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Document Datasette.metadata() method

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Description

Code is here: https://github.com/simonw/datasette/blob/main/datasette/app.py#L503

This will be the official way to access metadata from plugins.

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
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Research direction

Start at datasette/app.py around line 503 and inspect the Datasette.metadata() method and its surrounding context. Add documentation describing this method as the official way for plugins to access metadata, then verify the wording matches the method's behavior and plugin use case.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Clearly specified
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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