Ruby split and parse batched HTTP Response (multipart/mixed) - ruby

Question

I'm using the GMail API that allows me to get a batched response of multiple Gmail objects.
This comes back in the form of a multipart/mixed HTTP response with a set of separate HTTP responses separated by a boundary as defined in the header.
Each of the HTTP sub-Responses is a JSON format.
i.e.
result.response.response_headers = {...
"content-type"=>"multipart/mixed; boundary=batch_abcdefg"...
}
result.response.body = "----batch_abcdefg
<the response header>
{some JSON}
--batch_abcdefg
<another response header>
{some JSON}
--batch_abcdefg--"
Is there a library or an easy way to convert those responses from the string into a set of separate HTTP responses or JSON objects?

Answer 1

Thanks to Tholle above...
def parse_batch_response(response, json=true)
# Not the same delimiter in the response as we specify ourselves in the request,
# so we have to extract it.
# This should give us exactly what we need.
delimiter = response.split("\r\n")[0].strip
parts = response.split(delimiter)
# The first part will always be an empty string. Just remove it.
parts.shift
# The last part will be the "--". Just remove it.
parts.pop
if json
# collects the response body as json
results = parts.map{ |part| JSON.parse(part.match(/{.+}/m).to_s)}
else
# collates the separate responses as strings so you can do something with them
# e.g. you need the response codes
results = parts.map{ |part| part}
end
result
end