code: def _setup_git_repo(path, initopts=None, fake_dates=False):
      """Create and configure a repository at `path`
  
      Parameters
      ----------
      path: str or Path
        Path of the repository
      initopts: dict, optional
        Git options to be passed to the GitRepo constructor
      fake_dates: bool, optional
        Passed to the GitRepo constructor
  
      Returns
      -------
      GitRepo, dict
        Created repository and records for any repo component that needs to be
        passed to git-add as a result of the setup procedure.
      """
      tbrepo = GitRepo(
          path,
          create=True,
          create_sanity_checks=False,
          git_opts=initopts,
          fake_dates=fake_dates,
      )
      # place a .noannex file to indicate annex to leave this repo alone
      stamp_path = Path(tbrepo.path) / ".noannex"
      stamp_path.touch()
      add_to_git = {
          stamp_path: {
              "type": "file",
              "state": "untracked",
          }
      }
      return tbrepo, add_to_git
  
imports: import os
  import logging
  import random
  import uuid
  import warnings
  from argparse import REMAINDER
  from os import listdir
  import os.path
  from datalad import cfg
  from datalad import _seed
  from datalad.interface.base import Interface
  from datalad.interface.base import build_doc, eval_results
  from datalad.interface.common_opts import location_description
  from datalad.support.constraints import EnsureStr, EnsureNone, EnsureKeyChoice
  from datalad.support.param import Parameter
  from datalad.utils import getpwd, ensure_list, get_dataset_root, Path
  from datalad.distribution.dataset import Dataset, datasetmethod, EnsureDataset, resolve_path, path_under_rev_dataset, require_dataset
  from datalad.support.gitrepo import GitRepo
  from datalad.support.annexrepo import AnnexRepo
label_desc: Use image node_id 1 for calling a global function with example usage: _setup_git_repo(path, initopts, fake_dates) and returns: tbrepo,  add_to_git