lidavidm commented on code in PR #43888:
URL: https://github.com/apache/arrow/pull/43888#discussion_r1755951156


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java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/compare/VectorVisitor.java:
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@@ -71,4 +72,6 @@ default OUT visit(LargeListViewVector left, IN value) {
     throw new UnsupportedOperationException(
         "VectorVisitor for LargeListViewVector is not supported.");
   }
+
+  OUT visit(RunEndEncodedVector left, IN value);

Review Comment:
   Let's make this a default method 



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java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/types/Types.java:
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@@ -786,6 +788,18 @@ public FieldWriter getNewFieldWriter(ValueVector vector) {
             .getNewFieldWriter(vector);
       }
     },
+    RUNENDENCODED(RunEndEncoded.INSTANCE) {
+      @Override
+      public FieldVector getNewVector(
+          Field field, BufferAllocator allocator, CallBack 
schemaChangeCallback) {
+        return new RunEndEncodedVector(field, allocator, schemaChangeCallback);
+      }
+
+      @Override
+      public FieldWriter getNewFieldWriter(ValueVector vector) {
+        return null; // TODO

Review Comment:
   Throw an exception instead



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java/vector/src/test/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/TestRunEndEncodedVector.java:
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@@ -0,0 +1,231 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ * contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+ * The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+ * (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+ * the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.arrow.vector;
+
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertFalse;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNull;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertThrows;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
+
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.function.Function;
+import org.apache.arrow.memory.BufferAllocator;
+import org.apache.arrow.vector.compare.Range;
+import org.apache.arrow.vector.compare.RangeEqualsVisitor;
+import org.apache.arrow.vector.complex.RunEndEncodedVector;
+import org.apache.arrow.vector.types.Types;
+import org.apache.arrow.vector.types.pojo.ArrowType.RunEndEncoded;
+import org.apache.arrow.vector.types.pojo.Field;
+import org.apache.arrow.vector.types.pojo.FieldType;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.AfterEach;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+public class TestRunEndEncodedVector {
+
+  private BufferAllocator allocator;
+
+  @BeforeEach
+  public void init() {
+    allocator = new DirtyRootAllocator(Long.MAX_VALUE, (byte) 100);

Review Comment:
   Do we specifically need this allocator here?



