vortex_array/
serde.rs

1// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
2// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright the Vortex contributors
3
4use std::fmt::{Debug, Formatter};
5use std::iter;
6use std::sync::Arc;
7
8use flatbuffers::{FlatBufferBuilder, Follow, WIPOffset, root};
9use itertools::Itertools;
10use vortex_buffer::{Alignment, ByteBuffer};
11use vortex_dtype::{DType, TryFromBytes};
12use vortex_error::{
13    VortexError, VortexExpect, VortexResult, vortex_bail, vortex_err, vortex_panic,
14};
15use vortex_flatbuffers::array::Compression;
16use vortex_flatbuffers::{
17    FlatBuffer, FlatBufferRoot, ReadFlatBuffer, WriteFlatBuffer, array as fba,
18};
19
20use crate::stats::StatsSet;
21use crate::{Array, ArrayContext, ArrayRef, ArrayVisitor, ArrayVisitorExt};
22
23/// Options for serializing an array.
24#[derive(Default, Debug)]
25pub struct SerializeOptions {
26    /// The starting position within an external stream or file. This offset is used to compute
27    /// appropriate padding to enable zero-copy reads.
28    pub offset: usize,
29    /// Whether to include sufficient zero-copy padding.
30    pub include_padding: bool,
31}
32
33impl dyn Array + '_ {
34    /// Serialize the array into a sequence of byte buffers that should be written contiguously.
35    /// This function returns a vec to avoid copying data buffers.
36    ///
37    /// Optionally, padding can be included to guarantee buffer alignment and ensure zero-copy
38    /// reads within the context of an external file or stream. In this case, the alignment of
39    /// the first byte buffer should be respected when writing the buffers to the stream or file.
40    ///
41    /// The format of this blob is a sequence of data buffers, possible with prefixed padding,
42    /// followed by a flatbuffer containing an [`fba::Array`] message, and ending with a
43    /// little-endian u32 describing the length of the flatbuffer message.
44    pub fn serialize(
45        &self,
46        ctx: &ArrayContext,
47        options: &SerializeOptions,
48    ) -> VortexResult<Vec<ByteBuffer>> {
49        // Collect all array buffers
50        let array_buffers = self
51            .depth_first_traversal()
52            .flat_map(|f| f.buffers())
53            .collect::<Vec<_>>();
54
55        // Allocate result buffers, including a possible padding buffer for each.
56        let mut buffers = vec![];
57        let mut fb_buffers = Vec::with_capacity(buffers.capacity());
58
59        // If we're including padding, we need to find the maximum required buffer alignment.
60        let max_alignment = array_buffers
61            .iter()
62            .map(|buf| buf.alignment())
63            .chain(iter::once(FlatBuffer::alignment()))
64            .max()
65            .unwrap_or_else(FlatBuffer::alignment);
66
67        // Create a shared buffer of zeros we can use for padding
68        let zeros = ByteBuffer::zeroed(*max_alignment);
69
70        // We push an empty buffer with the maximum alignment, so then subsequent buffers
71        // will be aligned. For subsequent buffers, we always push a 1-byte alignment.
72        buffers.push(ByteBuffer::zeroed_aligned(0, max_alignment));
73
74        // Keep track of where we are in the "file" to calculate padding.
75        let mut pos = options.offset;
76
77        // Push all the array buffers with padding as necessary.
78        for buffer in array_buffers {
79            let padding = if options.include_padding {
80                let padding = pos.next_multiple_of(*buffer.alignment()) - pos;
81                if padding > 0 {
82                    pos += padding;
83                    buffers.push(zeros.slice(0..padding));
84                }
85                padding
86            } else {
87                0
88            };
89
90            fb_buffers.push(fba::Buffer::new(
91                u16::try_from(padding).vortex_expect("padding fits into u16"),
92                buffer.alignment().exponent(),
93                Compression::None,
94                u32::try_from(buffer.len())
95                    .map_err(|_| vortex_err!("All buffers must fit into u32 for serialization"))?,
96            ));
97
98            pos += buffer.len();
99            buffers.push(buffer.aligned(Alignment::none()));
100        }
101
102        // Set up the flatbuffer builder
103        let mut fbb = FlatBufferBuilder::new();
104        let root = ArrayNodeFlatBuffer::try_new(ctx, self)?;
105        let fb_root = root.write_flatbuffer(&mut fbb);
106        let fb_buffers = fbb.create_vector(&fb_buffers);
107        let fb_array = fba::Array::create(
108            &mut fbb,
109            &fba::ArrayArgs {
110                root: Some(fb_root),
111                buffers: Some(fb_buffers),
112            },
113        );
114        fbb.finish_minimal(fb_array);
115        let (fb_vec, fb_start) = fbb.collapse();
116        let fb_end = fb_vec.len();
117        let fb_buffer = ByteBuffer::from(fb_vec).slice(fb_start..fb_end);
118        let fb_length = fb_buffer.len();
119
120        if options.include_padding {
121            let padding = pos.next_multiple_of(*FlatBuffer::alignment()) - pos;
122            if padding > 0 {
123                buffers.push(zeros.slice(0..padding));
124            }
125        }
126        buffers.push(fb_buffer);
127
128        // Finally, we write down the u32 length for the flatbuffer.
