Postpone dictionary encoding decision for starting null pages.
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Description
Discussion from the dev mailing list: [Fallback Encoding for Very Sparse or Sorted Datasets-Apache Mail Archives](https://lists.apache.org/thread/jkkxhknsxw8cdv8fxf1bstqdn5fzw2pl)
If beginning values are all nulls, the dictionary encoding is disabled when first data page is created. This loses the advantage of dictionary encoding if following values are good fit.
**Reporter**: [Gang Wu](https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?name=wgtmac) / @wgtmac
**Assignee**: [Gang Wu](https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?name=wgtmac) / @wgtmac
**Note**: *This issue was originally created as [PARQUET-2253](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/PARQUET-2253). 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 linked dev mailing-list discussion and the issue migration note for the prior PARQUET-2253 context. Trace the Parquet Java dictionary-encoding decision for a first page containing only nulls; done means that decision is postponed so later values can still use dictionary encoding when they fit.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- java
- Domain
- data-engineering
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100