module Artifactory::Util

def xml_to_hash(element, child_with_children = "", unique_children = true)
  properties = {}
  element.each_element_with_text do |e|
    if e.name.eql?(child_with_children)
      if unique_children
        e.each_element_with_text do |t|
          properties[t.name] = to_type(t.text)
        end
      else
        children = []
        e.each_element_with_text do |t|
          properties[t.name] = children.push(to_type(t.text))
        end
      end
    else
      properties[e.name] = to_type(e.text)
    end
  end
  properties
end