# File lib/thin_http.rb, line 136
  def get path, params = nil
    url_path =
      case params
      when Hash    ; path + '?' + url_encode(params)
      when String  ; path + '?' + params
      when NilClass; path
      else raise 'cannot process params'
      end

    send_request Net::HTTP::Get.new(url_path)
  end