Apache arrow exception when reading Float16: An ArrowArray cannot be built for type HalfFloat

[NRHelmi]

Apache arrow cannot read Float16.
A query example that triggers the exception def output = float[16, 12], float[16, 42.5]

Unhandled exception: System.NotSupportedException: An ArrowArray cannot be built for type HalfFloat.
   at Apache.Arrow.ArrowArrayFactory.BuildArray(ArrayData data)
   at Apache.Arrow.Ipc.ArrowReaderImplementation.BuildArrays(Schema schema, ByteBuffer messageBuffer, RecordBatch recordBatchMessage)
   at Apache.Arrow.Ipc.ArrowReaderImplementation.CreateArrowObjectFromMessage(Message message, ByteBuffer bodyByteBuffer, IMemoryOwner`1 memoryOwner)
   at Apache.Arrow.Ipc.ArrowStreamReaderImplementation.<>c__DisplayClass9_0.<ReadRecordBatch>b__0(Memory`1 messageBuff)
   at Apache.Arrow.Ipc.ArrowStreamReaderImplementation.ReadRecordBatch()
   at Apache.Arrow.Ipc.ArrowStreamReaderImplementation.ReadNextRecordBatch()
   at Apache.Arrow.Ipc.ArrowStreamReader.ReadNextRecordBatch()

Seems not to be handled at the library level

[billscheidel-rai]

Note: This issue has been migrated to https://relationalai.atlassian.net/browse/RAI-6854.

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