lance-format / lance-format/lance
Support nested field in UPDATE
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enhancement
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Description
https://github.com/lancedb/lance/blob/main/rust/lance/src/dataset/write/update.rs#L114-L124
// TODO: support nested column references. This is mostly blocked on the
// ability to insert them into the RecordBatch properly.
if column.as_ref().contains('.') {
return Err(Error::NotSupported {
source: format!(
"Nested column references are not yet supported. Referenced: {}",
column.as_ref(),
)
.into(),
location: location!(),
});
}
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Research direction
Start in rust/lance/src/dataset/write/update.rs at lines 114-124 and trace how column references are inserted into a RecordBatch. Investigate the noted RecordBatch limitation before changing the nested-reference handling. Done means UPDATE supports nested column references instead of returning the shown NotSupported error.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- databases
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100