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chopratejas--headroom/tests/test_proxy_compression_headers.py
Abhay Singh 4cb33cd9e3 fix(proxy): strip inbound Content-Encoding on messages/chat forward (#1970)
## Description

The Anthropic `/v1/messages` and OpenAI `/v1/chat/completions` handlers
decode the
inbound request body before forwarding it upstream.
`read_request_json_with_bytes`
(helpers.py) inflates `zstd`/`gzip`/`deflate`/`br` bodies, and the
handler forwards
the resulting plain JSON. But both handlers build the upstream-bound
header dict and
pop only `host`, `content-length`, and `accept-encoding` — they leave
the original
`Content-Encoding` header in place:

```python
headers = dict(request.headers.items())
headers.pop("host", None)
headers.pop("content-length", None)
headers.pop("accept-encoding", None)   # content-encoding NOT popped
```

So when a client — or an edge proxy like a Cloudflare Worker — sends a
request with
`Content-Encoding: gzip` (or `zstd`/`br`/`deflate`) and a compressed
body, Headroom
decompresses it, then forwards plain JSON that still advertises
`content-encoding: gzip`.
The upstream provider tries to gunzip already-decoded JSON and rejects
the request with
HTTP 400. Every such request fails.

This is a known class of bug: the `/v1/responses` handler already fixes
exactly this at
`openai.py` with the comment *"Leaving a stale content-encoding header
makes the upstream
try to decompress already-decoded JSON and reject it with HTTP 400
(#1542)."* That fix
landed only on the `/responses` path — the messages and chat paths were
missed.

Closes: no issue filed — found while auditing request-header forwarding
across the handlers.

## Fix

Pop `content-encoding` and `transfer-encoding` in both handlers, right
after the existing
`content-length` pop, mirroring the `/v1/responses` handler:

```python
headers.pop("content-encoding", None)
headers.pop("transfer-encoding", None)
```

## Type of Change

- [x] Bug fix (non-breaking change that fixes an issue)

## Changes Made

- `headroom/proxy/handlers/anthropic.py`: strip
`content-encoding`/`transfer-encoding` from the upstream-bound request
headers in `handle_anthropic_messages`.
- `headroom/proxy/handlers/openai.py`: same strip in the
`/v1/chat/completions` handler.
- `tests/test_proxy_compression_headers.py`: add
`TestRequestContentEncodingStripping` covering gzip/zstd/deflate/br,
`transfer-encoding`, and the absent-header (plain curl) case.

## Testing

- [x] New regression tests added
(`tests/test_proxy_compression_headers.py`)
- [x] Linting passes (`ruff check`) and formatting is clean (`ruff
format --check`)
- [ ] Full `pytest` deferred to CI (local-OOM reason below).

```text
$ uv run ruff check headroom/proxy/handlers/anthropic.py headroom/proxy/handlers/openai.py tests/test_proxy_compression_headers.py
All checks passed!
```

## Real Behavior Proof

- Environment: Windows 11, Python 3.10, headroom from this branch.
Importing `headroom` pulls in the torch/transformers stack and a full
`pytest` gets OOM-killed on this box, so I verified the header logic
with a dependency-free script (the same pure-dict pattern the existing
tests in this file use) and left the full pytest to CI.
- Exact command / steps: replicated the handler's request-header
stripping (old vs new) in a standalone script and ran a
`gzip`/`zstd`/`deflate`/`br` request through both.
- Observed result: the old logic keeps `content-encoding` (which is what
makes the upstream 400); the new logic strips it while preserving
`authorization` and `content-type`:

```text
OK gzip: old leaks 'gzip' -> upstream 400 ; new strips it
OK zstd: old leaks 'zstd' -> upstream 400 ; new strips it
OK deflate: old leaks 'deflate' -> upstream 400 ; new strips it
OK br: old leaks 'br' -> upstream 400 ; new strips it
OK transfer-encoding stripped
OK safe when absent
CONTENT-ENCODING STRIP VERIFIED
```

- Not tested: an end-to-end POST of a real gzip body through a booted
proxy to a live upstream (needs the heavy stack + a provider key). The
header now matches the byte-faithful forwarding the `/responses` path
already does, and the new tests exercise the exact strip logic. Full
local `pytest` deferred to CI (OOM, per above).

