gistfile1.rb

    def self.decode_content(c)
      if c.header_str.match(/Content-Encoding: gzip/)
        begin
          gz =  Zlib::GzipReader.new(StringIO.new(c.body_str))
          xml = gz.read
          gz.close
        rescue Zlib::GzipFile::Error
          xml = c.body_str
        end
      elsif c.header_str.match(/Content-Encoding: deflate/)
        xml = Zlib::Deflate.inflate(c.body_str)
      else
        xml = c.body_str
      end
      
      xml
    end