chore: initial version of metadata query abstract function #1033

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lint commit message	27s
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mypy check on linux (3.8)	47s
pytest on linux (3.8)	1m 32s
pytest on linux (3.9)	1m 32s
pytest on linux (3.10)	1m 41s
mypy check on linux (3.9)	59s
pytest on linux (3.11)	1m 35s
mypy check on linux (3.10)	56s
mypy check on linux (3.11)	49s
mypy check on linux (3.12)	57s
conda package build (and upload if release)	0s
test coverage	0s
build python package	0s
merge current tag to main branch	0s
publish python package	0s
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