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java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/complex/RunEndEncodedVector.java:
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@@ -0,0 +1,670 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ * contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+ * The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+ * (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+ * the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.arrow.vector.complex;
+
+import static org.apache.arrow.util.Preconditions.checkArgument;
+
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.Iterator;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.NoSuchElementException;
+import org.apache.arrow.memory.ArrowBuf;
+import org.apache.arrow.memory.BufferAllocator;
+import org.apache.arrow.memory.OutOfMemoryException;
+import org.apache.arrow.memory.util.ByteFunctionHelpers;
+import org.apache.arrow.memory.util.hash.ArrowBufHasher;
+import org.apache.arrow.vector.BaseIntVector;
+import org.apache.arrow.vector.BaseValueVector;
+import org.apache.arrow.vector.BufferBacked;
+import org.apache.arrow.vector.FieldVector;
+import org.apache.arrow.vector.ValueVector;
+import org.apache.arrow.vector.ZeroVector;
+import org.apache.arrow.vector.compare.VectorVisitor;
+import org.apache.arrow.vector.complex.reader.FieldReader;
+import org.apache.arrow.vector.complex.writer.FieldWriter;
+import org.apache.arrow.vector.ipc.message.ArrowFieldNode;
+import org.apache.arrow.vector.types.Types.MinorType;
+import org.apache.arrow.vector.types.pojo.ArrowType;
+import org.apache.arrow.vector.types.pojo.Field;
+import org.apache.arrow.vector.types.pojo.FieldType;
+import org.apache.arrow.vector.util.CallBack;
+import org.apache.arrow.vector.util.TransferPair;
+
+/**
+ * A run-end encoded vector contains only two child vectors: a run_end vector 
of type int and a
+ * values vector of any type. There are no buffers associated with the parent 
vector.
+ */
+public class RunEndEncodedVector extends BaseValueVector implements 
FieldVector {
+  public static final FieldVector DEFAULT_VALUE_VECTOR = ZeroVector.INSTANCE;
+  public static final FieldVector DEFAULT_RUN_END_VECTOR = ZeroVector.INSTANCE;
+
+  public static RunEndEncodedVector empty(String name, BufferAllocator 
allocator) {
+    return new RunEndEncodedVector(
+        name, allocator, 
FieldType.notNullable(ArrowType.RunEndEncoded.INSTANCE), null);
+  }
+
+  protected final CallBack callBack;
+  protected Field field;
+  protected FieldVector runEndsVector;
+  protected FieldVector valuesVector;
+  protected int valueCount;
+
+  /**
+   * Constructs a new instance.
+   *
+   * @param name The name of the instance.
+   * @param allocator The allocator to use for allocating/reallocating buffers.
+   * @param fieldType The type of the array that is run-end encoded.
+   * @param callBack A schema change callback.
+   */
+  public RunEndEncodedVector(
+      String name, BufferAllocator allocator, FieldType fieldType, CallBack 
callBack) {
+    this(new Field(name, fieldType, null), allocator, callBack);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Constructs a new instance.
+   *
+   * @param field The field materialized by this vector.
+   * @param allocator The allocator to use for allocating/reallocating buffers.
+   * @param callBack A schema change callback.
+   */
+  public RunEndEncodedVector(Field field, BufferAllocator allocator, CallBack 
callBack) {
+    this(field, allocator, DEFAULT_RUN_END_VECTOR, DEFAULT_VALUE_VECTOR, 
callBack);
+  }
+
+  public RunEndEncodedVector(
+      Field field,
+      BufferAllocator allocator,
+      FieldVector runEndsVector,
+      FieldVector valuesVector,
+      CallBack callBack) {
+    super(allocator);
+    this.field = field;
+    this.callBack = callBack;
+    this.valueCount = 0;
+    this.runEndsVector = runEndsVector;
+    this.valuesVector = valuesVector;
+  }
+
+  /** ValueVector interface */
+
+  /**
+   * Allocate new buffers. ValueVector implements logic to determine how much 
to allocate.
+   *
+   * @throws OutOfMemoryException Thrown if no memory can be allocated.
+   */
+  @Override
+  public void allocateNew() throws OutOfMemoryException {
+    if (!allocateNewSafe()) {
+      throw new OutOfMemoryException("Failure while allocating memory");
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Allocates new buffers. ValueVector implements logic to determine how much 
to allocate.
+   *
+   * @return Returns true if allocation was successful.
+   */
+  @Override
+  public boolean allocateNewSafe() {
+    initializeChildrenFromFields(field.getChildren());
+    for (FieldVector v : getChildrenFromFields()) {
+      boolean isAllocated = v.allocateNewSafe();
+      if (!isAllocated) {
+        v.clear();
+        return false;
+      }
+    }
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Allocate new buffer with double capacity, and copy data into the new 
buffer. Replace vector's
+   * buffer with new buffer, and release old one
+   */
+  @Override
+  public void reAlloc() {
+    for (FieldVector v : getChildrenFromFields()) {
+      v.reAlloc();
+    }
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public BufferAllocator getAllocator() {
+    return allocator;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  protected FieldReader getReaderImpl() {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Set the initial record capacity.
+   *
+   * @param numRecords the initial record capacity.
+   */
+  @Override
+  public void setInitialCapacity(int numRecords) {}
+
+  /**
+   * Returns the maximum number of values that can be stored in this vector 
instance.
+   *
+   * @return the maximum number of values that can be stored in this vector 
instance.
+   */
+  @Override
+  public int getValueCapacity() {
+    return getChildrenFromFields().stream()
+        .mapToInt(item -> item != null ? item.getValueCapacity() : 0)
+        .min()
+        .orElseThrow(NoSuchElementException::new);
+  }
+
+  /** Alternative to clear(). Allows use as an AutoCloseable in 
try-with-resources. */
+  @Override
+  public void close() {
+    for (FieldVector v : getChildrenFromFields()) {
+      v.close();
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Release any owned ArrowBuf and reset the ValueVector to the initial 
state. If the vector has
+   * any child vectors, they will also be cleared.
+   */
+  @Override
+  public void clear() {
+    for (FieldVector v : getChildrenFromFields()) {
+      v.clear();
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Reset the ValueVector to the initial state without releasing any owned 
ArrowBuf. Buffer
+   * capacities will remain unchanged and any previous data will be zeroed 
out. This includes
+   * buffers for data, validity, offset, etc. If the vector has any child 
vectors, they will also be
+   * reset.
+   */
+  @Override
+  public void reset() {
+    for (FieldVector v : getChildrenFromFields()) {
+      v.reset();
+    }
+    valueCount = 0;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get information about how this field is materialized.
+   *
+   * @return the field corresponding to this vector
+   */
+  @Override
+  public Field getField() {
+    return field;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public MinorType getMinorType() {
+    return MinorType.RUNENDENCODED;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * To transfer quota responsibility.
+   *
+   * @param allocator the target allocator
+   * @return a {@link org.apache.arrow.vector.util.TransferPair transfer 
pair}, creating a new
+   *     target vector of the same type.
+   */
+  @Override
+  public TransferPair getTransferPair(BufferAllocator allocator) {
+    throw new UnsupportedOperationException(
+        "RunEndEncodedVector does not support 
getTransferPair(BufferAllocator)");
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * To transfer quota responsibility.
+   *
+   * @param ref the name of the vector
+   * @param allocator the target allocator
+   * @return a {@link org.apache.arrow.vector.util.TransferPair transfer 
pair}, creating a new
+   *     target vector of the same type.
+   */
+  @Override
+  public TransferPair getTransferPair(String ref, BufferAllocator allocator) {
+    return getTransferPair(ref, allocator, null);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * To transfer quota responsibility.
+   *
+   * @param field the Field object used by the target vector
+   * @param allocator the target allocator
+   * @return a {@link org.apache.arrow.vector.util.TransferPair transfer 
pair}, creating a new
+   *     target vector of the same type.
+   */
+  @Override
+  public TransferPair getTransferPair(Field field, BufferAllocator allocator) {
+    return getTransferPair(field, allocator, null);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * To transfer quota responsibility.
+   *
+   * @param ref the name of the vector
+   * @param allocator the target allocator
+   * @param callBack A schema change callback.
+   * @return a {@link org.apache.arrow.vector.util.TransferPair transfer 
pair}, creating a new
+   *     target vector of the same type.
+   */
+  @Override
+  public TransferPair getTransferPair(String ref, BufferAllocator allocator, 
CallBack callBack) {
+    throw new UnsupportedOperationException(
+        "RunEndEncodedVector does not support getTransferPair(String, 
BufferAllocator, CallBack)");
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * To transfer quota responsibility.
+   *
+   * @param field the Field object used by the target vector
+   * @param allocator the target allocator
+   * @param callBack A schema change callback.
+   * @return a {@link org.apache.arrow.vector.util.TransferPair transfer 
pair}, creating a new
+   *     target vector of the same type.
+   */
+  @Override
+  public TransferPair getTransferPair(Field field, BufferAllocator allocator, 
CallBack callBack) {
+    throw new UnsupportedOperationException(
+        "RunEndEncodedVector does not support getTransferPair(Field, 
BufferAllocator, CallBack)");
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Makes a new transfer pair used to transfer underlying buffers.
+   *
+   * @param target the target for the transfer
+   * @return a new {@link org.apache.arrow.vector.util.TransferPair transfer 
