# File lib/new_relic/agent/new_relic_service/encoders.rb, line 42
          def self.encode(data, opts={})
            normalize_encodings = if opts[:skip_normalization]
              false
            else
              Agent.config[:normalize_json_string_encodings]
            end
            json = ::NewRelic::JSONWrapper.dump(data, :normalize => normalize_encodings)
            Base64.encode64(Compressed::Deflate.encode(json))
          end