from __future__ import annotations

from pathlib import Path
from typing import Any, Dict

import yaml


def load_config(path: str | Path) -> Dict[str, Any]:
    """Load YAML config into a plain dictionary."""
    config_path = Path(path)
    with config_path.open("r", encoding="utf-8") as handle:
        data = yaml.safe_load(handle) or {}
    if not isinstance(data, dict):
        raise ValueError(f"Config at {config_path} must be a mapping")
    return data