pair} that is used to
+   *     transfer underlying buffers into the target vector.
+   */
+  @Override
+  public TransferPair makeTransferPair(ValueVector target) {
+    throw new UnsupportedOperationException(
+        "RunEndEncodedVector does not support makeTransferPair(ValueVector)");
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get a reader for this vector.
+   *
+   * @return a {@link org.apache.arrow.vector.complex.reader.FieldReader field 
reader} that supports
+   *     reading values from this vector.
+   */
+  @Override
+  public FieldReader getReader() {
+    return null; // TODO
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get a writer for this vector.
+   *
+   * @return a {@link org.apache.arrow.vector.complex.writer.FieldWriter field 
writer} that supports
+   *     writing values to this vector.
+   */
+  public FieldWriter getWriter() {
+    return null; // TODO
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get the number of bytes used by this vector.
+   *
+   * @return the number of bytes that is used by this vector instance.
+   */
+  @Override
+  public int getBufferSize() {
+    int bufferSize = 0;
+    for (FieldVector v : getChildrenFromFields()) {
+      bufferSize += v.getBufferSize();
+    }
+    return bufferSize;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Returns the number of bytes that is used by this vector if it holds the 
given number of values.
+   * The result will be the same as if setValueCount() were called, followed 
by calling
+   * getBufferSize(), but without any of the closing side-effects that 
setValueCount() implies wrt
+   * finishing off the population of a vector. Some operations might wish to 
use this to determine
+   * how much memory has been used by a vector so far, even though it is not 
finished being
+   * populated.
+   *
+   * @param valueCount the number of values to assume this vector contains
+   * @return the buffer size if this vector is holding valueCount values
+   */
+  @Override
+  public int getBufferSizeFor(int valueCount) {
+    return 0;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Return the underlying buffers associated with this vector. Note that this 
doesn't impact the
+   * reference counts for this buffer so it only should be used for in-context 
access. Also note
+   * that this buffer changes regularly thus external classes shouldn't hold a 
reference to it
+   * (unless they change it).
+   *
+   * @param clear Whether to clear vector before returning; the buffers will 
still be refcounted;
+   *     but the returned array will be the only reference to them
+   * @return The underlying {@link ArrowBuf buffers} that is used by this 
vector instance.
+   */
+  @Override
+  public ArrowBuf[] getBuffers(boolean clear) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Gets the underlying buffer associated with validity vector.
+   *
+   * @return buffer
+   */
+  @Override
+  public ArrowBuf getValidityBuffer() {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Gets the underlying buffer associated with data vector.
+   *
+   * @return buffer
+   */
+  @Override
+  public ArrowBuf getDataBuffer() {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Gets the underlying buffer associated with offset vector.
+   *
+   * @return buffer
+   */
+  @Override
+  public ArrowBuf getOffsetBuffer() {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Gets the number of values.
+   *
+   * @return number of values in the vector
+   */
+  @Override
+  public int getValueCount() {
+    return valueCount;
+  }
+
+  /** Set number of values in the vector. */
+  @Override
+  public void setValueCount(int valueCount) {
+    this.valueCount = valueCount;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get friendly type object from the vector.
+   *
+   * @param index index of object to get
+   * @return friendly type object
+   */
+  @Override
+  public Object getObject(int index) {
+    checkIndex(index);
+    int physicalIndex = getPhysicalIndex(index);
+    return valuesVector.getObject(physicalIndex);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get the run end of giving index.
+   *
+   * @param index index of the run end to get
+   * @return the run end of giving index
+   */
+  public int getRunEnd(int index) {
+    checkIndex(index);
+    int physicalIndex = getPhysicalIndex(index);
+    return (int) ((BaseIntVector) runEndsVector).getValueAsLong(physicalIndex);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Returns number of null elements in the vector.
+   *
+   * @return number of null elements
+   */
+  @Override
+  public int getNullCount() {
+    // Null count is always 0 for run-end encoded array
+    return 0;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Check whether an element in the vector is null.
+   *
+   * @param index index to check for null
+   * @return true if element is null
+   */
+  @Override
+  public boolean isNull(int index) {
+    int physicalIndex = getPhysicalIndex(runEndsVector, index);
+    return valuesVector.isNull(physicalIndex);
+  }
+
+  /** Returns hashCode of element in index with the default hasher. */
+  @Override
+  public int hashCode(int index) {
+    return hashCode(index, null);
+  }
+
+  /** Returns hashCode of element in index with the given hasher. */
+  @Override
+  public int hashCode(int index, ArrowBufHasher hasher) {
+    int hash = 0;
+    for (FieldVector v : getChildrenFromFields()) {
+      if (index < v.getValueCount()) {
+        hash = ByteFunctionHelpers.combineHash(hash, v.hashCode(index, 
hasher));
+      }
+    }
+    return hash;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Accept a generic {@link VectorVisitor} and return the result.
+   *
+   * @param <OUT> the output result type.
+   * @param <IN> the input data together with visitor.
+   */
+  @Override
+  public <OUT, IN> OUT accept(VectorVisitor<OUT, IN> visitor, IN value) {
+    return visitor.visit(this, value);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Gets the name of the vector.
+   *
+   * @return the name of the vector.
+   */
+  @Override
+  public String getName() {
+    return this.field.getName();
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public Iterator<ValueVector> iterator() {
+    return 
Collections.<ValueVector>unmodifiableCollection(getChildrenFromFields()).iterator();
+  }
+
+  /** FieldVector interface */
+
+  /**
+   * Initializes the child vectors to be later loaded with loadBuffers.
+   *
+   * @param children the schema containing the run_ends column first and the 
values column second
+   */
+  @Override
+  public void initializeChildrenFromFields(List<Field> children) {
+    checkArgument(
+        children.size() == 2,
+        "Run-end encoded vectors must have two child Fields. Found: %s",
+        children.isEmpty() ? "none" : children);
+    checkArgument(
+        Arrays.asList(
+                MinorType.SMALLINT.getType(), MinorType.INT.getType(), 
MinorType.BIGINT.getType())
+            .contains(children.get(0).getType()),
+        "The first field represents the run-end vector and must be of type int 
"
+            + "with size 16, 32, or 64 bits. Found: %s",
+        children.get(0).getType());
+    runEndsVector = (BaseIntVector) children.get(0).createVector(allocator);
+    valuesVector = children.get(1).createVector(allocator);
+    field = new Field(field.getName(), field.getFieldType(), children);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * The returned list is the same size as the list passed to 
initializeChildrenFromFields.
+   *
+   * @return the children according to schema (empty for primitive types)
+   */
+  @Override
+  public List<FieldVector> getChildrenFromFields() {
+    return Arrays.asList(runEndsVector, valuesVector);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Loads data in the vectors. (ownBuffers must be the same size as 
getFieldVectors())
+   *
+   * @param fieldNode the fieldNode
+   * @param ownBuffers the buffers for this Field (own buffers only, children 
not included)
+   */
+  @Override
+  public void loadFieldBuffers(ArrowFieldNode fieldNode, List<ArrowBuf> 
ownBuffers) {
+    throw new UnsupportedOperationException(
+        "Run-end encoded vectors do not have any associated buffers.");
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get the buffers of the fields, (same size as getFieldVectors() since it 
is their content).
+   *
+   * @return the buffers containing the data for this vector (ready for 
reading)
+   */
+  @Override
+  public List<ArrowBuf> getFieldBuffers() {
+    return List.of();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get the inner vectors.
+   *
+   * @return the inner vectors for this field as defined by the TypeLayout
+   * @deprecated This API will be removed as the current implementations no 
longer support inner
+   *     vectors.
+   */
+  @Deprecated
+  @Override
+  public List<BufferBacked> getFieldInnerVectors() {
+    throw new UnsupportedOperationException("There are no inner vectors. Use 
getFieldBuffers().");
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Gets the starting address of the underlying buffer associated with 
validity vector.
+   *
+   * @return buffer address
+   */
+  @Override
+  public long getValidityBufferAddress() {
+    throw new UnsupportedOperationException(
+        "Run-end encoded vectors do not have a validity buffer.");
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Gets the starting address of the underlying buffer associated with data 
vector.
+   *
+   * @return buffer address
+   */
+  @Override
+  public long getDataBufferAddress() {
+    throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Run-end encoded vectors do not 
have a data buffer.");
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Gets the starting address of the underlying buffer associated with offset 
vector.
+   *
+   * @return buffer address
+   */
+  @Override
+  public long getOffsetBufferAddress() {
+    throw new UnsupportedOperationException(
+        "Run-end encoded vectors do not have an offset buffer.");
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Set the element at the given index to null.
+   *
+   * @param index the value to change
+   */
+  @Override
+  public void setNull(int index) {
+    throw new UnsupportedOperationException(

