apache / apache/gravitino

[Improvement] Support schema traversal for Lance `describeTable` API

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Description

### What would you like to be improved?

According to the latest [document](https://github.com/lance-format/lance-namespace/blob/main/docs/src/client/operations/models/DescribeTableRequest.md), `describeTable` supports loading a specific version of the table schema, which is yet supported by the Gravitino Lance REST service. Besides, all APIs that has concept `version` have been skipped, like the alter table API, we'd need to implement the right syntax.

### How should we improve?

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Open the contributing guide

Research direction

Start with the linked Lance DescribeTableRequest documentation and the Gravitino Lance REST service implementation. Trace describeTable handling and the other APIs that use version, then determine the required syntax; done means schema traversal and version-aware operations are supported consistently.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java
Domain
api, backend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
32/100

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