optimization (%.2fKB), needs sharding", finalSize)
    }
    
    // Create optimized DOC
    doc := &tela.DOC{
        DocType:     docType,
        Code:        string(finalContent),
        DURL:        fmt.Sprintf("%s.tela", strings.TrimSuffix(fileName, filepath.Ext(fileName))),
        Compression: compression,
        Headers: tela.Headers{
            NameHdr:  fileName,
            DescrHdr: fmt.Sprintf("Optimized from %s", filePath),
        },
    }
    
    fmt.Printf("   ✅ Ready: %.2fKB (%.1f%% final reduction)\n", 
        finalSize, (1-finalSize/originalSize)*100)
    
    return doc, nil
}

Batch Optimization

// Optimize entire projects efficiently
func optimizeProject(projectDir string) error {
    pipeline := &OptimizationPipeline{
        enableMinification: true,
        enableCompression:  true,
        compressionLevel:   9, // Maximum compression
    }
    
    var optimizedDOCs []*tela.DOC
    var shardedFiles []string
    var totalOriginalSize, totalOptimizedSize float64
    
    err := filepath.WalkDir(projectDir, func(path string, d fs.DirEntry, err error) error {
        if err != nil || d.IsDir() {
            return err
        }
        
        // Skip non-TELA files
        docType := tela.ParseDocType(d.Name())
        if !tela.IsAcceptedLanguage(docType) {
            return nil
        }
        
        // Get original size
        content, err := os.ReadFile(path)
        if err != nil {
            return err
        }
        originalSize := tela.GetCodeSizeInKB(string(content))
        totalOriginalSize += originalSize
        
        // Process file
        doc, err := pipeline.ProcessFile(path)
        if err != nil {
            if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "needs sharding") {
                fmt.Printf("📦 Marking for sharding: %s\n", d.Name())
                shardedFiles = append(shardedFiles, path)
                return nil
            }
            return err
        }
        
        optimizedDOCs = append(optimizedDOCs, doc)
        optimizedSize := tela.GetCodeSizeInKB(doc.Code)
        totalOptimizedSize += optimizedSize
        
        return nil
    })
    
    if err != nil {
        return err
    }
    
    // Summary
    fmt.Printf("\n📊 Optimization Summary:\n")
    fmt.Printf("   Optimized files: %d\n", len(optimizedDOCs))
    fmt.Printf("   Files needing shards: %d\n", len(shardedFiles))
    fmt.Printf("   Size reduction: %.2fKB -> %.2fKB (%.1f%%)\n",
        totalOriginalSize, totalOptimizedSize,
        (1-totalOptimizedSize/totalOriginalSize)*100)
    
    // Handle sharded files
    for _, shardFile := range shardedFiles {
        fmt.Printf("🧩 Creating shards for: %s\n", filepath.Base(shardFile))
        err = tela.CreateShardFiles(shardFile, ".gz", nil)
        if err != nil {
            fmt.Printf("❌ Sharding failed for %s: %v\n", shardFile, err)
        }
    }
    
    return nil
}

Real-World Optimization Examples

React Application Optimization

// Optimize a React application for TELA
func optimizeReactApp(projectDir string) error {
    // 1. Identify React build artifacts
    buildDir := filepath.Join(projectDir, "build")
    
    // 2. Find main bundle (usually largest file)
    var mainBundle string
    var maxSize float64
    
    filepath.WalkDir(buildDir, func(path string, d fs.DirEntry, err error) error {
        if err != nil || d.IsDir() {
            return err
        }
        
        if strings.Contains(d.Name(), "main.") && strings.HasSuffix(d.Name(), ".js") {
            content, err := os.ReadFile(path)
            if err == nil {
                size := tela.GetCodeSizeInKB(string(content))
                if size > maxSize {
                    maxSize = size
                    mainBundle = path
                }
            }
        }
        
        return nil
    })
    
    if mainBundle == "" {
        return fmt.Errorf("no main bundle found")
    }
    
    fmt.Printf("📦 Main bundle: %s (%.2fKB)\n", filepath.Base(mainBundle), maxSize)
    