Review Comment:
   Hmm, we could splice the child, but let's ignore that for now



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java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/compare/RangeEqualsVisitor.java:
##########
@@ -255,6 +266,46 @@ public Boolean visit(LargeListViewVector left, Range 
range) {
     return compareLargeListViewVectors(range);
   }
 
+  protected boolean compareRunEndEncodedVectors(Range range) {
+    RunEndEncodedVector leftVector = (RunEndEncodedVector) left;
+    RunEndEncodedVector rightVector = (RunEndEncodedVector) right;
+
+    final int leftRangeEnd = range.getLeftStart() + range.getLength();
+    final int rightRangeEnd = range.getRightStart() + range.getLength();
+
+    FieldVector leftValuesVector = leftVector.getValuesVector();
+    FieldVector rightValuesVector = rightVector.getValuesVector();
+
+    RangeEqualsVisitor innerVisitor = createInnerVisitor(leftValuesVector, 
rightValuesVector, null);
+
+    int leftLogicalIndex = range.getLeftStart();
+    int rightLogicalIndex = range.getRightStart();
+
+    while (leftLogicalIndex < leftRangeEnd) {
+      int leftPhysicalIndex = leftVector.getPhysicalIndex(leftLogicalIndex);

Review Comment:
   This is going to do a binary search on every step? One thing we could 
consider for the future is an iterator that can avoid that



##########
java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/validate/ValidateVectorDataVisitor.java:
##########
@@ -206,4 +207,9 @@ public Void visit(ExtensionTypeVector<?> vector, Void 
value) {
     vector.getUnderlyingVector().accept(this, value);
     return null;
   }
+
+  @Override
+  public Void visit(RunEndEncodedVector vector, Void value) {
+    return null; // TODO

Review Comment:
   Throw an exception instead



##########
java/vector/src/test/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/validate/TestValidateVector.java:
##########
@@ -265,6 +268,41 @@ public void testBaseFixedWidthVectorInstanceMethod() {
     }
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void testRunEndEncodedVector() {
+    final FieldType valueType = 
FieldType.notNullable(Types.MinorType.BIGINT.getType());
+    final FieldType runEndType = 
FieldType.notNullable(Types.MinorType.INT.getType());
+
+    final Field valueField = new Field("value", valueType, null);
+    final Field runEndField = new Field("ree", runEndType, null);
+
+    try (RunEndEncodedVector vector =
+        new RunEndEncodedVector(
+            new Field(
+                "ree",
+                FieldType.notNullable(RunEndEncoded.INSTANCE),
+                List.of(runEndField, valueField)),
+            allocator,
+            null)) {
+      vector.validate();
+
+      int runCount = 1;
+      vector.allocateNew();
+      ((BigIntVector) vector.getValuesVector()).set(0, 1);
+      ((IntVector) vector.getRunEndsVector()).set(0, 10);
+      vector.getValuesVector().setValueCount(runCount);
+      vector.getRunEndsVector().setValueCount(runCount);
+      vector.setValueCount(10);
+
+      vector.validate();
+
+      vector.getRunEndsVector().setValueCount(0);
+      ValidateUtil.ValidateException e =
+          assertThrows(ValidateUtil.ValidateException.class, () -> 
vector.validate());
+      assertTrue(e.getMessage().contains("do not have does not contain enough 
elements."));

Review Comment:
   The message seems off



##########
java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/validate/ValidateVectorVisitor.java:
##########
@@ -318,4 +319,9 @@ public Void visit(ExtensionTypeVector<?> vector, Void 
value) {
     vector.getUnderlyingVector().accept(this, value);
     return null;
   }
+
+  @Override
+  public Void visit(RunEndEncodedVector vector, Void value) {
+    return null; // TODO

Review Comment:
   Throw an exception?



##########
java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/validate/ValidateVectorBufferVisitor.java:
##########
@@ -287,4 +289,37 @@ public Void visit(ExtensionTypeVector<?> vector, Void 
value) {
     vector.getUnderlyingVector().accept(this, value);
     return null;
   }
+
+  @Override
+  public Void visit(RunEndEncodedVector vector, Void value) {
+    validateVectorCommon(vector);
+    int valueCount = vector.getValueCount();
+    FieldVector runEndsVector = vector.getRunEndsVector();
+
+    if (runEndsVector != null) {
+      validateOrThrow(
+          runEndsVector.getNullCount() == 0, "Run ends vector cannot contain 
null values");
+      runEndsVector.accept(this, null);
+
+      int runCount = runEndsVector.getValueCount();
+      if (runCount == 0) {
+        validateOrThrow(
+            valueCount == 0, "Run end vector do not have does not contain 
enough elements.");

Review Comment:
   ```suggestion
               valueCount == 0, "Run end vector does not contain enough 
elements");
   ```



##########
java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/validate/ValidateVectorBufferVisitor.java:
##########
@@ -287,4 +289,37 @@ public Void visit(ExtensionTypeVector<?> vector, Void 
value) {
     vector.getUnderlyingVector().accept(this, value);
     return null;
   }
+
+  @Override
+  public Void visit(RunEndEncodedVector vector, Void value) {
+    validateVectorCommon(vector);
+    int valueCount = vector.getValueCount();
+    FieldVector runEndsVector = vector.getRunEndsVector();
+
+    if (runEndsVector != null) {

Review Comment:
   Should we also check monotonicity of the run ends?



