public static function getRecordAsXml(Doctrine_Record $record, $xml = null)
    {
        $recordname = $record->getTable()->name;
        if($xml == null){
            $xml = new SimpleXMLElement("<" . $recordname . "></" . $recordname . ">");
        }
        $xml->addChild("id", $record->getOID());
        $xml_options = $record->option("xml");
        foreach ($record->getData() as $field => $value) {
            if (isset($xml_options["ignore_fields"]) && !in_array($field, $xml_options["ignore_fields"])) {
                $xml->addChild($field, $value);
            }
        }
        if (!isset($xml_options["include_relations"])) {
            return $xml->asXml();
        }
        $relations = $record->getTable()->getRelations();
        foreach ($relations as $name => $relation) {
            if (in_array($name, $xml_options["include_relations"])) {
                $relation_type = $relation->getType();
                $related_records = $record->get($name);
                if ($relation_type == Doctrine_Relation::ONE) {
                    $related_xml = $xml->addChild($name);
                    Doctrine_Lib::getRecordAsXml($related_records, $related_xml);
                } else {
                    $xml_collection = $xml->addChild($name . "s"); //this could be fixed to plurelize in some better way i guess
                    foreach($related_records as $related_name => $related_record){
                        $related_xml = $xml_collection->addChild($name);
                        Doctrine_Lib::getRecordAsXml($related_record, $related_xml);
                    }
                }
            }
        }
        return $xml->asXML();
    }