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ASF GitHub Bot commented on PARQUET-1647: ----------------------------------------- wgtmac commented on code in PR #1142: URL: https://github.com/apache/parquet-mr/pull/1142#discussion_r1413353347 ########## pom.xml: ########## @@ -596,6 +597,9 @@ <! > [Java] support for Arrow's float16 > ---------------------------------- > > Key: PARQUET-1647 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/PARQUET-1647 > Project: Parquet > Issue Type: Improvement > Components: parquet-format, parquet-thrift > Reporter: The Alchemist > Priority: Minor > > h2. DESCRIPTION > > I'm wondering if there's any interest in supporting Arrow's {{float16}} type > in Parquet. > There seem to be one or two {{float16}} / {{halffloat}} tickets here (e.g., > PARQUET-1403) but nothing that speaks to adding half-float support to Parquet > in-general. > > h2. PLANS > I'm able to spend some time on this, if someone points me in the right > direction. > > # Add the {{HALFFLOAT}} or {{FLOAT16}} enum (any preferred naming > convention?) to > [https://github.com/apache/parquet-format/blob/master/src/main/thrift/parquet.thrift#L32] > # Add {{HALFFLOAT}} to {{org.apache.parquet.schema.PrimitiveType}} > # Add {{HALFFLOAT}} support to > {{org.apache.parquet.arrow.schema.SchemaConverter}} > # Add encoding for new type at {{org.apache.parquet.column.Encoding}} > # ?? > If anyone has any interest in this, pointers, or comments, they would be > greatly appreciated! -- This message was sent by Atlassian Jira (v8.20.10#820010)