def get_metadata(self):

        # validate the csar if not already validated
        if not self.is_validated:
            self.validate()

        # return a copy to avoid changes overwrite the original
        return dict(self.metadata) if self.metadata else None
Return the metadata dictionary.
dataset/ETHPy150Open openstack/tosca-parser/toscaparser/prereq/csar.py/CSAR.get_metadata