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alendit commented on issue #1769: ARROW-2330: [C++] Optimize delta buffer
creation with partially finishable array builders
URL: https://github.com/apache/arrow/pull/1769#issuecomment-377005372
Hi Uwe,
i was actually wondering the same thing myself. The reason I've implemented
partial finishers for `FixedSizeBinaryBuilder` etc is that they are used by the
`DictionaryBuilder` internally. I've tried to come up with a use case for the
partial finishing for other builders, but, as you said, you can almost always
simply instantiate a new one. Do you know why the `RecordBatchBuilder` has a
partial `Flush` method? Is it because its instantion is more cumbersome
compared to array builders?
That being said, I don't think that it adds that much complexity, compared
to the previous implementation. Most of the changes are in the testing code,
and builder files themselves have around 30 additional LOC. At the same time,
it makes the `DictionaryBuilder` quite straight forward.
Maybe a compromise would be to hide the partial ´Finish´ methods for other
classes besides `DictionaryBuilder` and make them friends with it? I'm not a
big friend of `friend`, though.
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> [C++] Optimize delta buffer creation with partially finishable array builders
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Key: ARROW-2330
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/ARROW-2330
> Project: Apache Arrow
> Issue Type: New Feature
> Components: C++
> Affects Versions: 0.8.0
> Reporter: Dimitri Vorona
> Priority: Major
> Labels: pull-request-available
> Fix For: 0.10.0
>
>
> The main aim of this change is to optimize the building of delta
> dictionaries. In the current version delta dictionaries are built using an
> additional "overflow" buffer which leads to complicated and potentially
> error-prone code and subpar performance by doubling the number of lookups.
> I solve this problem by introducing the notion of partially finishable array
> builders, i.e. builder which are able to retain the state on calling Finish.
> The interface is based on RecordBatchBuilder::Flush, i.e. Finish is
> overloaded with additional signature Finish(bool reset_builder,
> std::shared_ptr<Array>* out). The resulting Arrays point to the same data
> buffer with different offsets.
> I'm aware that the change is kind of biggish, but I'd like to discuss it
> here. The solution makes the code more straight forward, doesn't bloat the
> code base too much and leaves the API more or less untouched. Additionally,
> the new way to make delta dictionaries by using a different call signature to
> Finish feel cleaner to me.
> I'm looking forward to your critic and improvement ideas.
> The pull request is available at: https://github.com/apache/arrow/pull/1769
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