function load() {
            var actual_JSON;
            var value = function(file, callback) {
                var xobj = new XMLHttpRequest();
                xobj.overrideMimeType("application/json");
                xobj.open('GET', file, false); // Replace 'my_data' with the path to your file
                xobj.onreadystatechange = function () {
                      if (xobj.readyState == 4 && xobj.status == "200") {
                        // Required use of an anonymous callback as .open will NOT return a value but simply returns undefined in asynchronous mode
                        return callback(xobj.responseText);
                      }
                };
                xobj.send(null);
            } ("https://cameraobscura-dot-1-dot-doubleb-automation-production.appspot.com/api/menu", function(result) {actual_JSON = JSON.parse(result);})
            return actual_JSON;
        }

        var result = load();
        console.log("Feel free to use:");
        console.log(result);