code: def evaluate_connect_function(function_source, args, first_arg):
      func = create_function_from_source(function_source)
      try:
          output_value = func(first_arg, *list(args))
      except NameError as e:
          if e.args[0].startswith("global name") and e.args[0].endswith(
              "is not defined"
          ):
              e.args = (
                  e.args[0],
                  (
                      "Due to engine constraints all imports have to be done "
                      "inside each function definition"
                  ),
              )
          raise e
      return output_value
  
imports: import os
  import sys
  import pickle
  from collections import defaultdict
  import re
  from copy import deepcopy
  from glob import glob
  from pathlib import Path
  from traceback import format_exception
  from hashlib import sha1
  from functools import reduce
  import numpy
  from ...None import logging, config
  from ...utils.filemanip import indirectory, relpath, fname_presuffix, ensure_list, get_related_files, save_json, savepkl, loadpkl, write_rst_header, write_rst_dict, write_rst_list
  from ...utils.misc import str2bool
  from ...utils.functions import create_function_from_source
  from ...interfaces.base.traits_extension import rebase_path_traits, resolve_path_traits, OutputMultiPath, isdefined, Undefined
  from ...interfaces.base.support import Bunch, InterfaceResult
  from ...interfaces.base import CommandLine
  from ...interfaces.utility import IdentityInterface
  from ...utils.provenance import ProvStore, pm, nipype_ns, get_id
  from inspect import signature
label_desc: Use image node_id 21 for calling a global function with example usage: evaluate_connect_function(function_source, args, first_arg) and returns: output_value