Add load_metadata_json function

This function loads the metadata.json into a puppet variable. This enables a number of neat things such as:

* Which version of the module am I using? 2.x? 3.x?
* Which author of the module am I using? puppetlabs? example42?

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 *Type*: rvalue.
 
+#### `load_module_metadata`
+
+Loads the metadata.json of a target module. Can be used to determine module version and authorship for dynamic support of modules.
+
+  ~~~
+  $metadata = load_module_metadata('archive')
+  notify { $metadata['author']: }
+  ~~~
+
+*Type*: rvalue.
+
 #### `lstrip`
 
 Strips spaces to the left of a string. *Type*: rvalue.