import json
from typing import List, Dict, Any


def load_tasks(path: str, limit: int | None = None, offset: int = 0) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
    with open(path, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
        data = json.load(f)

    if not isinstance(data, list):
        raise ValueError("Ожидался список задач в JSON")

    sliced = data[offset:]
    if limit is not None:
        sliced = sliced[:limit]

    return sliced