code: def to_dict(self):
      output_dict = dict()
      # reading json file
      if os.path.exists(self.filepath):
          with open(self.filepath) as data_file:
              meta_data_string = data_file.read()
          if not meta_data_string:
              return {}
          try:
              output_dict = json.loads(meta_data_string)
              output_dict = yaml.safe_load(json.dumps(output_dict))
          except Exception as err:
              raise FileIOError(err)
      return output_dict
  
file_path: datmo/datmo/core/util/json_store.py
imports: import os
  import json
  import yaml
  from io import open
  from datmo.core.util.exceptions import SaveSettingError, FileIOError
label_desc: Use image node_id 6 for calling the JSONStore obj's underlying member method code with example usage: obj.to_dict() and returns: output_dict, dict