Re: [DISCUSS] Datasets API plugins?

2021-08-03 Thread Wes McKinney
I think if someone wants to build a plugin model for datasets / file formats (and refactor the existing "built-in" formats to use those plugin APIs), that sounds like a fine idea to me. I don't think the idea was for the API to be closed only to the formats that are implemented inside the Arrow cod

[DISCUSS] Datasets API plugins?

2021-07-29 Thread Weston Pace
In reviewing the RADOS PR I ran into another question. I recently sent an email on the topic where the author wants their integration to be part of the Arrow repo (I believe this is the case for the RADOS PR). However, what about the case where the author doesn't want to be part of the Gibhub rep