import json
from pathlib import Path
from typing import Any


def read_json(path: Path, default: Any = None) -> Any:
    if not path.exists():
        return default
    with path.open("r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
        return json.load(f)


def write_json(path: Path, payload: Any) -> None:
    path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
    with path.open("w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
        json.dump(payload, f, ensure_ascii=False, indent=2)
        f.write("\n")