nastra commented on code in PR #12774: URL: https://github.com/apache/iceberg/pull/12774#discussion_r2227809323
########## core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/io/FormatModel.java: ########## @@ -0,0 +1,124 @@ +/* + * 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.io; + +import org.apache.iceberg.FileFormat; +import org.apache.iceberg.deletes.PositionDelete; + +/** + * Interface that provides a unified abstraction for converting between data file formats and + * input/output data representations. + * + * <p>{@link FormatModel} serves as a bridge between storage formats ({@link FileFormat}) and + * expected input/output data structures, optimizing performance through direct conversion without + * intermediate representations. File format implementations handle the low-level parsing details + * while the object model determines the in-memory representation used for the parsed data. + * Together, these provide a consistent API for consuming data files while optimizing for specific + * processing engines. + * + * <p>Iceberg provides some built-in object models and processing engines can implement custom + * object models to integrate with Iceberg's file reading and writing capabilities. + * + * @param <D> output type used for reading data, and input type for writing data and deletes + */ +public interface FormatModel<D> { + /** The file format which is read/written by the object model. */ + FileFormat format(); + + /** + * Returns the unique identifier for the object model implementation processed by this factory. + * + * <p>The model names (for example: "generic", "spark", "spark-vectorized", "flink", "arrow") act + * as a contract specifying the expected data structures for both reading (converting file formats + * into output objects) and writing (converting input objects into file formats). This ensures + * proper integration between Iceberg's storage layer and processing engines. + * + * @return string identifier for this model implementation + */ + String modelName(); Review Comment: I had a hard time understanding what the model name would refer to in the passed parameters. Maybe worth making it an enum? Also would `modelType` make more sense? -- This is an automated message from the Apache Git Service. To respond to the message, please log on to GitHub and use the URL above to go to the specific comment. To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For queries about this service, please contact Infrastructure at: [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
