r2r metadata

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Retrieve metadata information from an extension container.

Syntax

r2r metadata <extension-name> [flags]

Description

The metadata command retrieves metadata about an extension, including version information, available commands, configuration schema, and other details.

What it retrieves:

• Extension version
• Available commands
• Configuration schema
• Dependencies
• Description
• Author information
• Build information

Examples

Basic Metadata

r2r metadata eac

Output:

{
  "name": "eac",
  "version": "1.2.3",
  "description": "Everything-as-Code automation framework",
  "commands": [
    "build",
    "test",
    "validate",
    "scan",
    "release"
  ],
  "config_schema": ".r2r/eac/",
  "build_date": "2024-01-15T10:30:00Z",
  "commit_sha": "abc123def456"
}

Check Extension Version

# Get version from metadata
r2r metadata eac | jq '.version'

Output:

"1.2.3"

List Available Commands

# Extract commands list
r2r metadata eac | jq '.commands[]'

Output:

"build"
"test"
"validate"
"scan"
"release"

Metadata Fields

Standard Fields

Field	Type	Description
name	string	Extension name
version	string	Version number or SHA
description	string	Extension purpose
commands	array	Available commands

Optional Fields

Field	Type	Description
author	string	Maintainer name/org
homepage	string	Documentation URL
license	string	Software license
build_date	string	ISO 8601 timestamp
commit_sha	string	Git commit SHA
dependencies	array	Required tools
config_schema	string	Configuration path

See Also

• R2R CLI Overview - Command overview
• install command - Install extensions
• interactive command - Explore extensions interactively
• list command - List available extensions
• version command - Check R2R CLI version

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