Improve access to data.tables metadata - `tables()`, `columns()`

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Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
35/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
r
Domain
data

Research direction

Start by reviewing the existing tables() entry point and the requested columns() function, then read the context in issues #845 and #718. Done means providing the agreed metadata access for tables and columns in a form suitable for audit and programmatic use, with the expected behavior established from those references.

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FR for functions to allow easier access to data.tables metadata and easier audit/programmatic use. Function tables could be improved, and new function columns could provide information on columns.

Follow up of @rsaporta old PR #845
Also related to #718

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