I would like to propose a vote on adopting the format change described in GH-563: Make ColumnMetaData.path_in_schema optional.
This was proposed on the mailing list [1] and in GitHub issue #563 [2]. The proposed format specification changes are available in the PR: https://github.com/apache/parquet-format/issues/563 To verify this design's compatibility and correctness, three PoC implementations were developed: 1. Java: https://github.com/apache/parquet-java/pull/3470 2. C++: https://github.com/apache/arrow/pull/49707 3. Rust: https://github.com/apache/arrow-rs/pull/9678 All three PoCs have been verified against a test file produced by the Rust PoC: https://github.com/apache/parquet-testing/pull/108 The vote will be open for at least 72 hours. [ ] +1 Approve the proposed format change [ ] +0 No opinion [ ] -1 Do not approve (please provide specific reasons) Thanks, Ed Seidl [1] https://lists.apache.org/thread/900503q07v95vyh6fk3qfn7ynb4w6yn2 [2] https://github.com/apache/parquet-format/issues/563
