Implement `unique` function
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Description
**Is your feature request related to a problem or challenge? Please describe what you are trying to do.**
Part of https://github.com/apache/arrow-datafusion/issues/7289
**Describe the solution you'd like**
`unique` function removes duplicate values (include NULLs) from `Array`. Does preserve the original order.
Example (PyArrow):
```
>>> pc.unique(pa.array([1, 2, 1, 4, 5, 2, 4, 1]))
[
1,
2,
4,
5
]
```
with nulls:
```
>>> pc.unique(pa.array([1, 2, 1, 4, None, 5, 2, None, 4, 1]))
[
1,
2,
4,
null,
5
]
```
**Describe alternatives you've considered**
**Additional context**
Documentation: https://arrow.apache.org/docs/cpp/compute.html
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start with the linked Arrow compute documentation and the examples in this issue, then locate the Rust array compute entry points for implementing functions. Done means a unique operation preserves first-seen order, removes duplicate values, and includes at most one NULL; no specific source file or test is named in the issue.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- data
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100