code: def maybe_dereference(obj: Union[T, Dereferenceable[T]]) -> T:
      if isinstance(obj, Dereferenceable):
          return obj.dereference()
      return obj
  
file_path: launchpad/launchpad/nodes/dereference.py
imports: import abc
  from typing import Callable, Generic, TypeVar, Union
  from absl import flags
  import tree
label_desc: Use image node_id 1 for calling a global function with example usage: maybe_dereference(obj) and returns: obj, obj