## Review Readiness

- [x] I have performed a self-review
- [x] This PR is ready for human review

## Checklist

- [x] My code follows the project's style guidelines
- [x] I have performed a self-review of my code
- [x] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas
- [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation
- [x] My changes generate no new warnings
- [x] I have added tests that prove my fix is effective or that my
feature works
- [ ] New and existing unit tests pass locally with my changes — ran
lint + a standalone logic check; full pytest deferred to CI (local OOM,
disclosed above)
- [x] I have updated the CHANGELOG.md if applicable

## Additional Notes

- Small, contained parity fix — two `pop()` calls plus tests, no new
dependencies.
- @JerrettDavis tagging you since you've been triaging the
proxy-forwarding fixes (this is the sibling of the #1542 `/responses`
fix) — should be a quick one if you have a moment.
2026-07-10 11:45:58 -04:00

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"""Tests for compression header handling in the proxy server.
These tests verify that the proxy correctly removes Content-Encoding headers
from responses after httpx automatically decompresses them, preventing
double-decompression errors (ZlibError) in clients.
"""
import gzip
import json
import pytest
@pytest.fixture
def mock_anthropic_response_with_compression_headers():
"""Create a mock response that simulates httpx behavior.
httpx automatically decompresses responses but leaves compression headers.
This is what causes the ZlibError bug we're testing for.
"""
class MockResponse:
"""Mock httpx response with compression headers."""
def __init__(self):
self.response_data = {
"id": "msg_test123",
"type": "message",
"role": "assistant",
"content": [{"type": "text", "text": "Hello!"}],
"model": "claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022",
"stop_reason": "end_turn",
"usage": {"input_tokens": 10, "output_tokens": 5},
}
# Body is already decompressed (httpx does this automatically)
self.content = json.dumps(self.response_data).encode("utf-8")
self.status_code = 200
# Headers still contain compression info (this is the bug!)
self.headers = {
"content-type": "application/json",
"content-encoding": "gzip", # Should be removed!
"content-length": str(len(gzip.compress(self.content))), # Wrong!
"x-request-id": "test-request-id",
}
return MockResponse()
class TestCompressionHeaderRemoval:
"""Tests for Content-Encoding header removal logic."""
def test_compression_headers_are_removed_from_dict(
self, mock_anthropic_response_with_compression_headers
):
"""Test that our fix removes compression headers from response headers."""
mock_response = mock_anthropic_response_with_compression_headers
# Simulate what the fixed code does
response_headers = dict(mock_response.headers)
response_headers.pop("content-encoding", None)
response_headers.pop("content-length", None)
# Verify compression headers are removed
assert "content-encoding" not in response_headers
assert "content-length" not in response_headers
# Verify other headers are preserved
assert response_headers["content-type"] == "application/json"
assert response_headers["x-request-id"] == "test-request-id"
def test_response_body_is_decompressed_not_compressed(
self, mock_anthropic_response_with_compression_headers
):
"""Verify the response content is already decompressed (httpx behavior)."""
mock_response = mock_anthropic_response_with_compression_headers
# The content should be valid JSON (decompressed)
response_data = json.loads(mock_response.content)
assert response_data["id"] == "msg_test123"
# Trying to decompress it again should fail (proving it's not compressed)
with pytest.raises((gzip.BadGzipFile, OSError, Exception)):
gzip.decompress(mock_response.content)
def test_headers_with_wrong_content_length_cause_issues(
self, mock_anthropic_response_with_compression_headers
):
"""Demonstrate that keeping compression headers causes length mismatch."""
mock_response = mock_anthropic_response_with_compression_headers
# The content-length header says the body is compressed size
claimed_length = int(mock_response.headers["content-length"])
# But the actual content is decompressed size
actual_length = len(mock_response.content)
# They don't match! This can cause client issues
assert claimed_length != actual_length
assert claimed_length < actual_length # Compressed is smaller
def test_removing_headers_fixes_length_mismatch(
self, mock_anthropic_response_with_compression_headers
):
"""Show that removing compression headers allows proper content-length."""
mock_response = mock_anthropic_response_with_compression_headers
# Apply the fix
response_headers = dict(mock_response.headers)
response_headers.pop("content-encoding", None)
response_headers.pop("content-length", None)
# Now we can set correct content-length
response_headers["content-length"] = str(len(mock_response.content))
# Verify it matches actual content
assert int(response_headers["content-length"]) == len(mock_response.content)
class TestAcceptEncodingStripping:
"""Tests for accept-encoding removal from forwarded request headers.
Edge proxies like Cloudflare Workers add accept-encoding values (e.g. br,
zstd) that the upstream provider may honor. If httpx lacks the matching
decompression library (e.g. brotli) it cannot decode the response body,
