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//! `Column` dtype casting and datetime conversion (`astype` / `to_datetime`).
use super::*;
impl Column {
/// Parse this column into a [`Column::Datetime`] (epoch ns). `Str` cells are
/// parsed via [`datetime::parse_ns`]; an already-`Datetime` column is shared
/// back (cheap). Errors on an unparseable cell or an unsupported dtype.
pub fn to_datetime(&self) -> Result<Column> {
self.to_datetime_tz(crate::tz::Tz::Utc)
}
/// Parse a string column to a UTC `Datetime` column, interpreting **naive**
/// strings in `tz` (offset-aware strings are absolute; an existing `Datetime`
/// column is already UTC and returned as-is). The tz is then attached to the
/// *index* (storage stays UTC).
pub fn to_datetime_tz(&self, tz: crate::tz::Tz) -> Result<Column> {
match self {
Column::Datetime(_) => Ok(self.clone()),
Column::Str(v, val) => {
let mut out = Vec::with_capacity(v.len());
for (i, s) in v.iter().enumerate() {
// A missing (NA) string cell — or a present but empty/blank one —
// parses to NaT, matching read_csv(parse_dates) and pandas
// `to_datetime("")`. A non-empty unparseable string still errors.
if !val.is_valid(i) || s.trim().is_empty() {
out.push(i64::MIN);
continue;
}
let ns = datetime::parse_ns_in_tz(s, tz).ok_or_else(|| {
VolasError::Value(format!("could not parse datetime {s:?}"))
})?;
out.push(ns);
}
Ok(Column::datetime(out))
}
other => Err(VolasError::DType(format!(
"cannot parse a {} column as datetime",
other.dtype()
))),
}
}
/// Interpret a numeric (epoch) column as a UTC `Datetime` column, scaling by
/// `unit` (`"s"` / `"ms"` / `"us"` / `"ns"`). Float epochs are **truncated** to
/// the whole `unit` (matching a NumPy / pandas `astype('datetime64[unit]')`
/// cast). The robust ingestion path for exchange APIs that return numeric
/// timestamps.
pub fn epoch_to_datetime(&self, unit: &str) -> Result<Column> {
self.epoch_to_datetime_with(unit, |x| datetime::epoch_to_ns(x as i64, unit))
}
/// Like [`epoch_to_datetime`](Self::epoch_to_datetime) but **rounds** float
/// epochs to the nearest nanosecond, preserving sub-`unit` fractions (matching
/// `pandas.to_datetime(..., unit=...)`). Identical for integer columns.
pub fn epoch_to_datetime_rounded(&self, unit: &str) -> Result<Column> {
self.epoch_to_datetime_with(unit, |x| datetime::epoch_to_ns_f64(x, unit))
}
/// Shared epoch → `Datetime` conversion; `f64_to_ns` chooses how float epochs
/// map to nanoseconds (truncate vs round). Integers always scale exactly.
fn epoch_to_datetime_with(
&self,
unit: &str,
f64_to_ns: impl Fn(f64) -> Option<i64>,
) -> Result<Column> {
match self {
// A missing input maps to `NaT` (i64::MIN), not 1970 / an error: read
// the i64 validity bit, and treat a float `NaN` as missing.
Column::I64(v, val) => v
.iter()
.enumerate()
.map(|(i, &x)| {
if !val.is_valid(i) {
Ok(i64::MIN)
} else {
datetime::epoch_to_ns(x, unit).ok_or_else(|| {
VolasError::Value(format!(
"could not convert epoch with unit {unit:?}: unknown unit or value out of nanosecond range"
))
})
}
})
.collect::<Result<Vec<_>>>()
.map(Column::datetime),
Column::F64(v) => v
.iter()
.map(|&x| {
if x.is_nan() {
Ok(i64::MIN)
} else {
f64_to_ns(x).ok_or_else(|| {
VolasError::Value(format!(
"could not convert epoch with unit {unit:?}: unknown unit or value out of nanosecond range"
))
})
}
})
.collect::<Result<Vec<_>>>()
.map(Column::datetime),
other => Err(VolasError::DType(format!(
"cannot read a {} column as an epoch timestamp (need int64 / float64)",
other.dtype()
))),
}
}
/// Cast to another dtype (best-effort, pandas `astype`-like). A no-op when
/// already the target dtype.
pub fn cast(&self, to: DType) -> Result<Column> {
if self.dtype() == to {
return Ok(self.clone());
}
// An int/bool source to an int/bool target keeps its missing cells and
// converts present values exactly (no f64 round-trip; range-checked).
if matches!(self, Column::I64(..) | Column::I32(..) | Column::Bool(..))
