def METHOD_NAME(self) -> list[BiosimulationsProject]:
    projects: list[BiosimulationsProject]
    if os.path.exists(self.projects_ndjson_file):
        with open(self.projects_ndjson_file) as f:
            projects = [BiosimulationsProject(**json.loads(line)) for line in f.readlines()]
    else:
        projects = []
    return projects