JuliaArrays / JuliaArrays/StructArrays.jl
Request - multiple types & index field
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Description
Would it be possible to have elements of multiple types with the same supertype, so that
- fields common to all structs in the array can be called via Array.Field.
- the array can be filtered for given type via Array(::Type) (or similar syntax) - If there is an "ID" field common to all structs, this can be used as a key.
abstract type MyType end
struct A<:MyType
ID::String
a::Int
end
struct B<:MyType
ID::String
b::Int
end
X = StructArray( [ A("1",1), A("2",2), B("3",3), B("4",4) ], parentType = MyType, Key_Field = :ID )
X.ID # [1,2,3,4]
X["1"] # A("1",1) select element by Key field (like a dictionary or named array)
X(::A) # [A("1",1), A("2",2)] filter for elements of type A
X(::A).a # [1,2] reference field :a as it is common to elements of type A
X.a # Error not all elements contain this field
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No files or tests are named. Start by reviewing the existing StructArrays indexing and element-type APIs, then compare them with the requested mixed-supertype, key-field, and type-filter operations; done means a decided API and working behavior for all examples.
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- Tech stack
- julia
- Domain
- data
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
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- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
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- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100