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Metadata API

The Radish datalayer includes a runtime metadata API that provides schema introspection for dynamic UIs and tooling.

Overview​

Metadata APIs allow applications to introspect entity schemas, field definitions, permissions, and relationships at runtime.

Getting Entity Metadata​

import { getEntityMetadata } from '@generated/datalayer/metadata';

const metadata = getEntityMetadata('Product');
// Returns: { name, plural, fields, filters, permissions, versioning, ... }

Use Cases​

  • Dynamic form generation - Build forms from schema metadata
  • Admin panels - Generate CRUD interfaces automatically
  • API documentation - Expose schema information to consumers
  • Validation - Runtime schema validation and type checking