mcabbott / mcabbott/AxisKeys.jl

Request - wrapdims - fill missing cells with missing

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Description

Currently wrapdims fills missing cells with some very large number. Example below.
Could these be replaced by 'missing' or some specified value.

df = DataFrame( x=[1,1,2], y=[1,2,1], data=[10,11,12])

wrapdims(df, :data, :x, :y )

ka(2,2)   #=2800920006512

Use Case
I would then use coalesce to fill missings with some value (unique to each cell). Then convert back to a DataFrame.
This could all be done with DataFrame functions (groupby etc) but a KeyedArray is more elegant.

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Research direction

Start with the wrapdims behavior shown in the issue and inspect how missing cells are currently represented. Determine how a missing value or caller-specified fill value should work with coalesce and conversion back to a DataFrame; done means the example no longer produces the large sentinel value and the requested fill behavior is covered by tests.

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Tech stack
julia
Domain
data
Issue type
Feature
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4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
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Stale
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Mostly clear
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