from __future__ import annotations

import json
from pathlib import Path


PROJECT_ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[2]


def load_config(path: str | Path = "config/project.json") -> dict:
    """Load a project configuration, resolving relative paths at project root."""
    config_path = Path(path)
    if not config_path.is_absolute():
        config_path = PROJECT_ROOT / config_path
    with config_path.open(encoding="utf-8") as handle:
        return json.load(handle)


def project_path(value: str | Path) -> Path:
    path = Path(value)
    return path if path.is_absolute() else PROJECT_ROOT / path