code: def canonicalize(self, include_nodes=True, sorted=False):
          
          node_class = Directory if self.dir else Value
          kwargs = {attr: getattr(self, attr) for attr in node_class.__slots__}
          if self.dir:
              if include_nodes:
                  nodes = [node.canonicalize() for node in
                           six.viewvalues(kwargs['nodes'])]
                  if sorted:
                      nodes.sort(key=lambda n: n.key)
                  kwargs['nodes'] = nodes
              else:
                  kwargs['nodes'] = []
          return node_class(**kwargs)
docs: Generates a canonical :class:`etc.Node` object from this mock node.