def flatten(self) -> Union["FeatureType", Dict[str, "FeatureType"]]:
        """If in the decodable state, return the feature itself, otherwise flatten the feature into a dictionary."""
        from .features import Value

        return (
            self
            if self.decode
            else {
                "bytes": Value("binary"),
                "path": Value("string"),
            }
        )

    def cast_storage(self, storage: Union[pa.StringArray, pa.StructArray, pa.ListArray]) -> pa.StructArray:
        """Cast an Arrow array to the Image arrow storage type.
        The Arrow types that can be converted to the Image pyarrow storage type are: