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+from demo1 import Experiment, Trial
+from pathlib import Path
+
+data_path = Path(r"src/data/demo1.json")
+task_spec = Path(r"src/json/experiment-example.json")
+with open(data_path, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+    trials = [Trial.model_validate_json(x) for x in f.readlines()]
+
+# print all trials
+[print(trial) for trial in trials]
+# print total reward consumed
+reward_consumed = sum([trial.reward_amount for trial in trials])
+print(f"Animal consumed a total of {reward_consumed} ml")
+
+# print the task settings that gave rise to the trials
+with open(task_spec, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+    task_settings = Experiment.model_validate_json(f.read())
+print(task_settings)
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