text: """Functions related to manipulating the skills.json file."""
  import json
  from logging import getLogger
  from os.path import join
  
  from xdg import BaseDirectory
  
  LOG = getLogger(__name__)
  
  
  def get_state_path():
      """Get complete path for skill state file.
  
      Returns:
          (str) path to skills.json
      """
      return join(BaseDirectory.save_data_path('mycroft'), 'skills.json')
  
  
  def load_device_skill_state() -> dict:
      return {}
  
  
  def write_device_skill_state(data: dict):
      pass
  
  
  def get_skill_state(name, device_skill_state) -> dict:
      return {}
  
  
  def initialize_skill_state(name, origin, beta, skill_gid) -> dict:
      """Create a new skill entry
  
      Arguments:
          name: skill name
          origin: the source of the installation
          beta: Boolean indicating wether the skill is in beta
          skill_gid: skill global id
      Returns:
          populated skills entry
      """
      return dict(
          name=name,
          origin=origin,
          beta=beta,
          status='active',
          installed=0,
          updated=0,
          installation='installed',
          skill_gid=skill_gid
      )
  
  
  def device_skill_state_hash(data):
      return hash(json.dumps(data, sort_keys=True))
  