##########
java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/complex/RunEndEncodedVector.java:
##########
@@ -0,0 +1,670 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ * contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+ * The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+ * (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+ * the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.arrow.vector.complex;
+
+import static org.apache.arrow.util.Preconditions.checkArgument;
+
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.Iterator;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.NoSuchElementException;
+import org.apache.arrow.memory.ArrowBuf;
+import org.apache.arrow.memory.BufferAllocator;
+import org.apache.arrow.memory.OutOfMemoryException;
+import org.apache.arrow.memory.util.ByteFunctionHelpers;
+import org.apache.arrow.memory.util.hash.ArrowBufHasher;
+import org.apache.arrow.vector.BaseIntVector;
+import org.apache.arrow.vector.BaseValueVector;
+import org.apache.arrow.vector.BufferBacked;
+import org.apache.arrow.vector.FieldVector;
+import org.apache.arrow.vector.ValueVector;
+import org.apache.arrow.vector.ZeroVector;
+import org.apache.arrow.vector.compare.VectorVisitor;
+import org.apache.arrow.vector.complex.reader.FieldReader;
+import org.apache.arrow.vector.complex.writer.FieldWriter;
+import org.apache.arrow.vector.ipc.message.ArrowFieldNode;
+import org.apache.arrow.vector.types.Types.MinorType;
+import org.apache.arrow.vector.types.pojo.ArrowType;
+import org.apache.arrow.vector.types.pojo.Field;
+import org.apache.arrow.vector.types.pojo.FieldType;
+import org.apache.arrow.vector.util.CallBack;
+import org.apache.arrow.vector.util.TransferPair;
+
+/**
+ * A run-end encoded vector contains only two child vectors: a run_end vector 
of type int and a
+ * values vector of any type. There are no buffers associated with the parent 
vector.
+ */
+public class RunEndEncodedVector extends BaseValueVector implements 
FieldVector {
+  public static final FieldVector DEFAULT_VALUE_VECTOR = ZeroVector.INSTANCE;
+  public static final FieldVector DEFAULT_RUN_END_VECTOR = ZeroVector.INSTANCE;
+
+  public static RunEndEncodedVector empty(String name, BufferAllocator 
allocator) {
+    return new RunEndEncodedVector(
+        name, allocator, 
FieldType.notNullable(ArrowType.RunEndEncoded.INSTANCE), null);
+  }
+
+  protected final CallBack callBack;
+  protected Field field;
+  protected FieldVector runEndsVector;
+  protected FieldVector valuesVector;
+  protected int valueCount;
+
+  /**
+   * Constructs a new instance.
+   *
+   * @param name The name of the instance.
+   * @param allocator The allocator to use for allocating/reallocating buffers.
+   * @param fieldType The type of the array that is run-end encoded.
+   * @param callBack A schema change callback.
+   */
+  public RunEndEncodedVector(
+      String name, BufferAllocator allocator, FieldType fieldType, CallBack 
callBack) {
+    this(new Field(name, fieldType, null), allocator, callBack);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Constructs a new instance.
+   *
+   * @param field The field materialized by this vector.
+   * @param allocator The allocator to use for allocating/reallocating buffers.
+   * @param callBack A schema change callback.
+   */
+  public RunEndEncodedVector(Field field, BufferAllocator allocator, CallBack 
callBack) {
+    this(field, allocator, DEFAULT_RUN_END_VECTOR, DEFAULT_VALUE_VECTOR, 
callBack);
+  }
+
+  public RunEndEncodedVector(
+      Field field,
+      BufferAllocator allocator,
+      FieldVector runEndsVector,
+      FieldVector valuesVector,
+      CallBack callBack) {
+    super(allocator);
+    this.field = field;
+    this.callBack = callBack;
+    this.valueCount = 0;
+    this.runEndsVector = runEndsVector;
+    this.valuesVector = valuesVector;
+  }
+
+  /** ValueVector interface */
+
+  /**
+   * Allocate new buffers. ValueVector implements logic to determine how much 
to allocate.
+   *
+   * @throws OutOfMemoryException Thrown if no memory can be allocated.
+   */
+  @Override
+  public void allocateNew() throws OutOfMemoryException {
+    if (!allocateNewSafe()) {
+      throw new OutOfMemoryException("Failure while allocating memory");
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Allocates new buffers. ValueVector implements logic to determine how much 
to allocate.
+   *
+   * @return Returns true if allocation was successful.
+   */
+  @Override
+  public boolean allocateNewSafe() {
+    initializeChildrenFromFields(field.getChildren());
+    for (FieldVector v : getChildrenFromFields()) {
+      boolean isAllocated = v.allocateNewSafe();
+      if (!isAllocated) {
+        v.clear();
+        return false;
+      }
+    }
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Allocate new buffer with double capacity, and copy data into the new 
buffer. Replace vector's
+   * buffer with new buffer, and release old one
+   */
+  @Override
+  public void reAlloc() {
+    for (FieldVector v : getChildrenFromFields()) {
+      v.reAlloc();
+    }
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public BufferAllocator getAllocator() {
+    return allocator;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  protected FieldReader getReaderImpl() {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Set the initial record capacity.
+   *
+   * @param numRecords the initial record capacity.
+   */
+  @Override
+  public void setInitialCapacity(int numRecords) {}
+
+  /**
+   * Returns the maximum number of values that can be stored in this vector 
instance.
+   *
+   * @return the maximum number of values that can be stored in this vector 
instance.
+   */
+  @Override
+  public int getValueCapacity() {
+    return getChildrenFromFields().stream()
+        .mapToInt(item -> item != null ? item.getValueCapacity() : 0)
+        .min()
+        .orElseThrow(NoSuchElementException::new);
+  }
+
+  /** Alternative to clear(). Allows use as an AutoCloseable in 
try-with-resources. */
+  @Override
+  public void close() {
+    for (FieldVector v : getChildrenFromFields()) {
+      v.close();
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Release any owned ArrowBuf and reset the ValueVector to the initial 
state. If the vector has
+   * any child vectors, they will also be cleared.
+   */
+  @Override
+  public void clear() {
+    for (FieldVector v : getChildrenFromFields()) {
+      v.clear();
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Reset the ValueVector to the initial state without releasing any owned 
ArrowBuf. Buffer
+   * capacities will remain unchanged and any previous data will be zeroed 
out. This includes
+   * buffers for data, validity, offset, etc. If the vector has any child 
vectors, they will also be
+   * reset.
+   */
+  @Override
+  public void reset() {
+    for (FieldVector v : getChildrenFromFields()) {
+      v.reset();
+    }
+    valueCount = 0;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get information about how this field is materialized.
+   *
+   * @return the field corresponding to this vector
+   */
+  @Override
+  public Field getField() {
+    return field;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public MinorType getMinorType() {
+    return MinorType.RUNENDENCODED;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * To transfer quota responsibility.
+   *
+   * @param allocator the target allocator
+   * @return a {@link org.apache.arrow.vector.util.TransferPair transfer 
pair}, creating a new
+   *     target vector of the same type.
+   */
+  @Override
+  public TransferPair getTransferPair(BufferAllocator allocator) {
+    throw new UnsupportedOperationException(
+        "RunEndEncodedVector does not support 
getTransferPair(BufferAllocator)");
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * To transfer quota responsibility.
+   *
+   * @param ref the name of the vector
+   * @param allocator the target allocator
+   * @return a {@link org.apache.arrow.vector.util.TransferPair transfer 
pair}, creating a new
+   *     target vector of the same type.
+   */
+  @Override
+  public TransferPair getTransferPair(String ref, BufferAllocator allocator) {
+    return getTransferPair(ref, allocator, null);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * To transfer quota responsibility.
+   *
+   * @param field the Field object used by the target vector
+   * @param allocator the target allocator
+   * @return a {@link org.apache.arrow.vector.util.TransferPair transfer 
pair}, creating a new
+   *     target vector of the same type.
+   */
+  @Override
+  public TransferPair getTransferPair(Field field, BufferAllocator allocator) {
+    return getTransferPair(field, allocator, null);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * To transfer quota responsibility.
+   *
+   * @param ref the name of the vector
+   * @param allocator the target allocator
+   * @param callBack A schema change callback.
+   * @return a {@link org.apache.arrow.vector.util.TransferPair transfer 
pair}, creating a new
+   *     target vector of the same type.
+   */
+  @Override
+  public TransferPair getTransferPair(String ref, BufferAllocator allocator, 
CallBack callBack) {
+    throw new UnsupportedOperationException(
+        "RunEndEncodedVector does not support getTransferPair(String, 
BufferAllocator, CallBack)");
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * To transfer quota responsibility.
+   *
+   * @param field the Field object used by the target vector
+   * @param allocator the target allocator
+   * @param callBack A schema change callback.
+   * @return a {@link org.apache.arrow.vector.util.TransferPair transfer 
pair}, creating a new
+   *     target vector of the same type.
+   */
+  @Override
+  public TransferPair getTransferPair(Field field, BufferAllocator allocator, 
CallBack callBack) {
+    throw new UnsupportedOperationException(
+        "RunEndEncodedVector does not support getTransferPair(Field, 
BufferAllocator, CallBack)");
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Makes a new transfer pair used to transfer underlying buffers.
+   *
+   * @param target the target for the transfer
+   * @return a new {@link org.apache.arrow.vector.util.TransferPair transfer 
pair} that is used to
+   *     transfer underlying buffers into the target vector.
+   */
+  @Override
+  public TransferPair makeTransferPair(ValueVector target) {
+    throw new UnsupportedOperationException(
