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+function getMetadata(){
+ return MANIFOLD_METADATA;
+}
+// returns all fields of a given method
+function getMetadata_fields(method){
+ var result=new Array();
+ jQuery.each(MANIFOLD_METADATA, function(m,obj){
+ if(m==method){
+ jQuery.each(obj['column'], function(i,f){
+ result.push(f);
+ });
+ return false;
+ }
+ });
+ result.sort(sort_by('column', false, function(a){return a.toUpperCase()}));
+ //result=jQuery(result).sort("column", "asc");
+ return result;
+}
+// returns all properties of a given field
+function getMetadata_field(method, field){
+ var result=new Array();
+ jQuery.each(MANIFOLD_METADATA, function(m,obj){
+ if(m==method){
+ jQuery.each(obj['column'], function(i,f){
+ if(f['column']==field){
+ result.push(f);
+ return false;
+ }
+ });
+ return false;
+ }
+ });
+ return result[0];
+}
+// returns the value of a property from a field within a method (type of object : resource,node,lease,slice...)
+function getMetadata_property(method, field, property){
+ var result=null;
+ jQuery.each(MANIFOLD_METADATA, function(m,obj){
+ if(m==method){
+ jQuery.each(obj['column'], function(i,f){
+ if(f['column']==field){
+ result=f[property];
+ return false;
+ }
+ });
+ return false;
+ }
+ });
+ return result;
+}