datafusion-contrib / datafusion-contrib/datafusion-distributed
[Iceberg] Support CREATE TABLE and DROP TABLE through Iceberg catalogs
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- Rust
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Description
Part of #599.
Allow DataFusion catalog DDL to create and drop Iceberg tables through an Iceberg-backed schema provider.
Upstream creates and drops catalog tables from SchemaProvider here:
This depends on catalog and schema provider support.
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with the upstream iceberg-rust DataFusion integration in crates/integrations/datafusion/src/schema.rs, especially the SchemaProvider catalog table operations referenced in the issue. Trace the repository's Iceberg-backed catalog and schema provider support, then verify that DataFusion catalog DDL can create and drop Iceberg tables.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- databases, distributed-systems
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 48/100