module MultiXml::Parsers::Libxml2Parser

def node_to_hash(node, hash={})
  node_hash = {MultiXml::CONTENT_ROOT => ''}
  name = node_name(node)
  # Insert node hash into parent hash correctly.
  case hash[name]
    when Array then hash[name] << node_hash
    when Hash  then hash[name] = [hash[name], node_hash]
    when nil   then hash[name] = node_hash
  end
  # Handle child elements
  each_child(node) do |c|
    if c.element?
      node_to_hash(c, node_hash)
    elsif c.text? || c.cdata?
      node_hash[MultiXml::CONTENT_ROOT] << c.content
    end
  end
  # Remove content node if it is empty
  if node_hash[MultiXml::CONTENT_ROOT].strip.empty?
    node_hash.delete(MultiXml::CONTENT_ROOT)
  end
  # Handle attributes
  each_attr(node) {|a| node_hash[node_name(a)] = a.value }
  hash
end