    // 3. Apply React-specific optimizations
    content, err := os.ReadFile(mainBundle)
    if err != nil {
        return err
    }
    
    // Remove React development code
    jsCode := string(content)
    jsCode = removeReactDevCode(jsCode)
    
    // Apply general JS optimizations
    optimized := optimizeJavaScript([]byte(jsCode))
    
    // Compress
    compressed, err := tela.Compress(optimized, ".gz")
    if err != nil {
        return err
    }
    
    finalSize := tela.GetCodeSizeInKB(compressed)
    fmt.Printf("✅ Optimized: %.2fKB -> %.2fKB (%.1f%% reduction)\n",
        maxSize, finalSize, (1-finalSize/maxSize)*100)
    
    if finalSize > 18.0 {
        fmt.Printf("🧩 Still needs sharding: %d shards required\n",
            int((finalSize*1024+17499)/17500))
    }
    
    return nil
}
 
func removeReactDevCode(jsCode string) string {
    // Remove React development warnings and checks
    patterns := []string{
        `console\.warn\([^)]*\);?`,
        `console\.error\([^)]*\);?`,
        `if\s*\(\s*process\.env\.NODE_ENV\s*!==\s*['"]\s*production\s*['"][^}]*\}`,
        `__DEV__\s*&&[^;]*;`,
    }
    
    for _, pattern := range patterns {
        re := regexp.MustCompile(pattern)
        jsCode = re.ReplaceAllString(jsCode, "")
    }
    
    return jsCode
}

CSS Framework Optimization

// Optimize CSS frameworks (Bootstrap, Tailwind, etc.)
func optimizeCSSFramework(cssPath string) (*tela.DOC, error) {
    content, err := os.ReadFile(cssPath)
    if err != nil {
        return nil, err
    }
    
    css := string(content)
    originalSize := tela.GetCodeSizeInKB(css)
    
    fmt.Printf("🎨 Optimizing CSS: %.2fKB\n", originalSize)
    
    // 1. Remove unused CSS (basic approach)
    css = removeUnusedCSS(css)
    
    // 2. Minify CSS
    css = minifyCSS(css)
    
    // 3. Optimize for compression
    css = optimizeCSSForCompression(css)
    
    optimizedSize := tela.GetCodeSizeInKB(css)
    fmt.Printf("   Minified: %.2fKB (%.1f%% reduction)\n",
        optimizedSize, (1-optimizedSize/originalSize)*100)
    
    // 4. Compress
    compressed, err := tela.Compress([]byte(css), ".gz")
    if err != nil {
        return nil, err
    }
    
    finalSize := tela.GetCodeSizeInKB(compressed)
    fmt.Printf("   Compressed: %.2fKB (%.1f%% total reduction)\n",
        finalSize, (1-finalSize/originalSize)*100)
    
    doc := &tela.DOC{
        DocType:     tela.DOC_CSS,
        Code:        compressed,
        DURL:        "framework.tela",
        Compression: ".gz",
        Headers: tela.Headers{
            NameHdr:  filepath.Base(cssPath) + ".gz",
            DescrHdr: "Optimized CSS framework",
        },
    }
    
    return doc, nil
}
 
func removeUnusedCSS(css string) string {
    // Basic unused CSS removal
    // In practice, you'd use tools like PurgeCSS
    
    // Remove common unused framework components
    unusedPatterns := []string{
        `\.d-print-[^{]*\{[^}]*\}`,  // Print utilities
        `\.sr-only[^{]*\{[^}]*\}`,   // Screen reader only
        `@media print[^{]*\{[^}]*\}`, // Print media queries
    }
    
    for _, pattern := range unusedPatterns {
        re := regexp.MustCompile(pattern)
        css = re.ReplaceAllString(css, "")
    }
    
    return css
}

Deployment Optimization

Smart Deployment Order

// Deploy in optimal order for better user experience
func deployOptimally(wallet *walletapi.Wallet_Disk, docs []*tela.DOC) error {
    // 1. Sort by importance and size
    sort.Slice(docs, func(i, j int) bool {
        // Critical files first (HTML, then CSS, then JS)
        iWeight := getFileWeight(docs[i].DocType)
        jWeight := getFileWeight(docs[j].DocType)
        
        if iWeight != jWeight {
            return iWeight < jWeight
        }
        
        // Within same type, smaller files first (faster deployment)
        iSize := tela.GetCodeSizeInKB(docs[i].Code)
        jSize := tela.GetCodeSizeInKB(docs[j].Code)
        return iSize < jSize
    })
    
