diff --git a/lib/zendesk_api/resource.rb b/lib/zendesk_api/resource.rb
index 6a1bbe57..b0d35282 100644
--- a/lib/zendesk_api/resource.rb
+++ b/lib/zendesk_api/resource.rb
@@ -39,6 +39,14 @@ def resource_path
       def namespace(namespace)
         @namespace = namespace
       end
+
+      def new_from_response(client, response, includes = nil)
+        new(client).tap do |resource|
+          resource.handle_response(response)
+          resource.set_includes(resource, includes, response.body) if includes
+          resource.attributes.clear_changes
+        end
+      end
     end
 
     # @return [Hash] The resource's attributes
@@ -123,19 +131,16 @@ def to_s
 
     # Compares resources by class and id. If id is nil, then by object_id
     def ==(other)
+      return false unless other
+
       return true if other.object_id == object_id
 
-      if other && !(other.is_a?(Data) || other.is_a?(Integer))
-        warn "Trying to compare #{other.class} to a Resource from #{caller.first}"
-      end
+      return other.id && (other.id == id) if other.is_a?(Data)
 
-      if other.is_a?(Data)
-        other.id && other.id == id
-      elsif other.is_a?(Integer)
-        id == other
-      else
-        false
-      end
+      return id == other if other.is_a?(Integer)
+
+      warn "Trying to compare #{other.class} to a Resource
+        from #{caller.first}"
     end
     alias :eql :==