FireZenk

import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream
import java.io.File
import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets.UTF_8
import java.util.zip.GZIPInputStream
import java.util.zip.GZIPOutputStream

fun String.gzip(): ByteArray {
    val bos = ByteArrayOutputStream()
    GZIPOutputStream(bos).bufferedWriter(UTF_8).use { it.write(this) }
    return bos.toByteArray()

FireZenk

Trying to find a solution

StickyListHeaders

SwipeRefreshLayout

I had a problem getting the new fancy SwipeRefreshLayout from the appcompat lib to work with a custom listview, in this case the StickyListHeaders. Since the First child of the SwipeRefreshLayout should be either a ScrollView or a pure List, some workaround had to be done.