129        buffers.push(ByteBuffer::from(
130            u32::try_from(fb_length)
131                .map_err(|_| vortex_err!("Array metadata flatbuffer must fit into u32 for serialization. Array encoding tree is too large."))?
132                .to_le_bytes()
133                .to_vec(),
134        ));
135
136        Ok(buffers)
137    }
138}
139
140/// A utility struct for creating an [`fba::ArrayNode`] flatbuffer.
141pub struct ArrayNodeFlatBuffer<'a> {
142    ctx: &'a ArrayContext,
143    array: &'a dyn Array,
144    buffer_idx: u16,
145}
146
147impl<'a> ArrayNodeFlatBuffer<'a> {
148    pub fn try_new(ctx: &'a ArrayContext, array: &'a dyn Array) -> VortexResult<Self> {
149        // Depth-first traversal of the array to ensure it supports serialization.
150        for child in array.depth_first_traversal() {
151            if child.metadata()?.is_none() {
152                vortex_bail!(
153                    "Array {} does not support serialization",
154                    child.encoding_id()
155                );
156            }
157        }
158        Ok(Self {
159            ctx,
160            array,
161            buffer_idx: 0,
162        })
163    }
164}
165
166impl FlatBufferRoot for ArrayNodeFlatBuffer<'_> {}
167
168impl WriteFlatBuffer for ArrayNodeFlatBuffer<'_> {
169    type Target<'t> = fba::ArrayNode<'t>;
170
171    fn write_flatbuffer<'fb>(
172        &self,
173        fbb: &mut FlatBufferBuilder<'fb>,
174    ) -> WIPOffset<Self::Target<'fb>> {
175        let encoding = self.ctx.encoding_idx(&self.array.encoding());
176        let metadata = self
177            .array
178            .metadata()
179            // TODO(ngates): add try_write_flatbuffer
180            .vortex_expect("Failed to serialize metadata")
181            .vortex_expect("Validated that all arrays support serialization");
182        let metadata = Some(fbb.create_vector(metadata.as_slice()));
183
184        // Assign buffer indices for all child arrays.
185        let nbuffers = u16::try_from(self.array.nbuffers())
186            .vortex_expect("Array can have at most u16::MAX buffers");
187        let mut child_buffer_idx = self.buffer_idx + nbuffers;
188
189        let children = &self
190            .array
191            .children()
192            .iter()
193            .map(|child| {
194                // Update the number of buffers required.
195                let msg = ArrayNodeFlatBuffer {
196                    ctx: self.ctx,
197                    array: child,
198                    buffer_idx: child_buffer_idx,
199                }
200                .write_flatbuffer(fbb);
201                child_buffer_idx = u16::try_from(child.nbuffers_recursive())
202                    .ok()
203                    .and_then(|nbuffers| nbuffers.checked_add(child_buffer_idx))
204                    .vortex_expect("Too many buffers (u16) for Array");
205                msg
206            })
207            .collect::<Vec<_>>();
208        let children = Some(fbb.create_vector(children));
209
210        let buffers = Some(fbb.create_vector_from_iter((0..nbuffers).map(|i| i + self.buffer_idx)));
211        let stats = Some(self.array.statistics().to_owned().write_flatbuffer(fbb));
212
213        fba::ArrayNode::create(
214            fbb,
215            &fba::ArrayNodeArgs {
216                encoding,
217                metadata,
218                children,
219                buffers,
220                stats,
221            },
222        )
223    }
224}
225
226/// To minimize the serialized form, arrays do not persist their own dtype and length. Instead,
227/// parent arrays pass this information down during deserialization. This trait abstracts
228/// over either a serialized [`crate::serde::ArrayParts`] or the
229/// in-memory [`crate::data::ArrayData`].
