def METHOD_NAME(config_path) -> dict:
    """
    Read in the user defined parameters via JSON.
    Args:
    ----
    config_path: Path
        Path to the config file
    Returns
    -------
    dict
        Dictionary containing the user defined parameters
    """
    with open(config_path) as config_file:
        config = json.load(config_file)
    return config