def _init_live_reports(self, report_id):
logger.debug("<STR_LIT>"<EOL>"<STR_LIT>".format(self.broadcast_address))<EOL>try:<EOL><INDENT>with open("<STR_LIT>") as fh:<EOL><INDENT>metadata = [json.load(fh)]<EOL><DEDENT><DEDENT>except:<EOL><INDENT>metadata = []<EOL><DEDENT>start_json = {<EOL>"<STR_LIT:data>": {"<STR_LIT>": metadata}<EOL>}<EOL>try:<EOL><INDENT>requests.post(<EOL>self.broadcast_address,<EOL>json={"<STR_LIT>": report_id, "<STR_LIT>": start_json,<EOL>"<STR_LIT:status>": self.status_info}<EOL>)<EOL><DEDENT>except requests.exceptions.ConnectionError:<EOL><INDENT>logger.error(colored_print(<EOL>"<STR_LIT>"<EOL>"<STR_LIT>"<EOL>"<STR_LIT>", "<STR_LIT>"))<EOL>sys.exit(<NUM_LIT:1>)<EOL><DEDENT>
Sends a POST request to initialize the live reports

        Parameters
        ----------
        report_id : str
            Hash of the report JSON as retrieved from :func:`~_get_report_hash`