Can HTTParty handle gzip or deflate compressed responses?

Yes, HTTParty, a Ruby gem for making HTTP requests, can handle gzip or deflate compressed responses. When a server sends a response compressed with gzip or deflate, HTTParty will automatically decompress the response body if the appropriate headers are set. This is because HTTParty uses Ruby's built-in Net::HTTP library, which handles decompression automatically if the Accept-Encoding header in the request includes gzip or deflate and the response includes the Content-Encoding header with the value gzip or deflate.

Here's an example of how to use HTTParty to make a GET request that automatically handles gzip or deflate compressed responses:

require 'httparty'

response = HTTParty.get('http://example.com/resource', headers: { "Accept-Encoding" => "gzip, deflate" })

puts response.body # This will be the decompressed response body

In the example above, the Accept-Encoding header is set to accept both gzip and deflate compressed content. If the server supports compression and compresses the response using one of these methods, HTTParty (through Net::HTTP) will decompress the response before providing it to you.

If you're using HTTParty and you're not seeing automatic decompression, make sure that:

1. The server is actually sending compressed content.
2. The server is sending the correct Content-Encoding header in the response.
3. The Accept-Encoding header is being set in your request.

Note that if you are using HTTParty for more complex interactions and you need to disable this feature for some reason (which is uncommon), you would need to customize the request to not include the Accept-Encoding header or to handle the decompression manually.