code: def cast(cls: T, *args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> T:
      if len(args) == 1 and len(kwargs) == 0:
          elem = args[0]
          if elem is None:
              return None  # type: ignore
          if isinstance(elem, CastMixin):
              return elem  # type: ignore
          if isinstance(elem, tuple):
              return cls(*elem)  # type: ignore
          if isinstance(elem, dict):
              return cls(**elem)  # type: ignore
      return cls(*args, **kwargs)
  
label_desc: Use image node_id 1 for calling the CastMixin obj's underlying member method code with example usage: obj.cast(cls) and returns: cls, None, elem, cls, cls