wgtmac commented on code in PR #12667:
URL: https://github.com/apache/iceberg/pull/12667#discussion_r2478016227


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api/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/geospatial/BoundingBox.java:
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+package org.apache.iceberg.geospatial;
+
+import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
+import java.nio.ByteOrder;
+import java.util.Objects;
+
+/**
+ * Represents a geospatial bounding box composed of minimum and maximum bounds.
+ *
+ * <p>A bounding box (also called a Minimum Bounding Rectangle or MBR) is 
defined by two points: the
+ * minimum and maximum coordinates that define the box's corners. This 
provides a simple
+ * approximation of a more complex geometry for efficient filtering and data 
skipping.
+ */
+public class BoundingBox {
+  /**
+   * Create a {@link BoundingBox} object from buffers containing min and max 
bounds
+   *
+   * @param min the serialized minimum bound
+   * @param max the serialized maximum bound
+   * @return a BoundingBox instance
+   */
+  public static BoundingBox fromByteBuffers(ByteBuffer min, ByteBuffer max) {

Review Comment:
   > The underlying java type of [geometry and geography 
types](https://github.com/apache/iceberg/blob/92ae3d9da2afba3fa6fa0f74af6d78d773a6ab26/api/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/types/Type.java#L47-L48)
 are all ByteBuffer. A spatial predicate involving geospatial term should be 
represented by UnboundPredicate<ByteBuffer> and 
BoundLiteralPredicate<ByteBuffer> in the current design. This implies that the 
literal type should be Literal<ByteBuffer> as well.
   
   Yes, this approach requires less change. It just introduces a slight 
inconsistency that `Literal<ByteBuffer>` is not a single geometry or geography 
value but a composite value (bbox) and we cannot directly compare values stored 
in the column with the literal value. I'm fine with this approach if we can 
prohibit users from creating illegal expression on geospatial types.



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