&& matches!(to, DType::I64 | DType::I32 | DType::Bool)
{
return self.cast_int_bool(to);
}
// `astype` is an EXPLICIT cast, so a str source to a numeric target parses
// each cell rather than funnelling to a silent all-NaN (`to_f64_vec` reads
// a str column as NaN): a valid numeric string converts, an empty/missing
// cell becomes NA, any other non-empty string raises (contract C4).
if let Column::Str(v, val) = self {
if matches!(to, DType::F64 | DType::F32 | DType::I64 | DType::I32) {
return Self::cast_str_to_numeric(v, val, to);
}
}
// D5: a datetime -> float cast is a lossy reinterpret of the i64 epoch-ns
// (values past 2^53 quantize to ~256ns), so reject it (pandas does too).
// `astype('int64')` gives the exact ns; an explicit `to_numpy(dtype=...)`
// export is the deliberate opt-in lossy channel.
if matches!(self, Column::Datetime(_)) && matches!(to, DType::F64 | DType::F32) {
return Err(VolasError::DType(
"cannot cast a datetime column to float (lossy past 2^53 ns); \
use astype('int64') for the exact epoch nanoseconds"
.to_string(),
));
}
// Epoch nanoseconds never fit int32 (except meaningless near-1970
// instants), so a datetime -> int32 cast is rejected like the float one.
if matches!(self, Column::Datetime(_)) && to == DType::I32 {
return Err(VolasError::DType(
"cannot cast a datetime column to int32 (epoch nanoseconds do not fit); \
use astype('int64') for the exact epoch nanoseconds"
.to_string(),
));
}
match to {
DType::F64 => Ok(Column::f64(self.to_f64_vec())),
DType::I64 => match self {
Column::F64(v) => {
// pandas raises (IntCastingNaNError) rather than silently
// turning NaN -> 0 / inf -> i64::MAX, which corrupts data.
if let Some(x) = v.iter().copied().find(|x| !x.is_finite()) {
return Err(VolasError::Value(format!(
"cannot convert non-finite value ({x}) to int64 (NaN / inf); \
fill or drop it first"
)));
}
Ok(Column::i64(v.iter().map(|&x| x as i64).collect()))
}
// F32 truncates like F64 (consistent with F32 -> I32), finite-checked.
Column::F32(v) => {
if let Some(x) = v.iter().copied().find(|x| !x.is_finite()) {
return Err(VolasError::Value(format!(
"cannot convert non-finite value ({x}) to int64 (NaN / inf); \
fill or drop it first"
)));
}
Ok(Column::i64(v.iter().map(|&x| x as i64).collect()))
}
// int/bool sources are handled by `cast_int_bool` above.
// The exact epoch nanoseconds; a NaT cell stays missing in the
// int64 validity (# C2) instead of surfacing the i64::MIN sentinel
// as a value (pandas raises here; volas's native-NA int carries it).
Column::Datetime(v) => {
let validity = Validity::from_valid_iter(
v.len(),
(0..v.len()).map(|i| self.is_valid(i)),
);
Ok(Column::i64_with(v.to_vec(), validity))
}
// unreachable: int/bool go through cast_int_bool, str through
// cast_str_to_numeric, and F64/F32/Datetime are handled above.
_ => unreachable!("non-numeric int64 cast handled earlier"), // LCOV_EXCL_LINE
},
// numeric -> bool is pandas-nullable truthiness (owner ruling
// 2026-06-12): nonzero -> True (incl ±inf), zero -> False, and a
// missing float cell (NaN) STAYS missing — never numpy's
// NaN-is-truthy footgun. int sources go through `cast_int_bool`.
DType::Bool => match self {
Column::F64(v) => Ok(Column::bool_with(
v.iter().map(|&x| x != 0.0).collect(),
Validity::from_valid_iter(v.len(), v.iter().map(|x| !x.is_nan())),
)),
Column::F32(v) => Ok(Column::bool_with(
v.iter().map(|&x| x != 0.0).collect(),
Validity::from_valid_iter(v.len(), v.iter().map(|x| !x.is_nan())),
)),
// str -> bool has no parse policy (owner ruling: error), and a
// datetime has no truthiness.
other => Err(VolasError::DType(format!(
"cannot cast a {} column to bool",
other.dtype()
))),
},
DType::F32 => Ok(Column::f32(
self.to_f64_vec().iter().map(|&x| x as f32).collect(),
)),
DType::I32 => self
.to_f64_vec()
.iter()
.map(|&x| {
i32::try_from_f64(x).ok_or_else(|| {
VolasError::Value(format!(
"cannot convert {x} to int32 (non-finite / non-integral / out of range)"
))
})
})
.collect::<Result<Vec<_>>>()
.map(Column::i32),
// F4: EVERY source's missing cells stay missing in the str target —
// including the in-band sentinels (float NaN, datetime NaT), which the
// raw bitmap doesn't cover. Without this, stringify materialises the
// sentinel as a literal 'NaN'/'NaT' value (isna -> False), a C2/C4
// placeholder collapse. The unified is_valid covers all three NA forms.
