+1 (binding) On Sun, Jun 28, 2020 at 4:39 PM Sutou Kouhei <k...@clear-code.com> wrote:
> +1 (binding) > > In <cak7z5t8c6pcsojdtvoga9vf868h-abdx-oqvw47as44mb-u...@mail.gmail.com> > "[VOTE] Add a "Feature" enum to Schema.fbs" on Sat, 27 Jun 2020 20:46:55 > -0700, > Micah Kornfield <emkornfi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > As discussed on the mailing list [1] I would like to add a feature enum > to > > enhance our ability to evolve Arrow in a forward compatible manner and > > allow clients and servers to negotiate which features are supported > before > > finalizing the features used. > > > > The PR adds a new enum and a field on schema.fbs [2]. We may make > > modifications to the language in comments but this vote is whether to > > accept the addition of this enum and field. Details for how this will be > > used in flight, are not part of this change. > > > > For clarity, this change is non-breaking and fully backwards > > compatible. The field ensures that current libraries will be able to > > determine if a future library version used features that it doesn't > support > > (by checking for out of range enum values). It will require libraries to > > both populate the field on writing and check values when reading. > > > > The vote will be open for at least 72 hours. > > > > [ ] +1 Accept addition of Feature enum flatbuffers field > > [ ] +0 > > [ ] -1 Do not accept addition because... > > > > [1]: > > > https://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/arrow-dev/202006.mbox/%3CCAK7Z5T-mUB1ipO7YGqwW%3DtcW7eA8_aYvrjWAzLmHw7ZtS09naQ%40mail.gmail.com%3E > > [2]: https://github.com/apache/arrow/pull/7502 >
