pitrou commented on PR #254: URL: https://github.com/apache/parquet-format/pull/254#issuecomment-2291560967
> For the extensions in the discussion, I do not have a lot of context: what's the advantage of such extensions vs adding the logical types to the spec? The point is to decouple the Thrift / Format spec from the definition of new extension (logical) types. It allows third-party definitions of such types and gradual standardization thereof (either inside the Apache Parquet project itself, or by consensus inside a subcommunity). It also makes it easier for the implementations of said types to live outside of the core Parquet implementations, which is desirable for complex and/or highly-specific domains such as with [GeoParquet](https://github.com/opengeospatial/geoparquet). (personally, I would rather Parquet C++ didn't have to reimplement logic for geospatial data :-)) -- 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] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
