lance-format / lance-format/lance

Support partial progress for compaction

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Description

based on https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/issues/2423

This is also a feature in other table formats, where each rewrite group is committed separately so progress is partially saved. The downside is that it could potentially make a lot of commits, so some control knob might be necessary (e.g. 1 commit per X minutes or Y percent of the total progress)

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reading the linked LanceDB issue #2423 and locating the existing compaction flow; this issue names no files or tests. The work is done when rewrite groups can be committed separately so partial progress is preserved, with a defined control for commit frequency such as time or percentage thresholds.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
data-engineering
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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