"""Load json file to a string.
    Parameters:
        json_path (str): The path to the json file.
    Returns:
        (str): The string representation of the json file.
    """
    with open(json_path, "r") as f:
        data = f.read()
    return data
[docs]class BaseMetadataCallbackHandler:
    """This class handles the metadata and associated function states for callbacks.
    Attributes:
        step (int): The current step.
        starts (int): The number of times the start method has been called.
        ends (int): The number of times the end method has been called.
        errors (int): The number of times the error method has been called.
        text_ctr (int): The number of times the text method has been called.
        ignore_llm_ (bool): Whether to ignore llm callbacks.
        ignore_chain_ (bool): Whether to ignore chain callbacks.
        ignore_agent_ (bool): Whether to ignore agent callbacks.
        ignore_retriever_ (bool): Whether to ignore retriever callbacks.
        always_verbose_ (bool): Whether to always be verbose.
        chain_starts (int): The number of times the chain start method has been called.
        chain_ends (int): The number of times the chain end method has been called.
        llm_starts (int): The number of times the llm start method has been called.
        llm_ends (int): The number of times the llm end method has been called.
        llm_streams (int): The number of times the text method has been called.
        tool_starts (int): The number of times the tool start method has been called.
        tool_ends (int): The number of times the tool end method has been called.