Catalog Entity Metadata Structure

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  "name": "EntityMetadata",
  "description": "Metadata common to all entity kinds.",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "uid": {
      "type": "uuid",
      "description": "A globally unique identifier for the entity."
    },
    "etag": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "An opaque string that changes on each update."
    },
    "name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The name of the entity.",
      "example": "my-service"
    },
    "namespace": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The namespace the entity belongs to.",
      "default": "default"
    },
    "title": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "A human-readable title for the entity."
    },
    "description": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "A human-readable description of the entity."
    },
    "labels": {
      "type": "object",
      "additionalProperties": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "description": "Key-value pairs for labeling the entity."
    },
    "annotations": {
      "type": "object",
      "additionalProperties": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "description": "Key-value pairs for non-identifying metadata."
    },
    "tags": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "description": "A list of single-valued strings for classification."
    },
    "links": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "url": {
            "type": "uri"
          },
          "title": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "icon": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "type": {
            "type": "string"
          }
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "name"
  ]
}