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vortex_array/scalar_fn/fns/binary/
compare.rs

1// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
2// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright the Vortex contributors
3
4use std::cmp::Ordering;
5
6use arrow_array::BooleanArray;
7use arrow_buffer::NullBuffer;
8use arrow_ord::cmp;
9use arrow_ord::ord::make_comparator;
10use arrow_schema::SortOptions;
11use vortex_error::VortexResult;
12use vortex_error::vortex_err;
13
14use crate::ArrayRef;
15use crate::Canonical;
16use crate::ExecutionCtx;
17use crate::IntoArray;
18use crate::array::ArrayView;
19use crate::array::VTable;
20use crate::arrays::Constant;
21use crate::arrays::ConstantArray;
22use crate::arrays::ScalarFnVTable;
23use crate::arrays::scalar_fn::ExactScalarFn;
24use crate::arrays::scalar_fn::ScalarFnArrayExt;
25use crate::arrays::scalar_fn::ScalarFnArrayView;
26use crate::arrow::Datum;
27use crate::arrow::IntoArrowArray;
28use crate::arrow::from_arrow_array_with_len;
29use crate::dtype::DType;
30use crate::dtype::Nullability;
31use crate::kernel::ExecuteParentKernel;
32use crate::scalar::Scalar;
33use crate::scalar_fn::fns::binary::Binary;
34use crate::scalar_fn::fns::operators::CompareOperator;
35
36/// Trait for encoding-specific comparison kernels that operate in encoded space.
37///
38/// Implementations can compare an encoded array against another array (typically a constant)
39/// without first decompressing. The adaptor normalizes operand order so `array` is always
40/// the left-hand side, swapping the operator when necessary.
41pub trait CompareKernel: VTable {
42    fn compare(
43        lhs: ArrayView<'_, Self>,
44        rhs: &ArrayRef,
45        operator: CompareOperator,
46        ctx: &mut ExecutionCtx,
47    ) -> VortexResult<Option<ArrayRef>>;
48}
49
50/// Adaptor that bridges [`CompareKernel`] implementations to [`ExecuteParentKernel`].
51///
52/// When a `ScalarFnArray(Binary, cmp_op)` wraps a child that implements `CompareKernel`,
53/// this adaptor extracts the comparison operator and other operand, normalizes operand order
54/// (swapping the operator if the encoded array is on the RHS), and delegates to the kernel.
55#[derive(Default, Debug)]
56pub struct CompareExecuteAdaptor<V>(pub V);
57
58impl<V> ExecuteParentKernel<V> for CompareExecuteAdaptor<V>
59where
60    V: CompareKernel,
61{
62    type Parent = ExactScalarFn<Binary>;
63
64    fn execute_parent(
65        &self,
66        array: ArrayView<'_, V>,
67        parent: ScalarFnArrayView<'_, Binary>,
68        child_idx: usize,
69        ctx: &mut ExecutionCtx,
70    ) -> VortexResult<Option<ArrayRef>> {
71        // Only handle comparison operators
72        let Ok(cmp_op) = CompareOperator::try_from(*parent.options) else {
73            return Ok(None);
74        };
75
76        // Get the ScalarFnArray to access children
77        let Some(scalar_fn_array) = parent.as_opt::<ScalarFnVTable>() else {
78            return Ok(None);
79        };
80        // Normalize so `array` is always LHS, swapping the operator if needed
81        // TODO(joe): should be go this here or in the Rule/Kernel
82        let (cmp_op, other) = match child_idx {
83            0 => (cmp_op, scalar_fn_array.get_child(1)),
84            1 => (cmp_op.swap(), scalar_fn_array.get_child(0)),
85            _ => return Ok(None),
86        };
87
88        let len = array.len();
89        let nullable = array.dtype().is_nullable() || other.dtype().is_nullable();
90
91        // Empty array → empty bool result
92        if len == 0 {
93            return Ok(Some(
94                Canonical::empty(&DType::Bool(nullable.into())).into_array(),
95            ));
96        }
97
98        // Null constant on either side → all-null bool result
99        if other.as_constant().is_some_and(|s| s.is_null()) {
100            return Ok(Some(
101                ConstantArray::new(Scalar::null(DType::Bool(nullable.into())), len).into_array(),
102            ));
103        }
104
105        V::compare(array, other, cmp_op, ctx)
106    }
107}
108
109/// Execute a compare operation between two arrays.