+        "RunEndEncodedVector does not support makeTransferPair(ValueVector)");
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get a reader for this vector.
+   *
+   * @return a {@link org.apache.arrow.vector.complex.reader.FieldReader field 
reader} that supports
+   *     reading values from this vector.
+   */
+  @Override
+  public FieldReader getReader() {
+    return null; // TODO
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get a writer for this vector.
+   *
+   * @return a {@link org.apache.arrow.vector.complex.writer.FieldWriter field 
writer} that supports
+   *     writing values to this vector.
+   */
+  public FieldWriter getWriter() {
+    return null; // TODO
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get the number of bytes used by this vector.
+   *
+   * @return the number of bytes that is used by this vector instance.
+   */
+  @Override
+  public int getBufferSize() {
+    int bufferSize = 0;
+    for (FieldVector v : getChildrenFromFields()) {
+      bufferSize += v.getBufferSize();
+    }
+    return bufferSize;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Returns the number of bytes that is used by this vector if it holds the 
given number of values.
+   * The result will be the same as if setValueCount() were called, followed 
by calling
+   * getBufferSize(), but without any of the closing side-effects that 
setValueCount() implies wrt
+   * finishing off the population of a vector. Some operations might wish to 
use this to determine
+   * how much memory has been used by a vector so far, even though it is not 
finished being
+   * populated.
+   *
+   * @param valueCount the number of values to assume this vector contains
+   * @return the buffer size if this vector is holding valueCount values
+   */
+  @Override
+  public int getBufferSizeFor(int valueCount) {
+    return 0;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Return the underlying buffers associated with this vector. Note that this 
doesn't impact the
+   * reference counts for this buffer so it only should be used for in-context 
access. Also note
+   * that this buffer changes regularly thus external classes shouldn't hold a 
reference to it
+   * (unless they change it).
+   *
+   * @param clear Whether to clear vector before returning; the buffers will 
still be refcounted;
+   *     but the returned array will be the only reference to them
+   * @return The underlying {@link ArrowBuf buffers} that is used by this 
vector instance.
+   */
+  @Override
+  public ArrowBuf[] getBuffers(boolean clear) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Gets the underlying buffer associated with validity vector.
+   *
+   * @return buffer
+   */
+  @Override
+  public ArrowBuf getValidityBuffer() {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Gets the underlying buffer associated with data vector.
+   *
+   * @return buffer
+   */
+  @Override
+  public ArrowBuf getDataBuffer() {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Gets the underlying buffer associated with offset vector.
+   *
+   * @return buffer
+   */
+  @Override
+  public ArrowBuf getOffsetBuffer() {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Gets the number of values.
+   *
+   * @return number of values in the vector
+   */
+  @Override
+  public int getValueCount() {
+    return valueCount;
+  }
+
+  /** Set number of values in the vector. */
+  @Override
+  public void setValueCount(int valueCount) {
+    this.valueCount = valueCount;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get friendly type object from the vector.
+   *
+   * @param index index of object to get
+   * @return friendly type object
+   */
+  @Override
+  public Object getObject(int index) {
+    checkIndex(index);
+    int physicalIndex = getPhysicalIndex(index);
+    return valuesVector.getObject(physicalIndex);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get the run end of giving index.
+   *
+   * @param index index of the run end to get
+   * @return the run end of giving index
+   */
+  public int getRunEnd(int index) {
+    checkIndex(index);
+    int physicalIndex = getPhysicalIndex(index);
+    return (int) ((BaseIntVector) runEndsVector).getValueAsLong(physicalIndex);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Returns number of null elements in the vector.
+   *
+   * @return number of null elements
+   */
+  @Override
+  public int getNullCount() {
+    // Null count is always 0 for run-end encoded array
+    return 0;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Check whether an element in the vector is null.
+   *
+   * @param index index to check for null
+   * @return true if element is null
+   */
+  @Override
+  public boolean isNull(int index) {
+    int physicalIndex = getPhysicalIndex(runEndsVector, index);
+    return valuesVector.isNull(physicalIndex);
+  }
+
+  /** Returns hashCode of element in index with the default hasher. */
+  @Override
+  public int hashCode(int index) {
+    return hashCode(index, null);
+  }
+
+  /** Returns hashCode of element in index with the given hasher. */
+  @Override
+  public int hashCode(int index, ArrowBufHasher hasher) {
+    int hash = 0;
+    for (FieldVector v : getChildrenFromFields()) {
+      if (index < v.getValueCount()) {
+        hash = ByteFunctionHelpers.combineHash(hash, v.hashCode(index, 
hasher));
+      }
+    }
+    return hash;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Accept a generic {@link VectorVisitor} and return the result.
+   *
+   * @param <OUT> the output result type.
+   * @param <IN> the input data together with visitor.
+   */
+  @Override
+  public <OUT, IN> OUT accept(VectorVisitor<OUT, IN> visitor, IN value) {
+    return visitor.visit(this, value);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Gets the name of the vector.
+   *
+   * @return the name of the vector.
+   */
+  @Override
+  public String getName() {
+    return this.field.getName();
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public Iterator<ValueVector> iterator() {
+    return 
Collections.<ValueVector>unmodifiableCollection(getChildrenFromFields()).iterator();
+  }
+
+  /** FieldVector interface */
+
+  /**
+   * Initializes the child vectors to be later loaded with loadBuffers.
+   *
+   * @param children the schema containing the run_ends column first and the 
values column second
+   */
+  @Override
+  public void initializeChildrenFromFields(List<Field> children) {
+    checkArgument(
+        children.size() == 2,
+        "Run-end encoded vectors must have two child Fields. Found: %s",
+        children.isEmpty() ? "none" : children);
+    checkArgument(
+        Arrays.asList(
+                MinorType.SMALLINT.getType(), MinorType.INT.getType(), 
MinorType.BIGINT.getType())
+            .contains(children.get(0).getType()),
+        "The first field represents the run-end vector and must be of type int 
"
+            + "with size 16, 32, or 64 bits. Found: %s",
+        children.get(0).getType());
+    runEndsVector = (BaseIntVector) children.get(0).createVector(allocator);
+    valuesVector = children.get(1).createVector(allocator);
+    field = new Field(field.getName(), field.getFieldType(), children);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * The returned list is the same size as the list passed to 
initializeChildrenFromFields.
+   *
+   * @return the children according to schema (empty for primitive types)
+   */
+  @Override
+  public List<FieldVector> getChildrenFromFields() {
+    return Arrays.asList(runEndsVector, valuesVector);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Loads data in the vectors. (ownBuffers must be the same size as 
getFieldVectors())
+   *
+   * @param fieldNode the fieldNode
+   * @param ownBuffers the buffers for this Field (own buffers only, children 
not included)
+   */
+  @Override
+  public void loadFieldBuffers(ArrowFieldNode fieldNode, List<ArrowBuf> 
ownBuffers) {
+    throw new UnsupportedOperationException(
+        "Run-end encoded vectors do not have any associated buffers.");
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get the buffers of the fields, (same size as getFieldVectors() since it 
is their content).
+   *
+   * @return the buffers containing the data for this vector (ready for 
reading)
+   */
+  @Override
+  public List<ArrowBuf> getFieldBuffers() {
+    return List.of();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get the inner vectors.
+   *
+   * @return the inner vectors for this field as defined by the TypeLayout
+   * @deprecated This API will be removed as the current implementations no 
longer support inner
+   *     vectors.
+   */
+  @Deprecated
+  @Override
+  public List<BufferBacked> getFieldInnerVectors() {
+    throw new UnsupportedOperationException("There are no inner vectors. Use 
getFieldBuffers().");
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Gets the starting address of the underlying buffer associated with 
validity vector.
+   *
+   * @return buffer address
+   */
+  @Override
+  public long getValidityBufferAddress() {
+    throw new UnsupportedOperationException(
+        "Run-end encoded vectors do not have a validity buffer.");
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Gets the starting address of the underlying buffer associated with data 
vector.
+   *
+   * @return buffer address
+   */
+  @Override
+  public long getDataBufferAddress() {
+    throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Run-end encoded vectors do not 
have a data buffer.");
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Gets the starting address of the underlying buffer associated with offset 
vector.
+   *
+   * @return buffer address
+   */
+  @Override
+  public long getOffsetBufferAddress() {
+    throw new UnsupportedOperationException(
+        "Run-end encoded vectors do not have an offset buffer.");
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Set the element at the given index to null.
+   *
+   * @param index the value to change
+   */
+  @Override
+  public void setNull(int index) {
+    throw new UnsupportedOperationException(
+        "Run-end encoded vectors do not have a validity buffer.");
+  }
+
+  public FieldVector getRunEndsVector() {
+    return runEndsVector;
+  }
+
+  public FieldVector getValuesVector() {
+    return valuesVector;
+  }
+
+  private void checkIndex(int logicalIndex) {
+    if (logicalIndex < 0 || logicalIndex >= valueCount) {
+      throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException();

