lance-format / lance-format/lance

packed struct encoding in Lance 2.1

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Since Nov 25, 2024.

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Description

  1. pack struct with all fixed width fields.
    say if this packed struct is still narrow, do we modify miniblock or make a new page layout for it?
    no repetition level in this case, do we also pack the definition level?

  2. pack struct with fixed width fields and variable width fields.

  3. pack struct with nested struct fields

  4. pack struct with nested list fields

  5. pack struct with nested struct and list fields.

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