Altinity / Altinity/ice

Add support for creating table with schema

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Since Sep 15, 2026.

  • #219 by @subkanthi — open
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Description

We currently have a --schema-from-parquet option , but we need an option also to create table from a defined schema.

ice create-table ns.t1 --format-version=3 \
  --schema '[{"name":"id","type":"long","required":true},{"name":"payload","type":"unknown"}]'

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Research direction

Start at the ice create-table command and trace the existing --schema-from-parquet option to understand how table schemas are currently supplied. Add support for the shown schema argument, then verify that a table is created with the declared fields, types, and required setting.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java
Domain
cli, databases
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
68/100

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