ARROW-398: Java file format requires bitmaps of all 1's to be written when there are no nulls

Author: julienledem

java/vector/src/main/codegen/templates/NullableValueVectors.java

@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ public List<FieldVector> getChildrenFromFields() {
 
   @Override
   public void loadFieldBuffers(ArrowFieldNode fieldNode, List<ArrowBuf> ownBuffers) {
-    org.apache.arrow.vector.BaseDataValueVector.load(getFieldInnerVectors(), ownBuffers);
+    org.apache.arrow.vector.BaseDataValueVector.load(fieldNode, getFieldInnerVectors(), ownBuffers);
     bits.valueCount = fieldNode.getLength();
   }
 

java/vector/src/main/codegen/templates/UnionVector.java

@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ public List<FieldVector> getChildrenFromFields() {
 
   @Override
   public void loadFieldBuffers(ArrowFieldNode fieldNode, List<ArrowBuf> ownBuffers) {
-    BaseDataValueVector.load(getFieldInnerVectors(), ownBuffers);
+    BaseDataValueVector.load(fieldNode, getFieldInnerVectors(), ownBuffers);
     this.valueCount = fieldNode.getLength();
   }
 

java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/BaseDataValueVector.java

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 import java.util.List;
 
 import org.apache.arrow.memory.BufferAllocator;
+import org.apache.arrow.vector.schema.ArrowFieldNode;
 
 import io.netty.buffer.ArrowBuf;
 
@@ -29,13 +30,13 @@ public abstract class BaseDataValueVector extends BaseValueVector implements Buf
 
   protected final static byte[] emptyByteArray = new byte[]{}; // Nullable vectors use this
 
-  public static void load(List<BufferBacked> vectors, List<ArrowBuf> buffers) {
+  public static void load(ArrowFieldNode fieldNode, List<BufferBacked> vectors, List<ArrowBuf> buffers) {
     int expectedSize = vectors.size();
     if (buffers.size() != expectedSize) {
       throw new IllegalArgumentException("Illegal buffer count, expected " + expectedSize + ", got: " + buffers.size());
     }
     for (int i = 0; i < expectedSize; i++) {
-      vectors.get(i).load(buffers.get(i));
+      vectors.get(i).load(fieldNode, buffers.get(i));
     }
   }
 
@@ -106,7 +107,7 @@ public ArrowBuf getBuffer() {
   }
 
   @Override
-  public void load(ArrowBuf data) {
+  public void load(ArrowFieldNode fieldNode, ArrowBuf data) {
     this.data.release();
     this.data = data.retain(allocator);
   }

java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/BitVector.java

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 import org.apache.arrow.vector.complex.reader.FieldReader;
 import org.apache.arrow.vector.holders.BitHolder;
 import org.apache.arrow.vector.holders.NullableBitHolder;
+import org.apache.arrow.vector.schema.ArrowFieldNode;
 import org.apache.arrow.vector.types.Types.MinorType;
 import org.apache.arrow.vector.types.pojo.Field;
 import org.apache.arrow.vector.util.OversizedAllocationException;
@@ -48,6 +49,34 @@ public BitVector(String name, BufferAllocator allocator) {
     super(name, allocator);
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public void load(ArrowFieldNode fieldNode, ArrowBuf data) {
+    // When the vector is all nulls or all defined, the content of the buffer can be omitted
+    if (data.readableBytes() == 0 && fieldNode.getLength() != 0) {
+      data.release();
+      allocateNew(fieldNode.getLength());
+      int n = getSizeFromCount(fieldNode.getLength());
+      if (fieldNode.getNullCount() == 0) {
+        // all defined
+        // create an all 1s buffer
+        for (int i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
+          this.data.setByte(i, 0xFF);
+        }
+      } else if (fieldNode.getNullCount() == fieldNode.getLength()) {
+        // all null
+        // create an all 0s buffer
+        for (int i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
+          this.data.setByte(i, 0x00);
+        }
+      } else {
+        throw new IllegalArgumentException("The buffer can be empty only if there's no data or it's all null or all defined");
+      }
+      this.data.writerIndex(n);
+    } else {
+      super.load(fieldNode, data);
+    }
+  }
+
   @Override
   public Field getField() {
     throw new UnsupportedOperationException("internal vector");

java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/BufferBacked.java

@@ -17,14 +17,16 @@
  */
 package org.apache.arrow.vector;
 
+import org.apache.arrow.vector.schema.ArrowFieldNode;
+
 import io.netty.buffer.ArrowBuf;
 
 /**
  * Content is backed by a buffer and can be loaded/unloaded
  */
 public interface BufferBacked {
 
-  void load(ArrowBuf data);
+  void load(ArrowFieldNode fieldNode, ArrowBuf data);
 
   ArrowBuf unLoad();
 

java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/ValueVector.java

@@ -130,13 +130,6 @@ public interface ValueVector extends Closeable, Iterable<ValueVector> {
    */
   FieldReader getReader();
 
-  /**
-   * Get the metadata for this field. Used in serialization
-   *
-   * @return FieldMetadata for this field.
-   */
-//  SerializedField getMetadata();
-
   /**
    * Returns the number of bytes that is used by this vector instance.
    */
@@ -166,16 +159,6 @@ public interface ValueVector extends Closeable, Iterable<ValueVector> {
    */
   ArrowBuf[] getBuffers(boolean clear);
 
