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diff --git a/code/environments/production/modules/stdlib/lib/puppet/parser/functions/load_module_metadata.rb b/code/environments/production/modules/stdlib/lib/puppet/parser/functions/load_module_metadata.rb
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+#
+# load_module_metadata.rb
+#
+module Puppet::Parser::Functions
+  newfunction(:load_module_metadata, :type => :rvalue, :doc => <<-DOC
+    This function loads the metadata of a given module.
+  DOC
+             ) do |args|
+    raise(Puppet::ParseError, 'load_module_metadata(): Wrong number of arguments, expects one or two') unless [1, 2].include?(args.size)
+    mod = args[0]
+    allow_empty_metadata = args[1]
+    module_path = function_get_module_path([mod])
+    metadata_json = File.join(module_path, 'metadata.json')
+
+    metadata_exists = File.exists?(metadata_json) # rubocop:disable Lint/DeprecatedClassMethods : Changing to .exist? breaks the code
+    if metadata_exists
+      metadata = PSON.load(File.read(metadata_json))
+    else
+      metadata = {}
+      raise(Puppet::ParseError, "load_module_metadata(): No metadata.json file for module #{mod}") unless allow_empty_metadata
+    end
+
+    return metadata
+  end
+end