# File lib/amazon/ecs.rb, line 283
    def self.get_hash(element, path='')
      return unless element
    
      result = element.at(path)
      if result
        hash = {}
        result = result.children
        result.each do |item|
          hash[item.name.to_sym] = item.inner_html
        end 
        hash
      end
    end