Validation

The following checks are executed by validate.sh for every framework subscribed to the static test.

Content-Type headers

Verifies correct Content-Type headers for representative file types:

• GET /static/reset.css — expects Content-Type: text/css
• GET /static/app.js — expects Content-Type: application/javascript
• GET /static/manifest.json — expects Content-Type: application/json

Note: text/javascript is accepted as equivalent to application/javascript per RFC 9239.

File size verification (uncompressed)

Requests all 20 static files without Accept-Encoding and compares the response size against the actual file size on disk. All 20 files must match exactly. This ensures the server returns uncompressed content when no compression is requested.

reset.css, layout.css, theme.css, components.css, utilities.css, analytics.js, helpers.js, app.js, vendor.js, router.js, header.html, footer.html, regular.woff2, bold.woff2, logo.svg, icon-sprite.svg, hero.webp, thumb1.webp, thumb2.webp, manifest.json

Compression verification

Requests all 20 static files with Accept-Encoding: br;q=1, gzip;q=0.8 and checks:

• If the server returns a Content-Encoding header (br or gzip), the decompressed response size must match the original file size on disk
• If the server does not compress a file, it is counted as skipped (not a failure — compression is optional)

PASS if all compressed files decompress to the correct size. SKIP if the server does not compress any files. FAIL if any compressed file decompresses to the wrong size.

404 for nonexistent file

Sends GET /static/nonexistent.txt and verifies the server returns HTTP 404.