def METHOD_NAME(dataset: LegacyTUDataset, save=True):
    """
    Description
    -----------
    Use node degree (in one-hot format) as node feature
    Parameters
    ----------
    dataset : LegacyTUDataset
        The dataset object
    save : bool, optional
        Save the result dataset.
        Default: :obj:`True`
    """
    # first check if already have such feature
    check_mark_name = "degree_as_feat"
    feat_name = "feat"
    check_mark_path = os.path.join(
        dataset.save_path, "info_{}_{}.json".format(dataset.name, dataset.hash)
    )
    check_mark = _load_check_mark(check_mark_path)
    if (
        check_mark_name in check_mark
        and check_mark[check_mark_name]
        and not dataset._force_reload
    ):
        logging.warning("Using cached value in 'degree_as_feature'")
        return dataset
    logging.warning("Adding node degree into node features...")
    min_degree = sys.maxsize
    max_degree = 0
    for i in range(len(dataset)):
        degrees = dataset.graph_lists[i].in_degrees()
        min_degree = min(min_degree, degrees.min().item())
        max_degree = max(max_degree, degrees.max().item())
    vec_len = max_degree - min_degree + 1
    for i in range(len(dataset)):
        num_nodes = dataset.graph_lists[i].num_nodes()
        node_feat = torch.zeros((num_nodes, vec_len))
        degrees = dataset.graph_lists[i].in_degrees()
        node_feat[torch.arange(num_nodes), degrees - min_degree] = 1.0
        dataset.graph_lists[i].ndata[feat_name] = node_feat
    if save:
        check_mark[check_mark_name] = True
        dataset.save()
        _save_check_mark(check_mark_path, check_mark)
    return dataset