Removes map_metadata endpoint

lib/cartodb/cartodb_windshaft.js

@@ -166,26 +166,6 @@ var CartodbWindshaft = function(serverOptions) {
      * END Routing
      ******************************************************************************************************************/
 
-    /**
-     * Helper to allow access to metadata to be used in embedded maps.
-     */
-    ws.get(serverOptions.base_url + '/map_metadata', function(req, res){
-        ws.doCORS(res);
-        Step(
-            function(){
-                serverOptions.getMapMetadata(req, this);
-            },
-            function(err, data){
-                if (err){
-                    ws.sendError(res, {error: err.message}, 500, 'GET MAP_METADATA', err);
-                    //ws.sendResponse(res, [err.message, 500]);
-                } else {
-                    ws.sendResponse(res, [{map_metadata: data}, 200]);
-                }
-            }
-        );
-    });
-
     /**
      * Helper API to allow per table tile cache (and sql cache) to be invalidated remotely.
      * Keep endpoint for backwards compatibility

lib/cartodb/server_options.js

@@ -766,34 +766,5 @@ module.exports = function(redisPool) {
         );
     };
 
-
-    /**
-     * Little helper method to get map metadata and return to client
-     * @param req
-     * @param callback
-     */
-    me.getMapMetadata = function(req, callback){
-        var that = this;
-        var user = me.userByReq(req);
-
-        Step(
-            function(){
-                // TODO: if this step really needed ?
-                that.req2params(req, this);
-            },
-            function getDatabase(err){
-                if (err) throw err;
-                cartoData.getUserDBName(user, this);
-            },
-            function getMapMetadata(err, dbname){
-                if (err) throw err;
-                cartoData.getTableMapMetadata(dbname, req.params.table, this);
-            },
-            function(err, data){
-                callback(err, data);
-            }
-        );
-    };
-
     return me;
 };