def get_entry_properties_from_node(entry, include_id, id_prefix_to_skip=None, use_title_as_id=False):
        ''' get properties from entry xml '''
        properties = {}

        etag = entry.getAttributeNS(METADATA_NS, 'etag')
        if etag:
            properties['etag'] = etag
        for updated in _MinidomXmlToObject.get_child_nodes(entry, 'updated'):
            properties['updated'] = updated.firstChild.nodeValue
        for name in _MinidomXmlToObject.get_children_from_path(entry, 'author', 'name'):
            if name.firstChild is not None:
                properties['author'] = name.firstChild.nodeValue

        if include_id:
            if use_title_as_id:
                for title in _MinidomXmlToObject.get_child_nodes(entry, 'title'):
                    properties['name'] = title.firstChild.nodeValue
            else:
                # TODO: check if this is used
                for id in _MinidomXmlToObject.get_child_nodes(entry, 'id'):
                    properties['name'] = _get_readable_id(
                        id.firstChild.nodeValue, id_prefix_to_skip)

        return properties
get properties from entry xml