datafusion_expr/type_coercion/other.rs
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17
18use arrow::datatypes::DataType;
19
20use super::binary::{comparison_coercion, type_union_coercion};
21
22/// Fold `coerce_fn` over `types`, starting from `initial_type`.
23fn fold_coerce(
24 initial_type: &DataType,
25 types: &[DataType],
26 coerce_fn: fn(&DataType, &DataType) -> Option<DataType>,
27) -> Option<DataType> {
28 types
29 .iter()
30 .try_fold(initial_type.clone(), |left_type, right_type| {
31 coerce_fn(&left_type, right_type)
32 })
33}
34
35/// Attempts to coerce the types of `list_types` to be comparable with the
36/// `expr_type` for IN list predicates.
37/// Returns the common data type for `expr_type` and `list_types`.
38///
39/// Uses comparison coercion because `x IN (a, b)` is semantically equivalent
40/// to `x = a OR x = b`.
41pub fn get_coerce_type_for_list(
42 expr_type: &DataType,
43 list_types: &[DataType],
44) -> Option<DataType> {
45 fold_coerce(expr_type, list_types, comparison_coercion)
46}
47
48/// Find a common coerceable type for `CASE expr WHEN val1 WHEN val2 ...`
49/// conditions. Returns the common type for `case_type` and all `when_types`.
50///
51/// Uses comparison coercion because `CASE expr WHEN val` is semantically
52/// equivalent to `expr = val`.
53pub fn get_coerce_type_for_case_when(
54 when_types: &[DataType],
55 case_type: &DataType,
56) -> Option<DataType> {
57 fold_coerce(case_type, when_types, comparison_coercion)
58}
59
60/// Find a common coerceable type for CASE THEN/ELSE result expressions.
61/// Returns the common data type for `then_types` and `else_type`.
62///
63/// Uses type union coercion because the result branches must be brought to a
64/// common type (like UNION), not compared.
65pub fn get_coerce_type_for_case_expression(
66 then_types: &[DataType],
67 else_type: Option<&DataType>,
68) -> Option<DataType> {
69 let (initial_type, remaining) = match else_type {
70 None => then_types.split_first()?,
71 Some(data_type) => (data_type, then_types),
72 };
73 fold_coerce(initial_type, remaining, type_union_coercion)
74}