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//! Helper struct to manage table schemas with partition columns
use ;
use Arc;
/// Helper to hold table schema information for partitioned data sources.
///
/// When reading partitioned data (such as Hive-style partitioning), a table's schema
/// consists of two parts:
/// 1. **File schema**: The schema of the actual data files on disk
/// 2. **Partition columns**: Columns that are encoded in the directory structure,
/// not stored in the files themselves
///
/// # Example: Partitioned Table
///
/// Consider a table with the following directory structure:
/// ```text
/// /data/date=2025-10-10/region=us-west/data.parquet
/// /data/date=2025-10-11/region=us-east/data.parquet
/// ```
///
/// In this case:
/// - **File schema**: The schema of `data.parquet` files (e.g., `[user_id, amount]`)
/// - **Partition columns**: `[date, region]` extracted from the directory path
/// - **Table schema**: The full schema combining both (e.g., `[user_id, amount, date, region]`)
///
/// # When to Use
///
/// Use `TableSchema` when:
/// - Reading partitioned data sources (Parquet, CSV, etc. with Hive-style partitioning)
/// - You need to efficiently access different schema representations without reconstructing them
/// - You want to avoid repeatedly concatenating file and partition schemas
///
/// For non-partitioned data or when working with a single schema representation,
/// working directly with Arrow's `Schema` or `SchemaRef` is simpler.
///
/// # Performance
///
/// This struct pre-computes and caches the full table schema, allowing cheap references
/// to any representation without repeated allocations or reconstructions.