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// Copyright 2025 Peter Garfield Bower
//
// Licensed 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.
//! # **Schema Module** - *Arrow's schema type for cross-FFI compatibility*
//!
//! Contains the `Schema` type for Arrow FFI compatibility.
//!
//! ## Overview
//! - Stores a list of `Field` definitions and optional metadata.
//! - Used when constructing `RecordBatch` for Arrow C-FFI.
//! - In Minarrow, `FieldArray` is preferred for typical usage since it holds the `Field` directly.
//!
//! ## Design
//! - Exists only in the FFI module to support external Arrow interoperability.
//! - The `Table` structure embeds field definitions directly to avoid additional indirection.
//!
//! ## Usage
//! - Construct directly with `Schema::new(fields, metadata)`.
//! - Or convert from `Vec<Field>` using `Schema::from`.
use BTreeMap;
use crateField;
/// # Schema
///
/// Schema struct supporting `RecordBatch` construction for Arrow FFI compatibility only.
///
/// ## Usage
/// - In `Minarrow`, prefer `FieldArray` for typical use, as it holds `Field` directly.
/// - This type usage resides in the FFI module. A dedicated schema abstraction is otherwise
/// not utilised within this crate, as the same field definitions are embedded
/// within the `Table` structure, to avoid layered indirection.
/// - You can construct it manually for custom FFI scenarios: see *examples/apache_arrow_ffi*.