230pub trait ArrayChildren {
231    /// Returns the nth child of the array with the given dtype and length.
232    fn get(&self, index: usize, dtype: &DType, len: usize) -> VortexResult<ArrayRef>;
233
234    /// The number of children.
235    fn len(&self) -> usize;
236
237    /// Returns true if there are no children.
238    fn is_empty(&self) -> bool {
239        self.len() == 0
240    }
241}
242
243/// [`ArrayParts`] represents a parsed but not-yet-decoded deserialized [`Array`].
244/// It contains all the information from the serialized form, without anything extra. i.e.
245/// it is missing a [`DType`] and `len`, and the `encoding_id` is not yet resolved to a concrete
246/// vtable.
247///
248/// An [`ArrayParts`] can be fully decoded into an [`ArrayRef`] using the `decode` function.
249#[derive(Clone)]
250pub struct ArrayParts {
251    // Typed as fb::ArrayNode
252    flatbuffer: FlatBuffer,
253    // The location of the current fb::ArrayNode
254    flatbuffer_loc: usize,
255    buffers: Arc<[ByteBuffer]>,
256}
257
258impl Debug for ArrayParts {
259    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
260        f.debug_struct("ArrayParts")
261            .field("encoding_id", &self.encoding_id())
262            .field("children", &(0..self.nchildren()).map(|i| self.child(i)))
263            .field(
264                "buffers",
265                &(0..self.nbuffers()).map(|i| self.buffer(i).ok()),
266            )
267            .field("metadata", &self.metadata())
268            .finish()
269    }
270}
271
272impl ArrayParts {
273    /// Decode an [`ArrayParts`] into an [`ArrayRef`].
274    pub fn decode(&self, ctx: &ArrayContext, dtype: &DType, len: usize) -> VortexResult<ArrayRef> {
275        let encoding_id = self.flatbuffer().encoding();
276        let vtable = ctx
277            .lookup_encoding(encoding_id)
278            .ok_or_else(|| vortex_err!("Unknown encoding: {}", encoding_id))?;
279
280        let buffers: Vec<_> = (0..self.nbuffers())
281            .map(|idx| self.buffer(idx))
282            .try_collect()?;
283
284        let children = ArrayPartsChildren { parts: self, ctx };
285
286        let decoded = vtable.build(dtype, len, self.metadata(), &buffers, &children)?;
287
288        assert_eq!(
289            decoded.len(),
290            len,
291            "Array decoded from {} has incorrect length {}, expected {}",
292            vtable.id(),
293            decoded.len(),
294            len
295        );
296        assert_eq!(
297            decoded.dtype(),
298            dtype,
299            "Array decoded from {} has incorrect dtype {}, expected {}",
300            vtable.id(),
301            decoded.dtype(),
302            dtype,
303        );
304        assert_eq!(
305            decoded.encoding_id(),
306            vtable.id(),
307            "Array decoded from {} has incorrect encoding {}",
308            vtable.id(),
309            decoded.encoding_id(),
310        );
311
312        // Populate statistics from the serialized array.
313        if let Some(stats) = self.flatbuffer().stats() {
314            let decoded_statistics = decoded.statistics();
315            StatsSet::read_flatbuffer(&stats)?
316                .into_iter()
317                .for_each(|(stat, val)| decoded_statistics.set(stat, val));
318        }
319
320        Ok(decoded)
321    }
322
323    /// Returns the array encoding.
324    pub fn encoding_id(&self) -> u16 {
325        self.flatbuffer().encoding()
326    }
327
328    /// Returns the array metadata bytes.
329    pub fn metadata(&self) -> &[u8] {
330        self.flatbuffer()
331            .metadata()
332            .map(|metadata| metadata.bytes())
333            .unwrap_or(&[])
334    }
335
336    /// Returns the number of children.
337    pub fn nchildren(&self) -> usize {
338        self.flatbuffer()
339            .children()
340            .map_or(0, |children| children.len())
341    }
342
343    /// Returns the nth child of the array.
