apache / apache/arrow-java

Can't view system tables due to Unsupported ArrowType Utf8View

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Description

### Describe the bug, including details regarding any error messages, version, and platform.

I'm using the latest JDBC 18.3 and I can't open some tables and retrieve column names due to the exception:
```
java.sql.SQLException: Error while executing SQL "SELECT t.*
FROM "system"."distinct_caches" t": Unsupported ArrowType Utf8View
at org.apache.arrow.driver.jdbc.shaded.org.apache.calcite.avatica.Helper.createException(Helper.java:56)
at org.apache.arrow.driver.jdbc.shaded.org.apache.calcite.avatica.Helper.createException(Helper.java:41)
at org.apache.arrow.driver.jdbc.shaded.org.apache.calcite.avatica.AvaticaStatement.executeInternal(AvaticaStatement.java:164)
at org.apache.arrow.driver.jdbc.shaded.org.apache.calcite.avatica.AvaticaStatement.execute(AvaticaStatement.java:218)
in RemoteStatementImpl.execute(RemoteStatementImpl.java:79)
Caused by: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Unsupported ArrowType Utf8View
at org.apache.arrow.driver.jdbc.utils.SqlTypes.getSqlTypeIdFromArrowType(SqlTypes.java:163)
at org.apache.arrow.driver.jdbc.utils.ConvertUtils.lambda$convertArrowFieldsToColumnMetaDataList$0(ConvertUtils.java:83)
at java.base/java.util.stream.ReferencePipeline$3$1.accept(ReferencePipeline.java:197)
at java.base/java.util.stream.SliceOps$1$1.accept(SliceOps.java:200)
at java.base/java.util.stream.Stream$1.tryAdvance(Stream.java:1469)
at java.base/java.util.stream.ReferencePipeline.forEachWithCancel(ReferencePipeline.java:129)
at java.base/java.util.stream.AbstractPipeline.copyIntoWithCancel(AbstractPipeline.java:527)
at java.base/java.util.stream.AbstractPipeline.copyInto(AbstractPipeline.java:513)
at java.base/java.util.stream.AbstractPipeline.wrapAndCopyInto(AbstractPipeline.java:499)
at java.base/java.util.stream.ReduceOps$ReduceOp.evaluateSequential(ReduceOps.java:921)
at java.base/java.util.stream.AbstractPipeline.evaluate(AbstractPipeline.java:234)
at java.base/java.util.stream.ReferencePipeline.collect(ReferencePipeline.java:682)
at org.apache.arrow.driver.jdbc.utils.ConvertUtils.convertArrowFieldsToColumnMetaDataList(ConvertUtils.java:89)
at org.apache.arrow.driver.jdbc.ArrowFlightMetaImpl.newSignature(ArrowFlightMetaImpl.java:60)
at org.apache.arrow.driver.jdbc.ArrowFlightMetaImpl.prepareForHandle(ArrowFlightMetaImpl.java:175)
at org.apache.arrow.driver.jdbc.ArrowFlightMetaImpl.prepareAndExecute(ArrowFlightMetaImpl.java:209)
at org.apache.arrow.driver.jdbc.shaded.org.apache.calcite.avatica.AvaticaConnection.prepareAndExecuteInternal(AvaticaConnection.java:677)
at org.apache.arrow.driver.jdbc.shaded.org.apache.calcite.avatica.AvaticaStatement.executeInternal(AvaticaStatement.java:157)
at org.apache.arrow.driver.jdbc.shaded.org.apache.calcite.avatica.AvaticaStatement.execute(AvaticaStatement.java:218)
in RemoteStatementImpl.execute(RemoteStatementImpl.java:79)
... 3 more
```

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Research direction

Start in SqlTypes.java at getSqlTypeIdFromArrowType(), as shown in the stack trace, and trace how ConvertUtils builds JDBC column metadata. Reproduce the query against the affected system table, then verify that Utf8View is handled without the SQLException and that column names can be retrieved.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java
Domain
databases
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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