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Matteo Sostero updated ARROW-11922: ----------------------------------- Summary: [R] Implement feather::feather_metadata(path) in R arrow (was: Implement feather::feather_metadata(path) in R arrow) > [R] Implement feather::feather_metadata(path) in R arrow > -------------------------------------------------------- > > Key: ARROW-11922 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/ARROW-11922 > Project: Apache Arrow > Issue Type: Wish > Components: R > Affects Versions: 3.0.0 > Reporter: Matteo Sostero > Priority: Minor > > The old R `feather` package had a function called > `feather::feather_metadata()` that allowed to read column names and types > from feather files on disk, without opening them. This was useful to select > only specific columns when loading a feather file in R with > `read_feather(path, columns = c(...)` > Apparently [there is no direct replacement for this function in > arrow|https://stackoverflow.com/a/66540589/926810]. Can one be implemented? -- This message was sent by Atlassian Jira (v8.3.4#803005)