Review Comment:
   Include the index in the exception message



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java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/complex/RunEndEncodedVector.java:
##########
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+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ * contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+ * The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+ * (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+ * the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.arrow.vector.complex;
+
+import static org.apache.arrow.util.Preconditions.checkArgument;
+
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.Iterator;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.NoSuchElementException;
+import org.apache.arrow.memory.ArrowBuf;
+import org.apache.arrow.memory.BufferAllocator;
+import org.apache.arrow.memory.OutOfMemoryException;
+import org.apache.arrow.memory.util.ByteFunctionHelpers;
+import org.apache.arrow.memory.util.hash.ArrowBufHasher;
+import org.apache.arrow.vector.BaseIntVector;
+import org.apache.arrow.vector.BaseValueVector;
+import org.apache.arrow.vector.BufferBacked;
+import org.apache.arrow.vector.FieldVector;
+import org.apache.arrow.vector.ValueVector;
+import org.apache.arrow.vector.ZeroVector;
+import org.apache.arrow.vector.compare.VectorVisitor;
+import org.apache.arrow.vector.complex.reader.FieldReader;
+import org.apache.arrow.vector.complex.writer.FieldWriter;
+import org.apache.arrow.vector.ipc.message.ArrowFieldNode;
+import org.apache.arrow.vector.types.Types.MinorType;
+import org.apache.arrow.vector.types.pojo.ArrowType;
+import org.apache.arrow.vector.types.pojo.Field;
+import org.apache.arrow.vector.types.pojo.FieldType;
+import org.apache.arrow.vector.util.CallBack;
+import org.apache.arrow.vector.util.TransferPair;
+
+/**
+ * A run-end encoded vector contains only two child vectors: a run_end vector 
of type int and a
+ * values vector of any type. There are no buffers associated with the parent 
vector.
+ */
+public class RunEndEncodedVector extends BaseValueVector implements 
FieldVector {
+  public static final FieldVector DEFAULT_VALUE_VECTOR = ZeroVector.INSTANCE;
+  public static final FieldVector DEFAULT_RUN_END_VECTOR = ZeroVector.INSTANCE;
+
+  public static RunEndEncodedVector empty(String name, BufferAllocator 
allocator) {
+    return new RunEndEncodedVector(
+        name, allocator, 
FieldType.notNullable(ArrowType.RunEndEncoded.INSTANCE), null);
+  }
+
+  protected final CallBack callBack;
+  protected Field field;
+  protected FieldVector runEndsVector;
+  protected FieldVector valuesVector;
+  protected int valueCount;
+
+  /**
+   * Constructs a new instance.
+   *
+   * @param name The name of the instance.
+   * @param allocator The allocator to use for allocating/reallocating buffers.
+   * @param fieldType The type of the array that is run-end encoded.
+   * @param callBack A schema change callback.
+   */
+  public RunEndEncodedVector(
+      String name, BufferAllocator allocator, FieldType fieldType, CallBack 
callBack) {
+    this(new Field(name, fieldType, null), allocator, callBack);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Constructs a new instance.
+   *
+   * @param field The field materialized by this vector.
+   * @param allocator The allocator to use for allocating/reallocating buffers.
+   * @param callBack A schema change callback.
+   */
+  public RunEndEncodedVector(Field field, BufferAllocator allocator, CallBack 
callBack) {
+    this(field, allocator, DEFAULT_RUN_END_VECTOR, DEFAULT_VALUE_VECTOR, 
callBack);
+  }
+
+  public RunEndEncodedVector(
+      Field field,
+      BufferAllocator allocator,
+      FieldVector runEndsVector,
+      FieldVector valuesVector,
+      CallBack callBack) {
+    super(allocator);
+    this.field = field;
+    this.callBack = callBack;
+    this.valueCount = 0;
+    this.runEndsVector = runEndsVector;
+    this.valuesVector = valuesVector;
+  }
+
+  /** ValueVector interface */
+
+  /**
+   * Allocate new buffers. ValueVector implements logic to determine how much 
to allocate.
+   *
+   * @throws OutOfMemoryException Thrown if no memory can be allocated.
+   */
+  @Override
+  public void allocateNew() throws OutOfMemoryException {
+    if (!allocateNewSafe()) {
+      throw new OutOfMemoryException("Failure while allocating memory");
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Allocates new buffers. ValueVector implements logic to determine how much 
to allocate.
+   *
+   * @return Returns true if allocation was successful.
+   */
+  @Override
+  public boolean allocateNewSafe() {
+    initializeChildrenFromFields(field.getChildren());
+    for (FieldVector v : getChildrenFromFields()) {
+      boolean isAllocated = v.allocateNewSafe();
+      if (!isAllocated) {
+        v.clear();
+        return false;
+      }
+    }
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Allocate new buffer with double capacity, and copy data into the new 
buffer. Replace vector's
+   * buffer with new buffer, and release old one
+   */
+  @Override
+  public void reAlloc() {
+    for (FieldVector v : getChildrenFromFields()) {
+      v.reAlloc();
+    }
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public BufferAllocator getAllocator() {
+    return allocator;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  protected FieldReader getReaderImpl() {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Set the initial record capacity.
+   *
+   * @param numRecords the initial record capacity.
+   */
+  @Override
+  public void setInitialCapacity(int numRecords) {}
+
+  /**
+   * Returns the maximum number of values that can be stored in this vector 
instance.
+   *
+   * @return the maximum number of values that can be stored in this vector 
instance.
+   */
+  @Override
+  public int getValueCapacity() {
+    return getChildrenFromFields().stream()
+        .mapToInt(item -> item != null ? item.getValueCapacity() : 0)
+        .min()
+        .orElseThrow(NoSuchElementException::new);
+  }
+
+  /** Alternative to clear(). Allows use as an AutoCloseable in 
try-with-resources. */
+  @Override
+  public void close() {
+    for (FieldVector v : getChildrenFromFields()) {
+      v.close();
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Release any owned ArrowBuf and reset the ValueVector to the initial 
state. If the vector has
+   * any child vectors, they will also be cleared.
+   */
+  @Override
+  public void clear() {
+    for (FieldVector v : getChildrenFromFields()) {
+      v.clear();
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Reset the ValueVector to the initial state without releasing any owned 
ArrowBuf. Buffer
+   * capacities will remain unchanged and any previous data will be zeroed 
out. This includes
+   * buffers for data, validity, offset, etc. If the vector has any child 
vectors, they will also be
+   * reset.
+   */
+  @Override
+  public void reset() {
+    for (FieldVector v : getChildrenFromFields()) {
+      v.reset();
+    }
+    valueCount = 0;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get information about how this field is materialized.
+   *
+   * @return the field corresponding to this vector
+   */
+  @Override
+  public Field getField() {
+    return field;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public MinorType getMinorType() {
+    return MinorType.RUNENDENCODED;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * To transfer quota responsibility.
+   *
+   * @param allocator the target allocator
+   * @return a {@link org.apache.arrow.vector.util.TransferPair transfer 
pair}, creating a new
+   *     target vector of the same type.
+   */
+  @Override
+  public TransferPair getTransferPair(BufferAllocator allocator) {
+    throw new UnsupportedOperationException(
+        "RunEndEncodedVector does not support 
getTransferPair(BufferAllocator)");
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * To transfer quota responsibility.
+   *
+   * @param ref the name of the vector
+   * @param allocator the target allocator
+   * @return a {@link org.apache.arrow.vector.util.TransferPair transfer 
pair}, creating a new
+   *     target vector of the same type.
+   */
+  @Override
+  public TransferPair getTransferPair(String ref, BufferAllocator allocator) {
+    return getTransferPair(ref, allocator, null);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * To transfer quota responsibility.
+   *
+   * @param field the Field object used by the target vector
+   * @param allocator the target allocator
+   * @return a {@link org.apache.arrow.vector.util.TransferPair transfer 
pair}, creating a new
+   *     target vector of the same type.
+   */
+  @Override
+  public TransferPair getTransferPair(Field field, BufferAllocator allocator) {
+    return getTransferPair(field, allocator, null);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * To transfer quota responsibility.
+   *
+   * @param ref the name of the vector
+   * @param allocator the target allocator
+   * @param callBack A schema change callback.
+   * @return a {@link org.apache.arrow.vector.util.TransferPair transfer 
pair}, creating a new
+   *     target vector of the same type.
+   */
+  @Override
+  public TransferPair getTransferPair(String ref, BufferAllocator allocator, 
CallBack callBack) {
+    throw new UnsupportedOperationException(
+        "RunEndEncodedVector does not support getTransferPair(String, 
BufferAllocator, CallBack)");
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * To transfer quota responsibility.
+   *
+   * @param field the Field object used by the target vector
+   * @param allocator the target allocator
+   * @param callBack A schema change callback.
+   * @return a {@link org.apache.arrow.vector.util.TransferPair transfer 
pair}, creating a new
+   *     target vector of the same type.
+   */
+  @Override
+  public TransferPair getTransferPair(Field field, BufferAllocator allocator, 
CallBack callBack) {
+    throw new UnsupportedOperationException(
+        "RunEndEncodedVector does not support getTransferPair(Field, 
BufferAllocator, CallBack)");
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Makes a new transfer pair used to transfer underlying buffers.
+   *
+   * @param target the target for the transfer
+   * @return a new {@link org.apache.arrow.vector.util.TransferPair transfer 
pair} that is used to
+   *     transfer underlying buffers into the target vector.
+   */
+  @Override
+  public TransferPair makeTransferPair(ValueVector target) {
+    throw new UnsupportedOperationException(
+        "RunEndEncodedVector does not support makeTransferPair(ValueVector)");
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get a reader for this vector.
+   *
+   * @return a {@link org.apache.arrow.vector.complex.reader.FieldReader field 
reader} that supports
+   *     reading values from this vector.
+   */
+  @Override
+  public FieldReader getReader() {
+    return null; // TODO
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get a writer for this vector.
+   *
+   * @return a {@link org.apache.arrow.vector.complex.writer.FieldWriter field 
writer} that supports
+   *     writing values to this vector.
+   */
+  public FieldWriter getWriter() {
+    return null; // TODO
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get the number of bytes used by this vector.
+   *
+   * @return the number of bytes that is used by this vector instance.
+   */
+  @Override
+  public int getBufferSize() {
+    int bufferSize = 0;
+    for (FieldVector v : getChildrenFromFields()) {
+      bufferSize += v.getBufferSize();
+    }
+    return bufferSize;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Returns the number of bytes that is used by this vector if it holds the 
given number of values.
+   * The result will be the same as if setValueCount() were called, followed 
by calling
+   * getBufferSize(), but without any of the closing side-effects that 
setValueCount() implies wrt
+   * finishing off the population of a vector. Some operations might wish to 
use this to determine
+   * how much memory has been used by a vector so far, even though it is not 
finished being
+   * populated.
+   *
+   * @param valueCount the number of values to assume this vector contains
+   * @return the buffer size if this vector is holding valueCount values
+   */
+  @Override
+  public int getBufferSizeFor(int valueCount) {
+    return 0;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Return the underlying buffers associated with this vector. Note that this 
doesn't impact the
+   * reference counts for this buffer so it only should be used for in-context 
access. Also note
+   * that this buffer changes regularly thus external classes shouldn't hold a 
reference to it
+   * (unless they change it).
+   *
+   * @param clear Whether to clear vector before returning; the buffers will 
still be refcounted;
+   *     but the returned array will be the only reference to them
+   * @return The underlying {@link ArrowBuf buffers} that is used by this 
vector instance.
+   */
+  @Override
+  public ArrowBuf[] getBuffers(boolean clear) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Gets the underlying buffer associated with validity vector.
+   *
+   * @return buffer
+   */
+  @Override
+  public ArrowBuf getValidityBuffer() {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Gets the underlying buffer associated with data vector.
+   *
+   * @return buffer
+   */
+  @Override
+  public ArrowBuf getDataBuffer() {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Gets the underlying buffer associated with offset vector.
+   *
+   * @return buffer
+   */
+  @Override
+  public ArrowBuf getOffsetBuffer() {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Gets the number of values.
+   *
+   * @return number of values in the vector
+   */
+  @Override
+  public int getValueCount() {
+    return valueCount;
+  }
+
+  /** Set number of values in the vector. */
+  @Override
+  public void setValueCount(int valueCount) {
+    this.valueCount = valueCount;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get friendly type object from the vector.
+   *
+   * @param index index of object to get
+   * @return friendly type object
+   */
+  @Override
+  public Object getObject(int index) {
+    checkIndex(index);
+    int physicalIndex = getPhysicalIndex(index);
+    return valuesVector.getObject(physicalIndex);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get the run end of giving index.
+   *
+   * @param index index of the run end to get
+   * @return the run end of giving index
+   */
+  public int getRunEnd(int index) {
+    checkIndex(index);
+    int physicalIndex = getPhysicalIndex(index);
+    return (int) ((BaseIntVector) runEndsVector).getValueAsLong(physicalIndex);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Returns number of null elements in the vector.
+   *
+   * @return number of null elements
+   */
+  @Override
+  public int getNullCount() {
+    // Null count is always 0 for run-end encoded array
+    return 0;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Check whether an element in the vector is null.
+   *
+   * @param index index to check for null
+   * @return true if element is null
+   */
+  @Override
+  public boolean isNull(int index) {
+    int physicalIndex = getPhysicalIndex(runEndsVector, index);
+    return valuesVector.isNull(physicalIndex);
+  }
+
+  /** Returns hashCode of element in index with the default hasher. */
+  @Override
+  public int hashCode(int index) {
+    return hashCode(index, null);
+  }
+
+  /** Returns hashCode of element in index with the given hasher. */
+  @Override
+  public int hashCode(int index, ArrowBufHasher hasher) {
+    int hash = 0;
+    for (FieldVector v : getChildrenFromFields()) {
+      if (index < v.getValueCount()) {
+        hash = ByteFunctionHelpers.combineHash(hash, v.hashCode(index, 
hasher));
+      }
+    }
+    return hash;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Accept a generic {@link VectorVisitor} and return the result.
+   *
+   * @param <OUT> the output result type.
+   * @param <IN> the input data together with visitor.
+   */
+  @Override
+  public <OUT, IN> OUT accept(VectorVisitor<OUT, IN> visitor, IN value) {
+    return visitor.visit(this, value);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Gets the name of the vector.
+   *
+   * @return the name of the vector.
+   */
+  @Override
+  public String getName() {
+    return this.field.getName();
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public Iterator<ValueVector> iterator() {
+    return 
Collections.<ValueVector>unmodifiableCollection(getChildrenFromFields()).iterator();
+  }
+
+  /** FieldVector interface */
+
+  /**
+   * Initializes the child vectors to be later loaded with loadBuffers.
+   *
+   * @param children the schema containing the run_ends column first and the 
values column second
+   */
+  @Override
+  public void initializeChildrenFromFields(List<Field> children) {
+    checkArgument(
+        children.size() == 2,
+        "Run-end encoded vectors must have two child Fields. Found: %s",
+        children.isEmpty() ? "none" : children);
+    checkArgument(
+        Arrays.asList(
+                MinorType.SMALLINT.getType(), MinorType.INT.getType(), 
MinorType.BIGINT.getType())
+            .contains(children.get(0).getType()),
+        "The first field represents the run-end vector and must be of type int 
"
+            + "with size 16, 32, or 64 bits. Found: %s",
+        children.get(0).getType());
+    runEndsVector = (BaseIntVector) children.get(0).createVector(allocator);
+    valuesVector = children.get(1).createVector(allocator);
+    field = new Field(field.getName(), field.getFieldType(), children);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * The returned list is the same size as the list passed to 
initializeChildrenFromFields.
+   *
+   * @return the children according to schema (empty for primitive types)
+   */
+  @Override
+  public List<FieldVector> getChildrenFromFields() {
+    return Arrays.asList(runEndsVector, valuesVector);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Loads data in the vectors. (ownBuffers must be the same size as 
getFieldVectors())
+   *
+   * @param fieldNode the fieldNode
+   * @param ownBuffers the buffers for this Field (own buffers only, children 
not included)
+   */
+  @Override
+  public void loadFieldBuffers(ArrowFieldNode fieldNode, List<ArrowBuf> 
ownBuffers) {
+    throw new UnsupportedOperationException(

