Nokogiri::XML .to_hash method

nokogiri_hash.rb

module Nokogiri::XML

  class Document
    def to_hash
      self.root.element? ? self.root.to_hash : {self.root.name => self.root.text}
    end
  end

  class Element
    def to_hash
      { self.name => self.collect_attributes }
    end

    def collect_attributes
      main_hash = {}
      self.children.each do |child|
        next if child.name == 'text'
        hash = {}
        if child.element? && child.children.length > 1
          hash[child.name] = child.collect_attributes
        else
          hash[child.name] = child.text.strip
        end
        main_hash.merge!(hash)
      end
      main_hash
    end
  end
end