tustvold opened a new issue, #3879: URL: https://github.com/apache/arrow-rs/issues/3879
**Is your feature request related to a problem or challenge? Please describe what you are trying to do.** <!-- A clear and concise description of what the problem is. Ex. I'm always frustrated when [...] (This section helps Arrow developers understand the context and *why* for this feature, in addition to the *what*) --> As part of https://github.com/apache/arrow-rs/issues/1799 strongly typed ArrayData abstractions were added that allow constructing arrays from their constituent parts, and destructuring arrays back into their parts. Whilst it looks like we won't be moving ahead with a strongly typed ArrayData abstraction, these APIs are powerful and should be ported across to the corresponding Array implementation. **Describe the solution you'd like** <!-- A clear and concise description of what you want to happen. --> Each of the various `Array` should have: * An unsafe `new_unchecked` that constructs it from raw `ScalarBuffer`, `OffsetBuffer`, etc... * A safe `try_new` method that performs validation and returns a `Result` * An `into_parts` method that returns the constituent parts that can be fed to `new_unchecked` * Methods should return `&ScalarBuffer<T>`, `&BooleanBuffer`, etc... instead of `&[T]`, `&[u8]` etc... **Describe alternatives you've considered** <!-- A clear and concise description of any alternative solutions or features you've considered. --> **Additional context** <!-- Add any other context or screenshots about the feature request here. --> -- This is an automated message from the Apache Git Service. To respond to the message, please log on to GitHub and use the URL above to go to the specific comment. To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For queries about this service, please contact Infrastructure at: [email protected]
