code: def _read_json_file(filepath):
      with open(filepath, "r") as f:
          return json.load(f)
  
imports: import collections
  import glob
  import json
  import os
  import random
  import tempfile
  import time
  from collections import namedtuple
  from metaflow.exception import MetaflowInternalError, MetaflowTaggingError
  from metaflow.metadata.metadata import ObjectOrder
  from metaflow.metaflow_config import DATASTORE_LOCAL_DIR
  from metaflow.metadata import MetadataProvider
  from metaflow.tagging_util import MAX_USER_TAG_SET_SIZE, validate_tags
label_desc: Use image node_id 23 for calling the LocalMetadataProvider obj's underlying member method code with example usage: obj._read_json_file(filepath) and returns: json