Jefffrey opened a new issue, #9123: URL: https://github.com/apache/arrow-rs/issues/9123
**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*) --> https://github.com/apache/arrow-rs/blob/96637fc8b928a94de53bbec3501337c0ecfbf936/arrow-cast/src/cast/mod.rs#L213-L217 https://github.com/apache/arrow-rs/blob/96637fc8b928a94de53bbec3501337c0ecfbf936/arrow-cast/src/cast/mod.rs#L223-L227 We seem to be missing Float16 in the arms here. **Describe the solution you'd like** <!-- A clear and concise description of what you want to happen. --> Allow Float16 to cast to and from decimals. There was an attempt made before I believe: - https://github.com/apache/arrow-rs/pull/4180 Though there was some concern over the overflow behaviour, so this might need some extra consideration. **Describe alternatives you've considered** <!-- A clear and concise description of any alternative solutions or features you've considered. --> If this support was omitted intentionally we should leave a comment in the source code to make it obvious. **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]
