apache / apache/parquet-java

Add support for custom metadata

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Component: Parquet Priority: Major Type: enhancement
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Description

The parquet file format already supports extensible key/value storage in the column metadata and file metadata sections of the file. It would be nice if there was a facility in place for computing custom values to be placed in these key/value stores.

See: https://github.com/Parquet/parquet-mr/pull/185

**Reporter**: [Wesley Graham Peck](https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?name=wesleypeck)

**Note**: *This issue was originally created as [PARQUET-15](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/PARQUET-15). Please see the [migration documentation](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/PARQUET-2502) for further details.*

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Research direction

Start by reviewing the linked parquet-mr pull request 185 and the code that writes Parquet column and file metadata. Determine how custom values should be computed and supplied for both key/value stores, then add coverage showing that the values are present in the resulting metadata.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java
Domain
data-engineering
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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