alamb commented on code in PR #18424:
URL: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/18424#discussion_r2486523946


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datafusion/functions-nested/src/reverse.rs:
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@@ -183,6 +195,72 @@ fn general_array_reverse<O: OffsetSizeTrait + 
TryFrom<i64>>(
     )?))
 }
 
+fn list_view_reverse<O: OffsetSizeTrait + TryFrom<i64>>(
+    array: &GenericListViewArray<O>,
+    field: &FieldRef,
+) -> Result<ArrayRef> {
+    let offsets = array.offsets();
+    let values = array.values();
+    let sizes = array.sizes();
+
+    // Construct indices, sizes and offsets for the reversed array by 
iterating over
+    // the list view array in the logical order, and reversing the order of 
the elements.
+    // We end up with a list view array where the elements are in order,
+    // even if the original array had elements out of order.
+    let mut indices: Vec<O> = Vec::with_capacity(values.len());
+    let mut new_sizes = Vec::with_capacity(sizes.len());
+    let mut new_offsets: Vec<O> = Vec::with_capacity(offsets.len());
+    // Add the offset of the first array
+    new_offsets.push(O::zero());

Review Comment:
   Per https://arrow.apache.org/docs/format/Columnar.html#listview-layout
   
   the offsets for a ListView are simply the offsets into the child array
   
   So I think the fastest/ simplest implementation is going to be
   1. reverse both the offsets and lengths array
   2. reverse the nulls array
   3. create a new list array with the new offsets/lengths/nulls and child



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