import json

def load_metadata(filepath="metadata.jsonl"):
    """
    Load all tasks from a JSONL file and return them as a list of dictionaries.

    Args:
        filepath (str): Path to the metadata file (default: "metadata.jsonl")

    Returns:
        List[dict]: List of task dictionaries
    """
    tasks = []
    with open(filepath, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
        for line in f:
            task = json.loads(line.strip())
            tasks.append(task)
    print(f"Loaded {len(tasks)} tasks from {filepath}")
    return tasks