def _convert_to_namecheap(self, record):
        """ converts from lexicon format record to namecheap format record,
        suitable to sending through the api to namecheap"""

        name = record['name']
        if name.endswith('.'):
            name = name[:-1]

        short_name = name[:name.find(self.domain) - 1]
        processed_record = {
            'Type': record['type'],
            'Name': short_name,
            'TTL': record['ttl'],
            'Address': record['content'],
            'HostId': record['id']
        }

        return processed_record
converts from lexicon format record to namecheap format record,
        suitable to sending through the api to namecheap