causing a UnicodeDecodeError and a 502 returned to the client.
The fix strips accept-encoding before forwarding so httpx negotiates its
own encoding independently.
"""
def test_accept_encoding_is_stripped_from_forwarded_headers(self):
"""accept-encoding must be removed before forwarding to the upstream."""
# Simulate headers as received from a Cloudflare Worker client
request_headers = {
"authorization": "Bearer sk-test",
"content-type": "application/json",
"accept-encoding": "gzip, br, zstd",
"host": "headroom.example.com",
"content-length": "123",
}
# Replicate the handler logic
headers = dict(request_headers.items())
headers.pop("host", None)
headers.pop("content-length", None)
headers.pop("accept-encoding", None)
assert "accept-encoding" not in headers
def test_other_headers_preserved_after_stripping(self):
"""Only hop-by-hop / negotiation headers are removed; auth etc. survive."""
request_headers = {
"authorization": "Bearer sk-test",
"content-type": "application/json",
"accept-encoding": "gzip, br",
"x-custom": "value",
"host": "headroom.example.com",
"content-length": "42",
}
headers = dict(request_headers.items())
headers.pop("host", None)
headers.pop("content-length", None)
headers.pop("accept-encoding", None)
assert headers["authorization"] == "Bearer sk-test"
assert headers["content-type"] == "application/json"
assert headers["x-custom"] == "value"
assert "host" not in headers
assert "content-length" not in headers
assert "accept-encoding" not in headers
def test_strip_is_safe_when_accept_encoding_absent(self):
"""pop() on a missing key must not raise — direct curl calls have no header."""
request_headers = {
"authorization": "Bearer sk-test",
"content-type": "application/json",
}
headers = dict(request_headers.items())
# Must not raise KeyError
headers.pop("accept-encoding", None)
assert headers == {
"authorization": "Bearer sk-test",
"content-type": "application/json",
}
def test_brotli_encoding_value_is_stripped(self):
"""Specifically guard against 'br' which breaks httpx without brotli package."""
for encoding_value in ["br", "gzip, br", "gzip, br, zstd", "zstd"]:
headers = {"accept-encoding": encoding_value, "content-type": "application/json"}
headers.pop("accept-encoding", None)
assert "accept-encoding" not in headers
class TestRequestContentEncodingStripping:
"""Tests for content-encoding removal from forwarded *request* headers.
read_request_json_with_bytes decompresses the inbound body (zstd/gzip/
deflate/br) before the handler forwards it, so the bytes sent upstream are
plain JSON. If the original Content-Encoding header rides along, the
upstream tries to decompress already-decoded JSON and rejects it with HTTP
400 (#1542). The /v1/responses handler stripped it; the Anthropic messages
and OpenAI chat handlers must do the same.
"""
def _strip(self, request_headers: dict[str, str]) -> dict[str, str]:
"""Replicate the fixed handler request-header logic."""
headers = dict(request_headers.items())
headers.pop("host", None)
headers.pop("content-length", None)
headers.pop("content-encoding", None)
headers.pop("transfer-encoding", None)
headers.pop("accept-encoding", None)
return headers
@pytest.mark.parametrize("encoding", ["gzip", "zstd", "deflate", "br"])
def test_content_encoding_is_stripped_from_forwarded_request(self, encoding):
"""A compressed inbound request must not forward its content-encoding."""
request_headers = {
"authorization": "Bearer sk-test",
"content-type": "application/json",
"content-encoding": encoding,
"content-length": "123",
"host": "headroom.example.com",
}
headers = self._strip(request_headers)
assert "content-encoding" not in headers
# Auth and content-type survive so the upstream still routes/parses it.
assert headers["authorization"] == "Bearer sk-test"
assert headers["content-type"] == "application/json"
def test_transfer_encoding_is_stripped(self):
"""transfer-encoding: chunked also describes the wire body, not the payload."""
headers = self._strip({"transfer-encoding": "chunked", "content-type": "application/json"})
assert "transfer-encoding" not in headers
def test_strip_is_safe_when_content_encoding_absent(self):
"""A plain curl request has no content-encoding — pop must not raise."""
headers = self._strip(
{"authorization": "Bearer sk-test", "content-type": "application/json"}
)
assert headers == {
"authorization": "Bearer sk-test",
"content-type": "application/json",
}
class TestNoRegressionForUncompressedResponses:
"""Ensure the fix doesn't break responses that were never compressed."""
def test_pop_on_missing_keys_is_safe(self):
"""Verify that .pop() on non-existent keys doesn't cause errors."""
headers = {
"content-type": "application/json",
# No compression headers
}
# This should not raise KeyError
headers.pop("content-encoding", None)
headers.pop("content-length", None)
# Headers should be unchanged
assert headers == {"content-type": "application/json"}
def test_dict_conversion_preserves_headers(self):
"""Verify dict() conversion doesn't lose headers."""
original_headers = {
"content-type": "application/json",
"x-custom-header": "value",
"authorization": "Bearer token",
}
# Convert to dict (as the fix does)
converted = dict(original_headers)
# All headers preserved
assert converted == original_headers
assert converted is not original_headers # New object