Hey Ismael,
> > The PushTelemetryRequest handler decompresses the payload before passing > it > > to the metrics plugin. > > This was done to avoid having to expose a public decompression interface > to > > metrics plugin developers. > > > > Are there cases where the metrics plugin developers would want to forward > the compressed payload without decompressing? > Maybe, but most plugins probably want to either add some extra information (e.g., from the auth context), or convert to another format, so the original compressed blob is most likely not that interesting. In any case the plugin will want to inspect the uncompressed metrics data to verify it is not garbage before forwarding it upstream. We could always add an option later to allow passing the metrics payload verbatim if the need arises. Thanks, Magnus