DType::Utf8 => {
let n = self.len();
let validity = crate::column::Validity::from_valid_iter(
n,
(0..n).map(|i| self.is_valid(i)),
);
Ok(Column::str_with(self.to_string_vec(), validity))
}
DType::Datetime => self.to_datetime(),
}
}
/// Cast an int/bool column to another int/bool dtype, carrying its validity (a
/// missing cell stays missing) and converting present values exactly (no f64
/// round-trip). Only a present, out-of-range value (a large `i64` into `i32`)
/// errors; a missing cell never does.
fn cast_int_bool(&self, to: DType) -> Result<Column> {
let validity = self.validity().cloned().unwrap_or_default();
let narrow_i32 = |v: &[i64]| -> Result<Vec<i32>> {
v.iter()
.enumerate()
.map(|(i, &x)| {
if validity.is_valid(i) {
i32::try_from(x).map_err(|_| {
VolasError::Value(format!("cannot convert {x} to int32 (out of range)"))
})
} else {
Ok(0)
}
})
.collect()
};
match (self, to) {
(Column::I64(v, _), DType::I32) => Ok(Column::i32_with(narrow_i32(v)?, validity)),
(Column::I64(v, _), DType::Bool) => Ok(Column::bool_with(
v.iter().map(|&x| x != 0).collect(),
validity,
)),
(Column::I32(v, _), DType::I64) => Ok(Column::i64_with(
v.iter().map(|&x| x as i64).collect(),
validity,
)),
(Column::I32(v, _), DType::Bool) => Ok(Column::bool_with(
v.iter().map(|&x| x != 0).collect(),
validity,
)),
(Column::Bool(v, _), DType::I64) => Ok(Column::i64_with(
v.iter().map(|&b| b as i64).collect(),
validity,
)),
(Column::Bool(v, _), DType::I32) => Ok(Column::i32_with(
v.iter().map(|&b| b as i32).collect(),
validity,
)),
_ => unreachable!("same-dtype is handled in cast"), // LCOV_EXCL_LINE
}
}
/// Parse a str column into a numeric target for explicit `astype` (Q2): a
/// present, non-empty cell parses (int target -> int literal, so `"1.5"`
/// raises; float target -> float literal), an empty / whitespace / missing
/// cell becomes NA, and any other non-empty string raises with the offending
/// value. Never a silent NaN (contract C4). `to` is numeric (caller guard).
fn cast_str_to_numeric(v: &StrBuffer, val: &Validity, to: DType) -> Result<Column> {
// The cells we parse: present AND not blank. Blank / missing cells are NA
// in the result (an int target carries this in its validity; a float
// target writes NaN).
let parse_me: Vec<bool> = (0..v.len())
.map(|i| val.is_valid(i) && !v.get(i).trim().is_empty())
.collect();
let bad = |i: usize, target: &str| {
VolasError::Value(format!(
"cannot convert string {:?} to {target} (astype)",
v.get(i)
))
};
match to {
DType::F64 | DType::F32 => {
let mut out = vec![f64::NAN; v.len()];
for (i, slot) in out.iter_mut().enumerate() {
if parse_me[i] {
*slot = v.get(i).trim().parse::<f64>().map_err(|_| bad(i, "float64"))?;
}
}
Ok(if to == DType::F32 {
Column::f32(out.iter().map(|&x| x as f32).collect())
} else {
Column::f64(out)
})
}
// int targets: parse an integer literal (no funnel, so "1.5" raises
// rather than truncating), carrying the blank/missing cells as NA.
_ => {
let validity = Validity::from_valid_iter(v.len(), parse_me.iter().copied());
let mut out = vec![0i64; v.len()];
for (i, slot) in out.iter_mut().enumerate() {
if parse_me[i] {
*slot = v.get(i).trim().parse::<i64>().map_err(|_| bad(i, "int64"))?;
}
}
if to == DType::I32 {
let narrowed = out
.iter()
.enumerate()
.map(|(i, &x)| {
if parse_me[i] {
i32::try_from(x).map_err(|_| bad(i, "int32"))
} else {
Ok(0)
}
})
.collect::<Result<Vec<i32>>>()?;
Ok(Column::i32_with(narrowed, validity))
} else {
Ok(Column::i64_with(out, validity))
}
}
}
}
}