# File lib/new_relic/agent/encoding_normalizer.rb, line 15
      def self.normalize_object(object)
        case object
        when String
          normalize_string(object)
        when Symbol
          normalize_string(object.to_s)
        when Array
          return object if object.empty?
          object.map { |x| normalize_object(x) }
        when Hash
          return object if object.empty?
          hash = {}
          object.each_pair do |k, v|
            k = normalize_string(k)      if k.is_a?(String)
            k = normalize_string(k.to_s) if k.is_a?(Symbol)
            hash[k] = normalize_object(v)
          end
          hash
        when Rational
          object.to_f
        else
          object
        end
      end