+1 (binding) On Wed, Oct 14, 2026 at 2:56 PM Gaurav Soni <[email protected]> wrote:
> +1 (non-binding) > > On Tue, Oct 13, 2026 at 11:37 PM John Zhuge <[email protected]> wrote: > >> +1 (non-binding) >> >> On Tue, Oct 13, 2026 at 1:49 PM huaxin gao <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> +1 (non-binding) >>> >>> On Tue, Oct 13, 2026 at 9:51 PM Daniel Weeks <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> +1 (binding) >>>> >>>> On Tue, Oct 13, 2026 at 8:48 AM Anurag Mantripragada < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> +1 (non-binding) >>>>> >>>>> ~ Anurag >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, Oct 13, 2026 at 8:08 AM Alex Stephen via dev < >>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> +1 (non-binding) >>>>>> >>>>>> Excited to see this move forward! Thanks for the hard work everyone! >>>>>> On Tue, Oct 13, 2026 at 7:42 AM Anoop Johnson <[email protected]> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> +1 (non-binding) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Tue, Oct 13, 2026, 7:33 AM Péter Váry < >>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> +1 >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Steven Wu <[email protected]> ezt írta (időpont: 2026. okt. >>>>>>>> 13., K, 16:31): >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> +1 (binding) >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Tue, Oct 13, 2026 at 6:23 AM Alex Dutra <[email protected]> >>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> +1 (non-binding) >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Oct 13, 2026 at 2:13 PM 전대홍 <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> > +1 (non-binding) >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> > Happy to help bring the file type to iceberg-rust once this >>>>>>>>>> lands. >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> > 2026년 10월 13일 (화) 오후 9:09, Manu Zhang <[email protected]>님이 >>>>>>>>>> 작성: >>>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>>> >> +1 (non-binding) >>>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>>> >> Neelesh Salian <[email protected]>于2026年10月13日 >>>>>>>>>> 周二18:30写道： >>>>>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>>>>> >>> +1 (non-binding) >>>>>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>>>>> >>> On Tue, Oct 13, 2026 at 08:51 Talat Uyarer via dev < >>>>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>> Hi everyone, >>>>>>>>>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>> I'd like to start a vote on adding the file data type to the >>>>>>>>>> v4 table spec, as proposed in this PR: >>>>>>>>>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>> https://github.com/apache/iceberg/pull/17918 >>>>>>>>>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>> The spec change does the following: >>>>>>>>>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>> New file type: a range of bytes stored either inline or as a >>>>>>>>>> reference to an external file. Its value semantics follow the FILE >>>>>>>>>> logical >>>>>>>>>> type in the Parquet spec. >>>>>>>>>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>> Fixed, implicit sub-fields: uri, offset, size, content_type, >>>>>>>>>> checksum and inline. They don't appear in the schema and can't be >>>>>>>>>> added, >>>>>>>>>> removed, reordered or promoted. Their field IDs are offsets +1 to +6 >>>>>>>>>> from >>>>>>>>>> the file field's ID, so adding a file field moves last-column-id >>>>>>>>>> forward by >>>>>>>>>> 7. >>>>>>>>>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>> URIs: a uri can be absolute or relative. Relative URIs >>>>>>>>>> resolve against the table location. >>>>>>>>>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>> Stats: each sub-field gets its own field stats. Writers >>>>>>>>>> should produce stats for uri, content_type and inline. >>>>>>>>>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>> Restrictions: >>>>>>>>>> >>>> - Equality, ordering and hashing aren't defined for file >>>>>>>>>> values. >>>>>>>>>> >>>> - A file column can't be an identifier field or a source for >>>>>>>>>> partition or sort transforms. >>>>>>>>>> >>>> - A file column must default to null. >>>>>>>>>> >>>> - A file isn't interchangeable with a struct that has the >>>>>>>>>> same sub-fields, and can't be promoted from one. >>>>>>>>>> >>>> - A uri doesn't guarantee the referenced file exists. >>>>>>>>>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>> Format mappings: >>>>>>>>>> >>>> - Parquet: map with the FILE logical type. >>>>>>>>>> >>>> - Avro: record. >>>>>>>>>> >>>> - ORC: struct with iceberg.struct-type=FILE. >>>>>>>>>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>> JSON schema serialization: "file". >>>>>>>>>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>> FILE type is v4 only. Writing file into a v3 or earlier >>>>>>>>>> schema is invalid. >>>>>>>>>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>> Please vote in the next 72 hours. >>>>>>>>>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>> [ ] +1 Add the File type to the v4 spec >>>>>>>>>> >>>> [ ] +0 >>>>>>>>>> >>>> [ ] -1 I have concerns because... >>>>>>>>>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>>>>>>>> >>>> Talat on behalf of FILE type working group >>>>>>>>>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >> >> -- >> John Zhuge >> >