110///
111/// This is the entry point for compare operations from the binary expression.
112/// Handles empty, constant-null, and constant-constant directly, otherwise falls back to Arrow.
113pub(crate) fn execute_compare(
114    lhs: &ArrayRef,
115    rhs: &ArrayRef,
116    op: CompareOperator,
117) -> VortexResult<ArrayRef> {
118    let nullable = lhs.dtype().is_nullable() || rhs.dtype().is_nullable();
119
120    if lhs.is_empty() {
121        return Ok(Canonical::empty(&DType::Bool(nullable.into())).into_array());
122    }
123
124    let left_constant_null = lhs.as_constant().map(|l| l.is_null()).unwrap_or(false);
125    let right_constant_null = rhs.as_constant().map(|r| r.is_null()).unwrap_or(false);
126    if left_constant_null || right_constant_null {
127        return Ok(
128            ConstantArray::new(Scalar::null(DType::Bool(nullable.into())), lhs.len()).into_array(),
129        );
130    }
131
132    // Constant-constant fast path
133    if let (Some(lhs_const), Some(rhs_const)) = (lhs.as_opt::<Constant>(), rhs.as_opt::<Constant>())
134    {
135        let result = scalar_cmp(lhs_const.scalar(), rhs_const.scalar(), op)?;
136        return Ok(ConstantArray::new(result, lhs.len()).into_array());
137    }
138
139    arrow_compare_arrays(lhs, rhs, op)
140}
141
142/// Fall back to Arrow for comparison.
143fn arrow_compare_arrays(
144    left: &ArrayRef,
145    right: &ArrayRef,
146    operator: CompareOperator,
147) -> VortexResult<ArrayRef> {
148    assert_eq!(left.len(), right.len());
149
150    let nullable = left.dtype().is_nullable() || right.dtype().is_nullable();
151
152    // Arrow's vectorized comparison kernels don't support nested types.
153    // For nested types, fall back to `make_comparator` which does element-wise comparison.
154    let arrow_array: BooleanArray = if left.dtype().is_nested() || right.dtype().is_nested() {
155        let rhs = right.clone().into_arrow_preferred()?;
156        let lhs = left.clone().into_arrow(rhs.data_type())?;
157
158        assert!(
159            lhs.data_type().equals_datatype(rhs.data_type()),
160            "lhs data_type: {}, rhs data_type: {}",
161            lhs.data_type(),
162            rhs.data_type()
163        );
164
165        compare_nested_arrow_arrays(lhs.as_ref(), rhs.as_ref(), operator)?
166    } else {
167        // Fast path: use vectorized kernels for primitive types.
168        let lhs = Datum::try_new(left)?;
169        let rhs = Datum::try_new_with_target_datatype(right, lhs.data_type())?;
170
171        match operator {
172            CompareOperator::Eq => cmp::eq(&lhs, &rhs)?,
173            CompareOperator::NotEq => cmp::neq(&lhs, &rhs)?,
174            CompareOperator::Gt => cmp::gt(&lhs, &rhs)?,
175            CompareOperator::Gte => cmp::gt_eq(&lhs, &rhs)?,
176            CompareOperator::Lt => cmp::lt(&lhs, &rhs)?,
177            CompareOperator::Lte => cmp::lt_eq(&lhs, &rhs)?,
178        }
179    };
180
181    from_arrow_array_with_len(&arrow_array, left.len(), nullable)
182}
183
184pub fn scalar_cmp(lhs: &Scalar, rhs: &Scalar, operator: CompareOperator) -> VortexResult<Scalar> {
185    if lhs.is_null() | rhs.is_null() {
186        return Ok(Scalar::null(DType::Bool(Nullability::Nullable)));
187    }
188
189    let nullability = lhs.dtype().nullability() | rhs.dtype().nullability();
190
191    // We use `partial_cmp` to ensure we do not lose a type mismatch error.
