diff --git a/http/gzip.go b/http/gzip.go
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+++ b/http/gzip.go
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+package http
+
+import (
+	"compress/gzip"
+	"io"
+	"net/http"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+type gzipResponseWriter struct {
+	io.Writer
+	http.ResponseWriter
+}
+
+func (w gzipResponseWriter) Write(b []byte) (int, error) {
+	return w.Writer.Write(b)
+}
+
+// GzipHandler wraps an http.Handler and gzips responses if the client supports it
+func GzipHandler(handler http.Handler) http.Handler {
+	return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		if !strings.Contains(r.Header.Get("Accept-Encoding"), "gzip") {
+			handler.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+			return
+		}
+		w.Header().Set("Content-Encoding", "gzip")
+		gz := gzip.NewWriter(w)
+		defer gz.Close()
+		gzw := gzipResponseWriter{Writer: gz, ResponseWriter: w}
+		handler.ServeHTTP(gzw, r)
+	})
+}
+
+// GzipFunc wraps an http.HandlerFunc and gzips responses if the client supports it
+func GzipFunc(f http.HandlerFunc) http.HandlerFunc {
+	return func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		if !strings.Contains(r.Header.Get("Accept-Encoding"), "gzip") {
+			f(w, r)
+			return
+		}
+		w.Header().Set("Content-Encoding", "gzip")
+		gz := gzip.NewWriter(w)
+		defer gz.Close()
+		gzw := gzipResponseWriter{Writer: gz, ResponseWriter: w}
+		f(gzw, r)
+	}
+}