Fix/grpc empty data

[CurryYangxx]

What & Why

Fixes #8659. A gRPC response with all-default fields (e.g. an empty repeated field) serializes to a 0-byte message. Some servers still flag that frame as compressed and send grpc-encoding: gzip, so the client receives [compressed=1][length=0]. @grpc/grpc-js then feeds the empty payload to zlib, which throws unexpected end of file and surfaces in the UI as:

13 INTERNAL: Failed to decompress gzip-encoded message

Fix

Patch @grpc/grpc-js so CompressionHandler.readMessage short-circuits a zero-length payload (which unambiguously decodes to an empty message) instead of attempting decompression:

if (compressed && messageBuffer.length > 0) {
    messageBuffer = await this.decompressMessage(messageBuffer);
}

Single dispatch point → covers gzip/deflate; semantically correct since decompressing 0 bytes yields 0 bytes.

Changes

• patches/@grpc+grpc-js+1.14.4.patch — the fix (applied via patch-package on postinstall)
• grpc.test.ts — regression test feeding a gzip-flagged zero-length frame through CompressionFilter

Verification

Against a test server that emits [compressed=1][length=0] + grpc-encoding: gzip for empty messages:

Client	Result
Unpatched grpc-js 1.14.4	ERROR: 13 Failed to decompress... (reproduces #8659)
Patched	SUCCESS {"article_ids":[]}

Plus unit tests + lint passing.

Note: this is a client-side robustness fix for a non-conformant server frame. Worth reporting upstream to grpc-node so the patch can eventually be dropped.

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✅ Circular References Report

Generated at: 2026-06-30T10:36:59.006Z
Status: ✅ NO CHANGE

Summary

Metric	Base (develop)	PR	Change
Total Circular References	9	9	0 (0.00%)

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insomnia-inso/src/db/models/types.ts -> insomnia-inso/src/db/types.ts
insomnia/src/main/prompt-bridge.ts -> insomnia/src/main/window-utils.ts -> insomnia/src/main/plugin-window.ts
insomnia/src/main/window-utils.ts -> insomnia/src/main/plugin-window.ts
insomnia/src/network/network.ts -> insomnia-scripting-environment/src/objects/index.ts -> insomnia-scripting-environment/src/objects/collection.ts -> insomnia-scripting-environment/src/objects/response.ts
insomnia/src/network/network.ts -> insomnia/src/common/render.ts
insomnia/src/ui/components/settings/import-export.tsx -> insomnia/src/ui/components/modals/export-requests-modal.tsx
insomnia/src/ui/components/tabs/tab-list.tsx -> insomnia/src/ui/components/tabs/tab.tsx
insomnia/src/ui/components/templating/tag-editor-arg-sub-form.tsx -> insomnia/src/ui/components/templating/external-vault/external-vault-form.tsx
insomnia/src/ui/components/viewers/response-viewer.tsx -> insomnia/src/ui/components/viewers/response-multipart-viewer.tsx

Click to view all circular references in base branch (9)

insomnia-inso/src/db/models/types.ts -> insomnia-inso/src/db/types.ts
insomnia/src/main/prompt-bridge.ts -> insomnia/src/main/window-utils.ts -> insomnia/src/main/plugin-window.ts
insomnia/src/main/window-utils.ts -> insomnia/src/main/plugin-window.ts
insomnia/src/network/network.ts -> insomnia-scripting-environment/src/objects/index.ts -> insomnia-scripting-environment/src/objects/collection.ts -> insomnia-scripting-environment/src/objects/response.ts
insomnia/src/network/network.ts -> insomnia/src/common/render.ts
insomnia/src/ui/components/settings/import-export.tsx -> insomnia/src/ui/components/modals/export-requests-modal.tsx
insomnia/src/ui/components/tabs/tab-list.tsx -> insomnia/src/ui/components/tabs/tab.tsx
insomnia/src/ui/components/templating/tag-editor-arg-sub-form.tsx -> insomnia/src/ui/components/templating/external-vault/external-vault-form.tsx
insomnia/src/ui/components/viewers/response-viewer.tsx -> insomnia/src/ui/components/viewers/response-multipart-viewer.tsx

Analysis

✅ No Change: This PR does not introduce or remove any circular references.

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