def get_experiment_kind(root):
    """Read common properties from root of ReSpecTh XML file.

    Args:
        root (`~xml.etree.ElementTree.Element`): Root of ReSpecTh XML file

    Returns:
        properties (`dict`): Dictionary with experiment type and apparatus information.
    """
    properties = {}
    if root.find('experimentType').text == 'Ignition delay measurement':
        properties['experiment-type'] = 'ignition delay'
    else:
        raise NotImplementedError(root.find('experimentType').text + ' not (yet) supported')

    properties['apparatus'] = {'kind': '', 'institution': '', 'facility': ''}
    kind = getattr(root.find('apparatus/kind'), 'text', False)
    # Test for missing attribute or empty string
    if not kind:
        raise MissingElementError('apparatus/kind')
    elif kind in ['shock tube', 'rapid compression machine']:
        properties['apparatus']['kind'] = kind
    else:
        raise NotImplementedError(kind + ' experiment not (yet) supported')

    return properties
Read common properties from root of ReSpecTh XML file.

    Args:
        root (`~xml.etree.ElementTree.Element`): Root of ReSpecTh XML file

    Returns:
        properties (`dict`): Dictionary with experiment type and apparatus information.