perf: gzip compress binaries for faster downloads (v0.2.9)

Author: aklo360

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -39,21 +39,23 @@ jobs:
           cd packages/core
           pyinstaller --onefile --name thoth-core thoth_core/cli.py
 
-      - name: Rename binary (Unix)
+      - name: Rename and compress binary (Unix)
         if: matrix.os != 'windows-latest'
         run: |
           mv packages/core/dist/thoth-core packages/core/dist/thoth-core-${{ matrix.target }}
+          gzip -9 packages/core/dist/thoth-core-${{ matrix.target }}
 
-      - name: Rename binary (Windows)
+      - name: Rename and compress binary (Windows)
         if: matrix.os == 'windows-latest'
         run: |
           mv packages/core/dist/thoth-core.exe packages/core/dist/thoth-core-${{ matrix.target }}.exe
+          gzip -9 packages/core/dist/thoth-core-${{ matrix.target }}.exe
 
       - name: Upload artifact
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: thoth-core-${{ matrix.target }}
-          path: packages/core/dist/thoth-core-${{ matrix.target }}*
+          path: packages/core/dist/thoth-core-${{ matrix.target }}*.gz
 
   release:
     name: Create Release

packages/cli/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "thoth-cli",
-  "version": "0.2.8",
+  "version": "0.2.9",
   "description": "𓅝 Astrological calculations from the command line. Swiss Ephemeris precision. Built for humans and agents.",
   "author": "AKLO <aklo@aklolabs.com>",
   "license": "MIT",

packages/cli/scripts/postinstall.js

@@ -1,20 +1,26 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
 /**
- * Postinstall script - downloads the correct thoth-core binary
+ * Postinstall script - downloads and decompresses the correct thoth-core binary
  * 𓅝
  */
 
 import { platform, arch } from 'os';
 import { join, dirname } from 'path';
-import { existsSync, mkdirSync, createWriteStream, chmodSync, statSync } from 'fs';
+import { existsSync, mkdirSync, createWriteStream, chmodSync, statSync, unlinkSync } from 'fs';
+import { createGunzip } from 'zlib';
+import { pipeline } from 'stream/promises';
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'url';
 import https from 'https';
 
 const __dirname = dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
 
-const VERSION = '0.2.7';
+const VERSION = '0.2.9';
 const REPO = 'aklo360/thoth-cli';
-const BASE_URL = `https://github.com/${REPO}/releases/download/v${VERSION}`;
+
+// Use jsDelivr CDN for faster downloads (mirrors GitHub releases)
+const CDN_URL = `https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/${REPO}@v${VERSION}/releases`;
+// Fallback to GitHub releases directly
+const GITHUB_URL = `https://github.com/${REPO}/releases/download/v${VERSION}`;
 
 function getPlatformKey() {
   const p = platform();
@@ -38,14 +44,12 @@ function getBinaryName() {
   return platform() === 'win32' ? 'thoth-core.exe' : 'thoth-core';
 }
 
-async function download(url, dest) {
+function download(url) {
   return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-    const file = createWriteStream(dest);
-    
     https.get(url, (response) => {
       // Handle redirects
       if (response.statusCode === 302 || response.statusCode === 301) {
-        download(response.headers.location, dest).then(resolve).catch(reject);
+        download(response.headers.location).then(resolve).catch(reject);
         return;
       }
 
@@ -54,15 +58,19 @@ async function download(url, dest) {
         return;
       }
 
-      response.pipe(file);
-      file.on('finish', () => {
-        file.close();
-        resolve();
-      });
+      resolve(response);
     }).on('error', reject);
   });
 }
 
+async function downloadAndDecompress(url, dest) {
+  const response = await download(url);
+  const gunzip = createGunzip();
+  const fileStream = createWriteStream(dest);
+  
+  await pipeline(response, gunzip, fileStream);
+}
+
 async function main() {
   const platformKey = getPlatformKey();
   const binaryName = getBinaryName();
@@ -72,34 +80,43 @@ async function main() {
   // Skip if binary already exists AND has content
   if (existsSync(binaryPath)) {
     const stats = statSync(binaryPath);
-    if (stats.size > 0) {
-      console.log(`✓ thoth-core binary already exists`);
+    if (stats.size > 1000) { // Real binary is ~18MB, placeholder is 0
+      console.log(`✓ thoth-core binary already exists (${(stats.size / 1024 / 1024).toFixed(1)}MB)`);
       return;
     }
-    console.log(`Found empty placeholder, downloading actual binary...`);
+    console.log(`Found placeholder, downloading actual binary...`);
+    unlinkSync(binaryPath); // Remove placeholder
   }
 
-  console.log(`Downloading thoth-core for ${platformKey}...`);
-  
   // Create bin directory
   mkdirSync(binDir, { recursive: true });
 
-  // Download binary
-  const url = `${BASE_URL}/thoth-core-${platformKey}${platform() === 'win32' ? '.exe' : ''}`;
+  // Compressed filename
+  const compressedName = `thoth-core-${platformKey}${platform() === 'win32' ? '.exe' : ''}.gz`;
+  
+  // Try GitHub releases (jsDelivr doesn't serve release assets directly)
+  const url = `${GITHUB_URL}/${compressedName}`;
+  
+  console.log(`Downloading thoth-core for ${platformKey}...`);
+  console.log(`  From: ${url}`);
+  
+  const startTime = Date.now();
 
   try {
-    await download(url, binaryPath);
+    await downloadAndDecompress(url, binaryPath);
 
     // Make executable on Unix
     if (platform() !== 'win32') {
       chmodSync(binaryPath, 0o755);
     }
 
-    console.log(`✓ Downloaded thoth-core to ${binaryPath}`);
+    const stats = statSync(binaryPath);
+    const elapsed = ((Date.now() - startTime) / 1000).toFixed(1);
+    console.log(`✓ Downloaded and decompressed (${(stats.size / 1024 / 1024).toFixed(1)}MB) in ${elapsed}s`);
   } catch (error) {
     console.warn(`⚠ Could not download binary: ${error.message}`);
-    console.warn(`  You can run in development mode with Python installed.`);
-    console.warn(`  Install thoth-core: pip install thoth-core`);
+    console.warn(`  You may need to install thoth-core manually.`);
+    console.warn(`  Or install via: pip install thoth-core`);
   }
 }
 

packages/cli/src/bin.ts

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ Examples:
   thoth progressions --natal-date 1991-07-08 --natal-time 14:06 --city "New York" --target-date 2026-03-01
   thoth moon
   thoth ephemeris --body pluto`)
-  .version('0.2.8');
+  .version('0.2.9');
 
 // Chart command
 program
@@ -725,7 +725,7 @@ program
 
 // Banner
 console.log(chalk.dim(''));
-console.log(chalk.yellow('  𓅝') + chalk.dim(' thoth-cli v0.2.8'));
+console.log(chalk.yellow('  𓅝') + chalk.dim(' thoth-cli v0.2.9'));
 console.log(chalk.dim(''));
 
 program.parse();