deniskuzZ commented on code in PR #6152:
URL: https://github.com/apache/hive/pull/6152#discussion_r2618512887


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iceberg/iceberg-handler/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/parquet/VariantUtil.java:
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+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.apache.iceberg.parquet;
+
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Optional;
+import java.util.function.Supplier;
+import org.apache.iceberg.Schema;
+import org.apache.iceberg.data.Record;
+import org.apache.iceberg.mr.InputFormatConfig;
+import org.apache.iceberg.types.Types;
+import org.apache.iceberg.variants.Variant;
+
+public class VariantUtil {
+
+  private VariantUtil() {
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Create a VariantShreddingFunction if variant shredding is enabled and the 
schema has variant columns.
+   *
+   * @param schema        The Iceberg schema
+   * @param sampleRecord  A sample record to infer variant schemas from actual 
data (can be null)
+   * @param properties    Table properties to check if variant shredding is 
enabled
+   * @return An Optional containing the VariantShreddingFunction if applicable
+   */
+  public static Optional<VariantShreddingFunction> variantShreddingFunc(
+      Schema schema,
+      Supplier<Record> sampleRecord,
+      Map<String, String> properties) {
+
+    // Preconditions: must have variant columns + property enabled
+    if (!hasVariantColumns(schema) || !isVariantShreddingEnabled(properties)) {
+      return Optional.empty();
+    }
+
+    VariantShreddingFunction fn =
+        constructVariantShreddingFunc(sampleRecord.get(), schema);
+
+    return Optional.of(fn);
+  }
+
+  private static VariantShreddingFunction constructVariantShreddingFunc(
+      Record sampleRecord, Schema schema) {
+
+    return (id, name) -> {
+      // Validate the field exists and is a variant type
+      Types.NestedField field = schema.findField(id);
+
+      if (field == null || !(field.type() instanceof Types.VariantType)) {
+        return null; // Not a variant field, no shredding
+      }
+
+      // If we have a sample record, try to generate schema from actual data
+      if (sampleRecord != null) {
+        try {
+          Object variantValue = sampleRecord.getField(name);
+          if (variantValue instanceof Variant variant) {
+            // Use ParquetVariantUtil to generate schema from actual variant 
value
+            return ParquetVariantUtil.toParquetSchema(variant.value());
+          }
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+          // Fall through to default schema
+        }
+      }
+      return null;
+    };
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Check if the schema contains any variant columns.
+   */
+  private static boolean hasVariantColumns(Schema schema) {
+    return schema.columns().stream()
+        .anyMatch(field -> field.type() instanceof Types.VariantType);

Review Comment:
   > This is very common 
   
   haven't found this on any resources, documentation of variant shredding is 
pretty limited. 
   
   Storing the schema as:
   ````
   STRUCT<
     metadata: STRUCT<ts, source, version>,
     payload: VARIANT
   >
   ````
   
   has some downsides:
   
   - Query complexity: Every time you want to filter or join by metadata.ts or 
metadata.source, you have to dig into the nested struct (PPD for structs is not 
supported by Hive-Iceberg).
   
   - Schema evolution: If you want to add new metadata fields later, nested 
structs can make evolution tricky without rewriting the table. not sure we even 
support this  `ALTER TABLE my_table ADD COLUMN metadata.new_field STRING;` 
   
   - Analytical usefulness: Often, metadata like ts, source, version is used 
more frequently for filtering, auditing, or incremental ingestion than the 
payload itself. Keeping it separate makes this more convenient.



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iceberg/iceberg-handler/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/parquet/VariantUtil.java:
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+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.apache.iceberg.parquet;
+
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Optional;
+import java.util.function.Supplier;
+import org.apache.iceberg.Schema;
+import org.apache.iceberg.data.Record;
+import org.apache.iceberg.mr.InputFormatConfig;
+import org.apache.iceberg.types.Types;
+import org.apache.iceberg.variants.Variant;
+
+public class VariantUtil {
+
+  private VariantUtil() {
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Create a VariantShreddingFunction if variant shredding is enabled and the 
schema has variant columns.
+   *
+   * @param schema        The Iceberg schema
+   * @param sampleRecord  A sample record to infer variant schemas from actual 
data (can be null)
+   * @param properties    Table properties to check if variant shredding is 
enabled
+   * @return An Optional containing the VariantShreddingFunction if applicable
+   */
+  public static Optional<VariantShreddingFunction> variantShreddingFunc(
+      Schema schema,
+      Supplier<Record> sampleRecord,
+      Map<String, String> properties) {
+
+    // Preconditions: must have variant columns + property enabled
+    if (!hasVariantColumns(schema) || !isVariantShreddingEnabled(properties)) {
+      return Optional.empty();
+    }
+
+    VariantShreddingFunction fn =
+        constructVariantShreddingFunc(sampleRecord.get(), schema);
+
+    return Optional.of(fn);
+  }
+
+  private static VariantShreddingFunction constructVariantShreddingFunc(
+      Record sampleRecord, Schema schema) {
+
+    return (id, name) -> {
+      // Validate the field exists and is a variant type
+      Types.NestedField field = schema.findField(id);
+
+      if (field == null || !(field.type() instanceof Types.VariantType)) {
+        return null; // Not a variant field, no shredding
+      }
+
+      // If we have a sample record, try to generate schema from actual data
+      if (sampleRecord != null) {
+        try {
+          Object variantValue = sampleRecord.getField(name);
+          if (variantValue instanceof Variant variant) {
+            // Use ParquetVariantUtil to generate schema from actual variant 
value
+            return ParquetVariantUtil.toParquetSchema(variant.value());
+          }
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+          // Fall through to default schema
+        }
+      }
+      return null;
+    };
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Check if the schema contains any variant columns.
+   */
+  private static boolean hasVariantColumns(Schema schema) {
+    return schema.columns().stream()
+        .anyMatch(field -> field.type() instanceof Types.VariantType);

Review Comment:
   > This is very common 
   
   haven't found this on any resources, documentation of variant shredding is 
pretty limited. 
   
   Storing the schema as:
   ````
   STRUCT<
     metadata: STRUCT<ts, source, version>,
     payload: VARIANT
   >
   ````
   
   has some downsides:
   
   - Query complexity: Every time you want to filter or join by metadata.ts or 
metadata.source, you have to dig into the nested struct (PPD for structs is not 
supported by Hive-Iceberg).
   
   - Schema evolution: If you want to add new metadata fields later, nested 
structs can make evolution tricky without rewriting the table. 
   not sure we even support this  `ALTER TABLE my_table ADD COLUMN 
metadata.new_field STRING;` 
   
   - Analytical usefulness: Often, metadata like ts, source, version is used 
more frequently for filtering, auditing, or incremental ingestion than the 
payload itself. Keeping it separate makes this more convenient.



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