192    let ordering = lhs.partial_cmp(rhs).ok_or_else(|| {
193        vortex_err!(
194            "Cannot compare scalars with incompatible types: {} and {}",
195            lhs.dtype(),
196            rhs.dtype()
197        )
198    })?;
199
200    let b = match operator {
201        CompareOperator::Eq => ordering.is_eq(),
202        CompareOperator::NotEq => ordering.is_ne(),
203        CompareOperator::Gt => ordering.is_gt(),
204        CompareOperator::Gte => ordering.is_ge(),
205        CompareOperator::Lt => ordering.is_lt(),
206        CompareOperator::Lte => ordering.is_le(),
207    };
208
209    Ok(Scalar::bool(b, nullability))
210}
211
212/// Compare two Arrow arrays element-wise using [`make_comparator`].
213///
214/// This function is required for nested types (Struct, List, FixedSizeList) because Arrow's
215/// vectorized comparison kernels ([`cmp::eq`], [`cmp::neq`], etc.) do not support them.
216///
217/// The vectorized kernels are faster but only work on primitive types, so for non-nested types,
218/// prefer using the vectorized kernels directly for better performance.
219pub fn compare_nested_arrow_arrays(
220    lhs: &dyn arrow_array::Array,
221    rhs: &dyn arrow_array::Array,
222    operator: CompareOperator,
223) -> VortexResult<BooleanArray> {
224    let compare_arrays_at = make_comparator(lhs, rhs, SortOptions::default())?;
225
226    let cmp_fn = match operator {
227        CompareOperator::Eq => Ordering::is_eq,
228        CompareOperator::NotEq => Ordering::is_ne,
229        CompareOperator::Gt => Ordering::is_gt,
230        CompareOperator::Gte => Ordering::is_ge,
231        CompareOperator::Lt => Ordering::is_lt,
232        CompareOperator::Lte => Ordering::is_le,
233    };
234
235    let values = (0..lhs.len())
236        .map(|i| cmp_fn(compare_arrays_at(i, i)))
237        .collect();
238    let nulls = NullBuffer::union(lhs.nulls(), rhs.nulls());
239
240    Ok(BooleanArray::new(values, nulls))
241}
242
243#[cfg(test)]
244mod tests {
245    use std::sync::Arc;
246
247    use rstest::rstest;
248    use vortex_buffer::buffer;
249
250    use crate::ArrayRef;
251    use crate::IntoArray;
252    use crate::LEGACY_SESSION;
253    use crate::ToCanonical;
254    use crate::VortexSessionExecute;
255    use crate::arrays::BoolArray;
256    use crate::arrays::ListArray;
257    use crate::arrays::ListViewArray;
258    use crate::arrays::PrimitiveArray;
259    use crate::arrays::StructArray;
260    use crate::arrays::VarBinArray;
261    use crate::arrays::VarBinViewArray;
262    use crate::assert_arrays_eq;
263    use crate::builtins::ArrayBuiltins;
264    use crate::dtype::DType;
265    use crate::dtype::FieldName;
266    use crate::dtype::FieldNames;
267    use crate::dtype::Nullability;
268    use crate::dtype::PType;
269    use crate::extension::datetime::TimeUnit;
270    use crate::extension::datetime::Timestamp;
271    use crate::extension::datetime::TimestampOptions;
272    use crate::scalar::Scalar;
273    use crate::scalar_fn::fns::binary::compare::ConstantArray;
274    use crate::scalar_fn::fns::binary::scalar_cmp;
275    use crate::scalar_fn::fns::operators::CompareOperator;
276    use crate::scalar_fn::fns::operators::Operator;
277    use crate::test_harness::to_int_indices;
278    use crate::validity::Validity;
279
280    #[test]
281    fn test_bool_basic_comparisons() {
