lance-format / lance-format/lance
Use original base paths when writing to a branch
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Description
The overall flow we'd like to be able to do is:
- Make new experimental branch
- Write some data files to that branch
- Add those data files to the main branch
- Delete the experimental branch
Right now, data files written in a branch seem to go into a directory under that branch. Deleting the branch will delete those data files.
It's not clear why the branch needs it's own data file directory (similar question with deletion files).
Can we have an option to always use the normal base path for data files? And is there a reason not to make that the default behavior?
Contributor guide
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 by tracing how branch writes and deletion files choose their data-file directory, then compare that behavior with the normal base path. Determine whether an option or default change can preserve files after the experimental branch is deleted, and verify the requested experimental-branch workflow with relevant tests.
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
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100