JFinis commented on code in PR #254:
URL: https://github.com/apache/parquet-format/pull/254#discussion_r1628128498
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README.md:
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@@ -285,6 +285,68 @@ There are many places in the format for compatible
extensions:
- Encodings: Encodings are specified by enum and more can be added in the
future.
- Page types: Additional page types can be added and safely skipped.
+### Thrift extensions
+Thrift is used for metadata. The Thrift spec mandates that unknown fields are
+skipped. To facilitate extensions Parquet reserves field-id `32767` of *every*
+struct as an ignorable extension point. More specifically Parquet guarantees
+that field-id `32767` will *never* be seen in the official Thrift IDL. The type
+of this field is always `binary` for maximum extensibility and fast skipping by
+thrift parsers.
+
+Such extensions can easily be appended to an existing Thrift serialized message
+without any special APIs. Sample `C++` implementation is provided:
+
+```c++
+std::string AppendExtension(std::string thrift, std::string ext) {
+ auto append_uleb = [](uint32_t x, std::string* out) {
+ while (true) {
+ int c = x & 0x7F;
+ if ((x >>= 7) == 0) {
+ out->push_back(c);
+ return;
+ } else {
+ out->push_back(c | 0x80);
+ }
+ }
+ };
+ thrift.pop_back(); // remove the trailing 0
+ thrift += "\x08\xFF\xFF\x01";
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