    // 2. Deploy with progress tracking
    fmt.Printf("🚀 Deploying %d files in optimal order...\n", len(docs))
    
    var deployedSCIDs []string
    for i, doc := range docs {
        fmt.Printf("Deploying %d/%d: %s\n", i+1, len(docs), doc.Headers.NameHdr)
        
        txid, err := tela.Installer(wallet, 2, doc)
        if err != nil {
            return fmt.Errorf("deployment failed at file %d: %v", i+1, err)
        }
        
        deployedSCIDs = append(deployedSCIDs, txid)
        
        // Brief pause to avoid overwhelming the network
        time.Sleep(time.Millisecond * 500)
    }
    
    fmt.Printf("✅ All files deployed successfully\n")
    return nil
}
 
func getFileWeight(docType string) int {
    switch docType {
    case tela.DOC_HTML:
        return 1 // Highest priority
    case tela.DOC_CSS:
        return 2 // Second priority
    case tela.DOC_JS:
        return 3 // Third priority
    default:
        return 4 // Lowest priority
    }
}

Gas Fee Optimization

// Optimize transaction costs
func deployWithOptimalFees(wallet *walletapi.Wallet_Disk, docs []*tela.DOC) error {
    // 1. Estimate all fees first
    var totalFees uint64
    
    for _, doc := range docs {
        args, err := tela.NewInstallArgs(doc)
        if err != nil {
            return err
        }
        
        fees, err := tela.GetGasEstimate(wallet, 2, nil, args)
        if err != nil {
            return err
        }
        
        totalFees += fees
    }
    
    fmt.Printf("💰 Total estimated fees: %.5f DERO\n", float64(totalFees)/100000)
    
    // 2. Check wallet balance
    balance := wallet.Get_Balance()
    if balance < totalFees*2 { // 2x buffer
        return fmt.Errorf("insufficient balance: need %.5f DERO, have %.5f DERO",
            float64(totalFees*2)/100000, float64(balance)/100000)
    }
    
    // 3. Deploy with optimal ring sizes
    for _, doc := range docs {
        // Use ring size 2 for cost efficiency
        txid, err := tela.Installer(wallet, 2, doc)
        if err != nil {
            return err
        }
        
        fmt.Printf("✅ Deployed: %s\n", txid)
    }
    
    return nil
}

Performance Monitoring

Compression Analytics

// Track compression performance across projects
type CompressionAnalytics struct {
    TotalFiles      int
    CompressedFiles int
    TotalOriginal   float64
    TotalCompressed float64
    BestRatio       float64
    WorstRatio      float64
    TypeStats       map[string]CompressionStats
}
 
type CompressionStats struct {
    Count       int
    AvgRatio    float64
    BestRatio   float64
    TotalSaved  float64
}
 
func analyzeProjectCompression(projectDir string) *CompressionAnalytics {
    analytics := &CompressionAnalytics{
        TypeStats: make(map[string]CompressionStats),
        BestRatio: 1.0,
    }
    
    filepath.WalkDir(projectDir, func(path string, d fs.DirEntry, err error) error {
        if err != nil || d.IsDir() {
            return err
        }
        
        content, err := os.ReadFile(path)
        if err != nil {
            return err
        }
        
        docType := tela.ParseDocType(d.Name())
        if !tela.IsAcceptedLanguage(docType) {
            return nil
        }
        
        originalSize := tela.GetCodeSizeInKB(string(content))
        analytics.TotalFiles++
        analytics.TotalOriginal += originalSize
        
