@fastify/compress is using an unmaintained package (peek-stream), causing random issues

[debianw]

Prerequisites

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Fastify version

4.25.2

Plugin version

6.5.0

Node.js version

22.14

Operating system

Linux

Operating system version (i.e. 20.04, 11.3, 10)

20.04

Description

I am encountering an issue in my Fastify-based application where the @fastify/compress plugin is causing a random TypeError related to the peek-stream package. The error trace is as follows:

TypeError: Cannot read properties of null (reading 'length')
    at getStateLength (/path/to/node_modules/stream-shift/index.js:16:28)
    at shift (/path/to/node_modules/stream-shift/index.js:6:99)
    at Duplexify._forward (/path/to/node_modules/peek-stream/node_modules/duplexify/index.js:168:35)
    at Duplexify._read (/path/to/node_modules/peek-stream/node_modules/duplexify/index.js:159:8)
    at Duplexify.Readable.read (/path/to/node_modules/peek-stream/node_modules/readable-stream/lib/_stream_readable.js:443:10)
    at flow (/path/to/node_modules/peek-stream/node_modules/readable-stream/lib/_stream_readable.js:813:34)
    at ServerResponse.<anonymous> (/path/to/node_modules/peek-stream/node_modules/readable-stream/lib/_stream_readable.js:683:7)
    at ServerResponse.emit (node:events:518:28)
    at socketOnDrain (node:_http_server:785:9)
    at Socket.emit (node:events:518:28)
    at afterWrite (node:internal/streams/writable:705:12)
    at onwrite (node:internal/streams/writable:688:7)
    at WriteWrap.onWriteComplete [as oncomplete] (node:internal/stream_base_commons:105:10)

Upon investigating, I found that @fastify/compress still depends on [email protected], which is an unmaintained package. This is problematic because peek-stream is no longer actively maintained and has known issues, which are leading to the error mentioned above.

I think this is due to the use of stream-shift

Take a look this issue: mafintosh/stream-shift#6

Link to code that reproduces the bug

mafintosh/stream-shift#6

Expected Behavior

No response

[mcollina]

I'm aware. This module needs some rewriting that removes all that detection logic.