compression level change with config option

[Leguan16]

Supersedes #9703

As from the author requested: Here a new version with the correct patches and a config option.

The config option is located under the misc section. I did not know if I should change the version of the config but that should not stop this PR from being merged.

Is it possible to add people as co-authors so the original author also gets credits?

[lynxplay]

You can generally add a coauthor by simply adding their name into the patch, see e.g. https://github.com/PaperMC/Paper/blob/master/patches/server/0872-Fix-a-bunch-of-vanilla-bugs.patch#L60

[Leguan16]

the placement of the option is ok or should I move that as well?

[lynxplay]

the placement of the option is ok or should I move that as well?

yea 👍 imo it is.

[PedroMPagani]

@Leguan16 good job ;), it'd be nice if paper added on the docs examples of the available compression options with example of rates, as a benchmark of course, this should benefit a few servers a lot with bandwidth decreasing as well as more performance and cost decreasing :)

[lynxplay]

This does require a PR to the docs before it may be merged yea. @Leguan16 if you have the time, it would be great if you can propose the change there as well 👍

[Leguan16]

I can add a description to the global-configuration.mdx what it does but I have no time to benchmark this and create a proper docs page for it. Besides, I don't even know how I should benchmark this.
@PedroMPagani you seem to know what it does exactly so what should I put in the description (So I have it correct)?

[lynxplay]

I don't see the usage for benchmarking on the docs. A quick explanation that a higher compression level means more CPU time spend for less data transmitted and a lower value meaning less CPU time spend but more data transmitted is fine.

[Leguan16]

Alright! I will add that later.

[Leguan16]

I opened a PR in the docs repo
PaperMC/docs#242

[olijeffers0n]

Docs is ready to go 😄