apache / apache/paimon

[Feature] Support hidden partition like Iceberg

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Description

### Search before asking

- [X] I searched in the [issues](https://github.com/apache/paimon/issues) and found nothing similar.

### Motivation

Iceberg's hidden partition is easy to use which prevents user mistakes that cause silently incorrect results or extremely slow queries.
And partition key can be transformed from existed column.

### Solution

_No response_

### Anything else?

_No response_

### Are you willing to submit a PR?

- [X] I'm willing to submit a PR!

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Research direction

No source files, tests, or entry points are named in the issue. Start by reviewing how Paimon currently defines partition keys and compare that behavior with Iceberg's hidden partition concept; done means the requested hidden-partition support is specified and implemented with coverage for transforming an existing column.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
java
Domain
data-engineering, databases
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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