kosiew opened a new issue, #1096:
URL: https://github.com/apache/datafusion-python/issues/1096
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The current `_repr_html_` implementation in `dataframe.rs` embeds HTML
rendering logic directly in Rust. This design tightly couples the rendering
logic with the DataFrame internals, making it difficult to customize the output
or apply different styling rules.
This results in inflexibility for users who wish to tailor the HTML output
for their environment or disable it entirely.
**Describe the solution you'd like**
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Introduce a configurable Python-based HTML formatter for DataFrame
visualization, which includes the following components:
- A new Python module `datafusion/html_formatter.py`
- A `DataFrameHtmlFormatter` class responsible for rendering options such as
cell truncation, CSS styling, and interactivity
- A global formatter instance with an accessible configuration API
The Rust-side `_repr_html_` will be modified to:
- Convert record batches to PyArrow objects
- Call the Python formatter
- Return the resulting HTML for Jupyter or rich display contexts
Users will be able to globally configure the formatter like so:
```python
import datafusion as df
df.configure_formatter(
max_cell_length=50,
enable_cell_expansion=False,
custom_css="table { font-family: Arial; }"
)
```
**Describe alternatives you've considered**
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you've considered.
- Continuing to manage HTML formatting logic in Rust, but this reduces
flexibility and is harder to maintain
- Using third-party libraries like pandas-style renderers, but this
introduces dependency complexity and integration issues
- Avoiding customization altogether, which limits user control and
mismatches with modern expectations for interactive environments
**Additional context**
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This was motivated by @timsaucer 's [suggestion
here](https://github.com/apache/datafusion-python/pull/1087#issuecomment-2780733705).
This change aligns with a modular design philosophy, improves
maintainability, and empowers users to better control their development
experience. By decoupling visualization logic from Rust internals, it ensures
better separation of concerns and enables easier integration with Python-based
tools and environments.
Open Questions:
Should backward compatibility with the current rendering be maintained?
What default styling options should be included out of the box?
Should per-DataFrame styling overrides be supported in addition to global
configuration?
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