Himanshu Mishra
266e93b478
1. Don't use mkdocs in name of APIs or variables. It is an implementation detail and liable to change in future.
2. techDocsApi.getMetadata('mkdocs') and techDocsAPI.getMetadata('entity') should be two separate functions just because their responses differ in structure. They should also be type checked.
3. Use either 'techdocs' or 'TechDocs' consistently. 'techDocs' seems like an unnecessary third way to write TechDocs, which can be avoided.
4. Remove unused /plugins/techdocs-backend/src/service/metadata.ts file
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