344    pub fn child(&self, idx: usize) -> ArrayParts {
345        let children = self
346            .flatbuffer()
347            .children()
348            .vortex_expect("Expected array to have children");
349        if idx >= children.len() {
350            vortex_panic!(
351                "Invalid child index {} for array with {} children",
352                idx,
353                children.len()
354            );
355        }
356        self.with_root(children.get(idx))
357    }
358
359    /// Returns the number of buffers.
360    pub fn nbuffers(&self) -> usize {
361        self.flatbuffer()
362            .buffers()
363            .map_or(0, |buffers| buffers.len())
364    }
365
366    /// Returns the nth buffer of the current array.
367    pub fn buffer(&self, idx: usize) -> VortexResult<ByteBuffer> {
368        let buffer_idx = self
369            .flatbuffer()
370            .buffers()
371            .ok_or_else(|| vortex_err!("Array has no buffers"))?
372            .get(idx);
373        self.buffers
374            .get(buffer_idx as usize)
375            .cloned()
376            .ok_or_else(|| {
377                vortex_err!(
378                    "Invalid buffer index {} for array with {} buffers",
379                    buffer_idx,
380                    self.nbuffers()
381                )
382            })
383    }
384
385    /// Returns the root ArrayNode flatbuffer.
386    fn flatbuffer(&self) -> fba::ArrayNode<'_> {
387        unsafe { fba::ArrayNode::follow(self.flatbuffer.as_ref(), self.flatbuffer_loc) }
388    }
389
390    /// Returns a new [`ArrayParts`] with the given node as the root
391    // TODO(ngates): we may want a wrapper that avoids this clone.
392    fn with_root(&self, root: fba::ArrayNode) -> Self {
393        let mut this = self.clone();
394        this.flatbuffer_loc = root._tab.loc();
395        this
396    }
397}
398
399struct ArrayPartsChildren<'a> {
400    parts: &'a ArrayParts,
401    ctx: &'a ArrayContext,
402}
403
404impl ArrayChildren for ArrayPartsChildren<'_> {
405    fn get(&self, index: usize, dtype: &DType, len: usize) -> VortexResult<ArrayRef> {
406        self.parts.child(index).decode(self.ctx, dtype, len)
407    }
408
409    fn len(&self) -> usize {
410        self.parts.nchildren()
411    }
412}
413
414impl TryFrom<ByteBuffer> for ArrayParts {
415    type Error = VortexError;
416
417    fn try_from(value: ByteBuffer) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
418        // The final 4 bytes contain the length of the flatbuffer.
419        if value.len() < 4 {
420            vortex_bail!("ArrayParts buffer is too short");
421        }
422
423        // We align each buffer individually, so we remove alignment requirements on the buffer.
424        let value = value.aligned(Alignment::none());
425
426        let fb_length = u32::try_from_le_bytes(&value.as_slice()[value.len() - 4..])? as usize;
427        if value.len() < 4 + fb_length {
428            vortex_bail!("ArrayParts buffer is too short for flatbuffer");
429        }
430
431        let fb_offset = value.len() - 4 - fb_length;
432        let fb_buffer = value.slice(fb_offset..fb_offset + fb_length);
433        let fb_buffer = FlatBuffer::align_from(fb_buffer);
434
435        let fb_array = root::<fba::Array>(fb_buffer.as_ref())?;
436        let fb_root = fb_array.root().vortex_expect("Array must have a root node");
437
438        let mut offset = 0;
439        let buffers: Arc<[ByteBuffer]> = fb_array
440            .buffers()
441            .unwrap_or_default()
442            .iter()
443            .map(|fb_buffer| {
444                // Skip padding
445                offset += fb_buffer.padding() as usize;
446
447                let buffer_len = fb_buffer.length() as usize;
448
449                // Extract a buffer and ensure it's aligned, copying if necessary
450                let buffer = value
451                    .slice(offset..(offset + buffer_len))
452                    .aligned(Alignment::from_exponent(fb_buffer.alignment_exponent()));
453
454                offset += buffer_len;
455                buffer
456            })
457            .collect();
458
459        Ok(ArrayParts {
460            flatbuffer: fb_buffer.clone(),
461            flatbuffer_loc: fb_root._tab.loc(),
462            buffers,
463        })
464    }
465}