Review Comment:
   Maybe only throw if ownBuffers is not empty



##########
java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/complex/RunEndEncodedVector.java:
##########
@@ -0,0 +1,670 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ * contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+ * The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+ * (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+ * the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.arrow.vector.complex;
+
+import static org.apache.arrow.util.Preconditions.checkArgument;
+
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.Iterator;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.NoSuchElementException;
+import org.apache.arrow.memory.ArrowBuf;
+import org.apache.arrow.memory.BufferAllocator;
+import org.apache.arrow.memory.OutOfMemoryException;
+import org.apache.arrow.memory.util.ByteFunctionHelpers;
+import org.apache.arrow.memory.util.hash.ArrowBufHasher;
+import org.apache.arrow.vector.BaseIntVector;
+import org.apache.arrow.vector.BaseValueVector;
+import org.apache.arrow.vector.BufferBacked;
+import org.apache.arrow.vector.FieldVector;
+import org.apache.arrow.vector.ValueVector;
+import org.apache.arrow.vector.ZeroVector;
+import org.apache.arrow.vector.compare.VectorVisitor;
+import org.apache.arrow.vector.complex.reader.FieldReader;
+import org.apache.arrow.vector.complex.writer.FieldWriter;
+import org.apache.arrow.vector.ipc.message.ArrowFieldNode;
+import org.apache.arrow.vector.types.Types.MinorType;
+import org.apache.arrow.vector.types.pojo.ArrowType;
+import org.apache.arrow.vector.types.pojo.Field;
+import org.apache.arrow.vector.types.pojo.FieldType;
+import org.apache.arrow.vector.util.CallBack;
+import org.apache.arrow.vector.util.TransferPair;
+
+/**
+ * A run-end encoded vector contains only two child vectors: a run_end vector 
of type int and a
+ * values vector of any type. There are no buffers associated with the parent 
vector.
+ */
+public class RunEndEncodedVector extends BaseValueVector implements 
FieldVector {
+  public static final FieldVector DEFAULT_VALUE_VECTOR = ZeroVector.INSTANCE;
+  public static final FieldVector DEFAULT_RUN_END_VECTOR = ZeroVector.INSTANCE;
+
+  public static RunEndEncodedVector empty(String name, BufferAllocator 
allocator) {
+    return new RunEndEncodedVector(
+        name, allocator, 
FieldType.notNullable(ArrowType.RunEndEncoded.INSTANCE), null);
+  }
+
+  protected final CallBack callBack;
+  protected Field field;
+  protected FieldVector runEndsVector;
+  protected FieldVector valuesVector;
+  protected int valueCount;
+
+  /**
+   * Constructs a new instance.
+   *
+   * @param name The name of the instance.
+   * @param allocator The allocator to use for allocating/reallocating buffers.
+   * @param fieldType The type of the array that is run-end encoded.
+   * @param callBack A schema change callback.
+   */
+  public RunEndEncodedVector(
+      String name, BufferAllocator allocator, FieldType fieldType, CallBack 
callBack) {
+    this(new Field(name, fieldType, null), allocator, callBack);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Constructs a new instance.
+   *
+   * @param field The field materialized by this vector.
+   * @param allocator The allocator to use for allocating/reallocating buffers.
+   * @param callBack A schema change callback.
+   */
+  public RunEndEncodedVector(Field field, BufferAllocator allocator, CallBack 
callBack) {
+    this(field, allocator, DEFAULT_RUN_END_VECTOR, DEFAULT_VALUE_VECTOR, 
callBack);
+  }
+
+  public RunEndEncodedVector(
+      Field field,
+      BufferAllocator allocator,
+      FieldVector runEndsVector,
+      FieldVector valuesVector,
+      CallBack callBack) {
+    super(allocator);
+    this.field = field;
+    this.callBack = callBack;
+    this.valueCount = 0;
+    this.runEndsVector = runEndsVector;
+    this.valuesVector = valuesVector;
+  }
+
+  /** ValueVector interface */
+
+  /**
+   * Allocate new buffers. ValueVector implements logic to determine how much 
to allocate.
+   *
+   * @throws OutOfMemoryException Thrown if no memory can be allocated.
+   */
+  @Override
+  public void allocateNew() throws OutOfMemoryException {
+    if (!allocateNewSafe()) {
+      throw new OutOfMemoryException("Failure while allocating memory");
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Allocates new buffers. ValueVector implements logic to determine how much 
to allocate.
+   *
+   * @return Returns true if allocation was successful.
+   */
+  @Override
+  public boolean allocateNewSafe() {
+    initializeChildrenFromFields(field.getChildren());
+    for (FieldVector v : getChildrenFromFields()) {
+      boolean isAllocated = v.allocateNewSafe();
+      if (!isAllocated) {
+        v.clear();
+        return false;
+      }
+    }
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Allocate new buffer with double capacity, and copy data into the new 
buffer. Replace vector's
+   * buffer with new buffer, and release old one
+   */
+  @Override
+  public void reAlloc() {
+    for (FieldVector v : getChildrenFromFields()) {
+      v.reAlloc();
+    }
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public BufferAllocator getAllocator() {
+    return allocator;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  protected FieldReader getReaderImpl() {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Set the initial record capacity.
+   *
+   * @param numRecords the initial record capacity.
+   */
+  @Override
+  public void setInitialCapacity(int numRecords) {}
+
+  /**
+   * Returns the maximum number of values that can be stored in this vector 
instance.
+   *
+   * @return the maximum number of values that can be stored in this vector 
instance.
+   */
+  @Override
+  public int getValueCapacity() {
+    return getChildrenFromFields().stream()
+        .mapToInt(item -> item != null ? item.getValueCapacity() : 0)
+        .min()
+        .orElseThrow(NoSuchElementException::new);
+  }
+
+  /** Alternative to clear(). Allows use as an AutoCloseable in 
try-with-resources. */
+  @Override
+  public void close() {
+    for (FieldVector v : getChildrenFromFields()) {
+      v.close();
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Release any owned ArrowBuf and reset the ValueVector to the initial 
state. If the vector has
+   * any child vectors, they will also be cleared.
+   */
+  @Override
+  public void clear() {
+    for (FieldVector v : getChildrenFromFields()) {
+      v.clear();
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Reset the ValueVector to the initial state without releasing any owned 
ArrowBuf. Buffer
+   * capacities will remain unchanged and any previous data will be zeroed 
out. This includes
+   * buffers for data, validity, offset, etc. If the vector has any child 
vectors, they will also be
+   * reset.
+   */
+  @Override
+  public void reset() {
+    for (FieldVector v : getChildrenFromFields()) {
+      v.reset();
+    }
+    valueCount = 0;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get information about how this field is materialized.
+   *
+   * @return the field corresponding to this vector
+   */
+  @Override
+  public Field getField() {
+    return field;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public MinorType getMinorType() {
+    return MinorType.RUNENDENCODED;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * To transfer quota responsibility.
+   *
+   * @param allocator the target allocator
+   * @return a {@link org.apache.arrow.vector.util.TransferPair transfer 
pair}, creating a new
+   *     target vector of the same type.
+   */
+  @Override
+  public TransferPair getTransferPair(BufferAllocator allocator) {
+    throw new UnsupportedOperationException(
+        "RunEndEncodedVector does not support 
getTransferPair(BufferAllocator)");
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * To transfer quota responsibility.
+   *
+   * @param ref the name of the vector
+   * @param allocator the target allocator
+   * @return a {@link org.apache.arrow.vector.util.TransferPair transfer 
pair}, creating a new
+   *     target vector of the same type.
+   */
+  @Override
+  public TransferPair getTransferPair(String ref, BufferAllocator allocator) {
+    return getTransferPair(ref, allocator, null);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * To transfer quota responsibility.
+   *
+   * @param field the Field object used by the target vector
+   * @param allocator the target allocator
+   * @return a {@link org.apache.arrow.vector.util.TransferPair transfer 
pair}, creating a new
+   *     target vector of the same type.
+   */
+  @Override
+  public TransferPair getTransferPair(Field field, BufferAllocator allocator) {
+    return getTransferPair(field, allocator, null);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * To transfer quota responsibility.
+   *
+   * @param ref the name of the vector
+   * @param allocator the target allocator
+   * @param callBack A schema change callback.
+   * @return a {@link org.apache.arrow.vector.util.TransferPair transfer 
pair}, creating a new
+   *     target vector of the same type.
+   */
+  @Override
+  public TransferPair getTransferPair(String ref, BufferAllocator allocator, 
CallBack callBack) {
+    throw new UnsupportedOperationException(
+        "RunEndEncodedVector does not support getTransferPair(String, 
BufferAllocator, CallBack)");
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * To transfer quota responsibility.
+   *
+   * @param field the Field object used by the target vector
+   * @param allocator the target allocator
+   * @param callBack A schema change callback.
+   * @return a {@link org.apache.arrow.vector.util.TransferPair transfer 
pair}, creating a new
+   *     target vector of the same type.
+   */
+  @Override
+  public TransferPair getTransferPair(Field field, BufferAllocator allocator, 
CallBack callBack) {
+    throw new UnsupportedOperationException(
+        "RunEndEncodedVector does not support getTransferPair(Field, 
BufferAllocator, CallBack)");
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Makes a new transfer pair used to transfer underlying buffers.
+   *
+   * @param target the target for the transfer
+   * @return a new {@link org.apache.arrow.vector.util.TransferPair transfer 
pair} that is used to
+   *     transfer underlying buffers into the target vector.
+   */
+  @Override
+  public TransferPair makeTransferPair(ValueVector target) {
+    throw new UnsupportedOperationException(
+        "RunEndEncodedVector does not support makeTransferPair(ValueVector)");
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get a reader for this vector.
+   *
+   * @return a {@link org.apache.arrow.vector.complex.reader.FieldReader field 
reader} that supports
+   *     reading values from this vector.
+   */
+  @Override
+  public FieldReader getReader() {
+    return null; // TODO
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get a writer for this vector.
+   *
+   * @return a {@link org.apache.arrow.vector.complex.writer.FieldWriter field 
writer} that supports
+   *     writing values to this vector.
+   */
+  public FieldWriter getWriter() {
+    return null; // TODO

Review Comment:
   Same here and elsewhere, throw instead of returning null



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