[C++] Stream API: Add support for repeated fields
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Description
The parquet::StreamReader and parquet::StreamWriter classes currently only support required fields.
Support must be added to this API in order for it to be usable when the schema has repeated fields.
**Reporter**: [Gawain BOLTON](https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?name=gawain_bolton) / @gawain-bolton
**Assignee**: [Gawain BOLTON](https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?name=gawain_bolton) / @gawain-bolton
#### Related issues:
- [[C++] Stream API: Add support for optional fields](https://github.com/apache/arrow/issues/42915) (is cloned by)
**Note**: *This issue was originally created as [PARQUET-1700](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/PARQUET-1700). Please see the [migration documentation](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/PARQUET-2502) for further details.*
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Research direction
Start by reading the parquet::StreamReader and parquet::StreamWriter implementations and the related optional-fields issue. Exercise the API with schemas containing repeated fields, then verify that both reading and writing support those fields consistently and add coverage for the behavior.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- data-engineering
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100