Add message compression for large messages

server/lib/clientVersionChecks.ts

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+import semver from "semver";
+
+export function canCompress(
+    clientVersion: string | null | undefined,
+    type: "newt" | "olm"
+): boolean {
+    try {
+        if (!clientVersion) return false;
+        // check if it is a valid semver
+        if (!semver.valid(clientVersion)) return false;
+        if (type === "newt") {
+            return semver.gte(clientVersion, "1.10.3");
+        } else if (type === "olm") {
+            return semver.gte(clientVersion, "1.4.3");
+        }
+        return false;
+    } catch {
+        return false;
+    }
+}