-  /**
-   * Load the data provided in the buffer. Typically used when deserializing from the wire.
-   *
-   * @param metadata
-   *          Metadata used to decode the incoming buffer.
-   * @param buffer
-   *          The buffer that contains the ValueVector.
-   */
-//  void load(SerializedField metadata, DrillBuf buffer);
-
   /**
    * An abstraction that is used to read from this vector instance.
    */

java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/VectorLoader.java

@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ private void loadBuffers(FieldVector vector, Field field, Iterator<ArrowBuf> buf
     try {
       vector.loadFieldBuffers(fieldNode, ownBuffers);
     } catch (RuntimeException e) {
-      e.printStackTrace();
       throw new IllegalArgumentException("Could not load buffers for field " +
               field + " error message" + e.getMessage(), e);
     }

java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/complex/ListVector.java

@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ public List<FieldVector> getChildrenFromFields() {
 
   @Override
   public void loadFieldBuffers(ArrowFieldNode fieldNode, List<ArrowBuf> ownBuffers) {
-    BaseDataValueVector.load(getFieldInnerVectors(), ownBuffers);
+    BaseDataValueVector.load(fieldNode, getFieldInnerVectors(), ownBuffers);
   }
 
   @Override

java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/complex/NullableMapVector.java

@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ public NullableMapVector(String name, BufferAllocator allocator, CallBack callBa
 
   @Override
   public void loadFieldBuffers(ArrowFieldNode fieldNode, List<ArrowBuf> ownBuffers) {
-    BaseDataValueVector.load(getFieldInnerVectors(), ownBuffers);
+    BaseDataValueVector.load(fieldNode, getFieldInnerVectors(), ownBuffers);
     this.valueCount = fieldNode.getLength();
   }
 

java/vector/src/test/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/TestVectorUnloadLoad.java

@@ -17,7 +17,13 @@
  */
 package org.apache.arrow.vector;
 
+import static java.util.Arrays.asList;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNull;
+
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
 
 import org.apache.arrow.memory.BufferAllocator;
@@ -29,12 +35,17 @@
 import org.apache.arrow.vector.complex.writer.BaseWriter.MapWriter;
 import org.apache.arrow.vector.complex.writer.BigIntWriter;
 import org.apache.arrow.vector.complex.writer.IntWriter;
+import org.apache.arrow.vector.schema.ArrowFieldNode;
 import org.apache.arrow.vector.schema.ArrowRecordBatch;
+import org.apache.arrow.vector.types.pojo.ArrowType;
+import org.apache.arrow.vector.types.pojo.Field;
 import org.apache.arrow.vector.types.pojo.Schema;
 import org.junit.AfterClass;
 import org.junit.Assert;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
+import io.netty.buffer.ArrowBuf;
+
 public class TestVectorUnloadLoad {
 
   static final BufferAllocator allocator = new RootAllocator(Integer.MAX_VALUE);
@@ -88,6 +99,51 @@ public void testUnloadLoad() throws IOException {
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * The validity buffer can be empty if:
+   *  - all values are defined
+   *  - all values are null
+   * @throws IOException
+   */
+  @Test
+  public void testLoadEmptyValidityBuffer() throws IOException {
+    Schema schema = new Schema(asList(
+        new Field("intDefined", true, new ArrowType.Int(32, true), Collections.<Field>emptyList()),
+        new Field("intNull", true, new ArrowType.Int(32, true), Collections.<Field>emptyList())
+        ));
+    int count = 10;
+    ArrowBuf validity = allocator.getEmpty();
+    ArrowBuf values = allocator.buffer(count * 4); // integers
+    for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+      values.setInt(i * 4, i);
+    }
+    try (
+        ArrowRecordBatch recordBatch = new ArrowRecordBatch(count, asList(new ArrowFieldNode(count, 0), new ArrowFieldNode(count, count)), asList(validity, values, validity, values));
+        BufferAllocator finalVectorsAllocator = allocator.newChildAllocator("final vectors", 0, Integer.MAX_VALUE);
+        VectorSchemaRoot newRoot = new VectorSchemaRoot(schema, finalVectorsAllocator);
+        ) {
+
+      // load it
+      VectorLoader vectorLoader = new VectorLoader(newRoot);
+
+      vectorLoader.load(recordBatch);
+
+      FieldReader intDefinedReader = newRoot.getVector("intDefined").getReader();
+      FieldReader intNullReader = newRoot.getVector("intNull").getReader();
+      for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+        intDefinedReader.setPosition(i);
+        intNullReader.setPosition(i);
+        Integer defined = intDefinedReader.readInteger();
+        assertNotNull("#" + i, defined);
+        assertEquals("#" + i, i, defined.intValue());
+        Integer nullVal = intNullReader.readInteger();
+        assertNull("#" + i, nullVal);
+      }
+    } finally {
+      values.release();
+    }
+  }
+
   public static VectorUnloader newVectorUnloader(FieldVector root) {
     Schema schema = new Schema(root.getField().getChildren());
     int valueCount = root.getAccessor().getValueCount();