diff --git a/gpt_engineer/project_metadata.py b/gpt_engineer/project_metadata.py
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+++ b/gpt_engineer/project_metadata.py
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+# gpt_engineer/project_metadata.py
+
+class DB:
+    def __init__(self, path):
+        self.path = path
+
+class ProjectMetadataDB(DB):
+    def __init__(self, path):
+        super().__init__(path)