        // Try compression
        compressed, err := tela.Compress(content, ".gz")
        if err == nil {
            compressedSize := tela.GetCodeSizeInKB(compressed)
            ratio := compressedSize / originalSize
            
            analytics.CompressedFiles++
            analytics.TotalCompressed += compressedSize
            
            if ratio < analytics.BestRatio {
                analytics.BestRatio = ratio
            }
            if ratio > analytics.WorstRatio {
                analytics.WorstRatio = ratio
            }
            
            // Update type stats
            stats := analytics.TypeStats[docType]
            stats.Count++
            stats.TotalSaved += originalSize - compressedSize
            if stats.Count == 1 {
                stats.AvgRatio = ratio
                stats.BestRatio = ratio
            } else {
                stats.AvgRatio = (stats.AvgRatio*float64(stats.Count-1) + ratio) / float64(stats.Count)
                if ratio < stats.BestRatio {
                    stats.BestRatio = ratio
                }
            }
            analytics.TypeStats[docType] = stats
        }
        
        return nil
    })
    
    return analytics
}
 
func printCompressionReport(analytics *CompressionAnalytics) {
    fmt.Printf("📊 Compression Analytics Report\n")
    fmt.Printf("================================\n")
    fmt.Printf("Files analyzed: %d\n", analytics.TotalFiles)
    fmt.Printf("Files compressed: %d\n", analytics.CompressedFiles)
    fmt.Printf("Total size reduction: %.2fKB -> %.2fKB (%.1f%%)\n",
        analytics.TotalOriginal, analytics.TotalCompressed,
        (1-analytics.TotalCompressed/analytics.TotalOriginal)*100)
    fmt.Printf("Best compression ratio: %.1f%%\n", analytics.BestRatio*100)
    fmt.Printf("Worst compression ratio: %.1f%%\n", analytics.WorstRatio*100)
    
    fmt.Printf("\nBy Content Type:\n")
    for docType, stats := range analytics.TypeStats {
        fmt.Printf("  %s: %d files, %.1f%% avg ratio, %.2fKB saved\n",
            docType, stats.Count, stats.AvgRatio*100, stats.TotalSaved)
    }
}

Advanced Compression Techniques

Content-Aware Compression

// Optimize compression based on content analysis
func smartCompress(content []byte, fileName string) ([]byte, string, error) {
    docType := tela.ParseDocType(fileName)
    
    // Pre-process based on content type
    var preprocessed []byte
    
    switch docType {
    case tela.DOC_JSON:
        // JSON compresses extremely well
        preprocessed = optimizeJSON(content)
    case tela.DOC_HTML:
        // HTML benefits from whitespace removal
        preprocessed = optimizeHTML(content)
    case tela.DOC_CSS:
        // CSS can be heavily minified
        preprocessed = optimizeCSS(content)
    case tela.DOC_JS:
        // JavaScript needs careful optimization
        preprocessed = optimizeJavaScript(content)
    default:
        preprocessed = content
    }
    
    // Compress optimized content
    compressed, err := tela.Compress(preprocessed, ".gz")
    if err != nil {
        return content, "", err
    }
    
    // Check if compression is beneficial
    originalSize := len(content)
    compressedSize := len(compressed)
    
    if compressedSize < originalSize*0.85 { // At least 15% reduction
        return []byte(compressed), ".gz", nil
    }
    
    // Compression not beneficial
    return preprocessed, "", nil
}

Progressive Loading Optimization

// Client-side: Handle compressed content efficiently
class OptimizedTELALoader {
    constructor() {
        this.decompressionWorker = null;
        this.loadingQueue = [];
    }
    
    async loadOptimizedContent(scid) {
        // Check if content is compressed
        const contentInfo = await this.getContentInfo(scid);
        
        if (contentInfo.compression) {
            return await this.loadCompressedContent(scid, contentInfo.compression);
        } else {
            return await this.loadRegularContent(scid);
        }
    }
    
    async loadCompressedContent(scid, compression) {
        console.log(`📦 Loading compressed content (${compression})...`);
        
