code: def load_repository(repo_path: str) -> dict:
      # Loads the repository for various cases and loads the necessary additional data "base_repository.json".
      with open(repo_path) as repository_json_file:
          repository_json = json.load(repository_json_file)
  
      if "base_repository" in repository_json:
          base_repository_json_file = create_repository_path(
              repository_json["base_repository"]
          )
  
          with open(base_repository_json_file) as repository_json_file:
              base_repository_json = json.load(repository_json_file)
  
          merged_dict = defaultdict(dict)
  
          merged_dict.update(base_repository_json)
          for key, nested_dict in repository_json.items():
              if key not in merged_dict:
                  merged_dict[key] = nested_dict
              else:
                  merged_dict[key].update(nested_dict)
  
          repository_json = dict(merged_dict)
  
      return repository_json
  
imports: import json
  import os
  from collections import defaultdict
  from dataclasses import dataclass
  from typing import Dict, List, Optional, TYPE_CHECKING, Union
  import numpy
  from golem.core.log import default_log
  from golem.utilities.data_structures import ensure_wrapped_in_sequence
  from fedot.core.constants import AUTO_PRESET_NAME, BEST_QUALITY_PRESET_NAME
  from fedot.core.repository.dataset_types import DataTypesEnum
  from fedot.core.repository.json_evaluation import import_enums_from_str, import_strategy_from_str, read_field
  from fedot.core.repository.tasks import Task, TaskTypesEnum
label_desc: Use image node_id 10 for calling a global function with example usage: load_repository(repo_path) and returns: repository_json