        // Fetch compressed data
        const compressedData = await fetch(`/content/${scid}`).then(r => r.arrayBuffer());
        
        // Decompress in web worker to avoid blocking UI
        if (!this.decompressionWorker) {
            this.decompressionWorker = new Worker('/decompression-worker.js');
        }
        
        return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
            this.decompressionWorker.postMessage({
                data: compressedData,
                compression: compression,
                scid: scid
            });
            
            this.decompressionWorker.onmessage = (event) => {
                if (event.data.scid === scid) {
                    if (event.data.error) {
                        reject(new Error(event.data.error));
                    } else {
                        resolve(event.data.decompressed);
                    }
                }
            };
        });
    }
}

decompression-worker.js:

// Web Worker for decompression
importScripts('/pako.min.js'); // Gzip library
 
self.onmessage = function(event) {
    const { data, compression, scid } = event.data;
    
    try {
        let decompressed;
        
        switch (compression) {
            case '.gz':
                decompressed = pako.inflate(new Uint8Array(data), { to: 'string' });
                break;
            default:
                throw new Error(`Unsupported compression: ${compression}`);
        }
        
        self.postMessage({
            scid: scid,
            decompressed: decompressed
        });
    } catch (error) {
        self.postMessage({
            scid: scid,
            error: error.message
        });
    }
};

Optimization Best Practices

Development Workflow

Optimization Workflow

  1. Develop normally - Don't optimize prematurely
  2. Measure first - Use file-info to check sizes
  3. Optimize systematically - Minify, then compress, then shard if needed
  4. Test thoroughly - Ensure optimizations don't break functionality
  5. Monitor performance - Track load times and user experience
# Recommended optimization workflow
# 1. Development phase
serve local ./my-project  # Test functionality
 
# 2. Analysis phase
file-info index.html
file-info style.css
file-info app.js
 
# 3. Optimization phase
# Apply minification to source files
# Test with: serve local ./my-project
 
# 4. Deployment phase
install-doc index.html      # Will prompt for compression
install-doc style.css       # Choose 'y' for compression if >10KB
install-doc app.js          # Use sharding if >18KB after compression
 
# 5. Verification phase
serve [deployed-scid]       # Test deployed version

Production Optimization Checklist

TELA Production Optimization Checklist:
 
Pre-Deployment:
□ Remove development code (console.log, debug statements)
□ Minify HTML, CSS, JavaScript
□ Optimize images (convert to SVG when possible)
□ Remove unused dependencies and code
□ Test all functionality still works
 
Compression:
□ Enable compression for files >10KB
□ Verify compression ratios are beneficial (>15% reduction)
□ Test decompression works correctly
□ Consider content-specific optimization
 
Sharding:
□ Identify files that need sharding (>18KB after compression)
□ Create shards with appropriate naming
□ Test shard reconstruction locally
□ Deploy shards with correct .shard/.shards tags
 
Post-Deployment:
□ Monitor application load times
□ Check user feedback and ratings
□ Optimize based on usage patterns
□ Update content when improvements are available

Compression Performance Data

Based on real-world testing:

Framework/LibraryOriginal SizeCompressed SizeReductionShards Needed
React 18~42KB~12KB71%No
Vue 3~38KB~11KB71%No
Bootstrap CSS~25KB~6KB76%No
Tailwind CSS~35KB~8KB77%No
Large Dataset~150KB~25KB83%2 shards
Image Bundle~80KB~78KB3%5 shards

Key Insights

  1. Text content compresses excellently (60-80% reduction typical)
  2. Frameworks benefit greatly from compression
  3. JSON data has exceptional compression ratios
  4. Binary content (images) compresses poorly
  5. Combination strategies (minify + compress) are most effective

This compression and optimization guide provides the tools and techniques needed to build efficient TELA applications that minimize storage costs while maximizing performance.

Next: Performance Optimization - Advanced techniques for building high-performance TELA applications.