282        use vortex_buffer::BitBuffer;
283
284        let arr = BoolArray::new(
285            BitBuffer::from_iter([true, true, false, true, false]),
286            Validity::from_iter([false, true, true, true, true]),
287        );
288
289        let matches = arr
290            .clone()
291            .into_array()
292            .binary(arr.clone().into_array(), Operator::Eq)
293            .unwrap()
294            .to_bool();
295        assert_eq!(to_int_indices(matches).unwrap(), [1u64, 2, 3, 4]);
296
297        let matches = arr
298            .clone()
299            .into_array()
300            .binary(arr.clone().into_array(), Operator::NotEq)
301            .unwrap()
302            .to_bool();
303        let empty: [u64; 0] = [];
304        assert_eq!(to_int_indices(matches).unwrap(), empty);
305
306        let other = BoolArray::new(
307            BitBuffer::from_iter([false, false, false, true, true]),
308            Validity::from_iter([false, true, true, true, true]),
309        );
310
311        let matches = arr
312            .clone()
313            .into_array()
314            .binary(other.clone().into_array(), Operator::Lte)
315            .unwrap()
316            .to_bool();
317        assert_eq!(to_int_indices(matches).unwrap(), [2u64, 3, 4]);
318
319        let matches = arr
320            .clone()
321            .into_array()
322            .binary(other.clone().into_array(), Operator::Lt)
323            .unwrap()
324            .to_bool();
325        assert_eq!(to_int_indices(matches).unwrap(), [4u64]);
326
327        let matches = other
328            .clone()
329            .into_array()
330            .binary(arr.clone().into_array(), Operator::Gte)
331            .unwrap()
332            .to_bool();
333        assert_eq!(to_int_indices(matches).unwrap(), [2u64, 3, 4]);
334
335        let matches = other
336            .into_array()
337            .binary(arr.into_array(), Operator::Gt)
338            .unwrap()
339            .to_bool();
340        assert_eq!(to_int_indices(matches).unwrap(), [4u64]);
341    }
342
343    #[test]
344    fn constant_compare() {
345        let left = ConstantArray::new(Scalar::from(2u32), 10);
346        let right = ConstantArray::new(Scalar::from(10u32), 10);
347
348        let result = left
349            .into_array()
350            .binary(right.into_array(), Operator::Gt)
351            .unwrap();
352        assert_eq!(result.len(), 10);
353        let scalar = result
354            .execute_scalar(0, &mut LEGACY_SESSION.create_execution_ctx())
355            .unwrap();
356        assert_eq!(scalar.as_bool().value(), Some(false));
357    }
358
359    #[rstest]
360    #[case(VarBinArray::from(vec!["a", "b"]).into_array(), VarBinViewArray::from_iter_str(["a", "b"]).into_array())]
361    #[case(VarBinViewArray::from_iter_str(["a", "b"]).into_array(), VarBinArray::from(vec!["a", "b"]).into_array())]
362    #[case(VarBinArray::from(vec!["a".as_bytes(), "b".as_bytes()]).into_array(), VarBinViewArray::from_iter_bin(["a".as_bytes(), "b".as_bytes()]).into_array())]
363    #[case(VarBinViewArray::from_iter_bin(["a".as_bytes(), "b".as_bytes()]).into_array(), VarBinArray::from(vec!["a".as_bytes(), "b".as_bytes()]).into_array())]
364    fn arrow_compare_different_encodings(#[case] left: ArrayRef, #[case] right: ArrayRef) {
365        let res = left.binary(right, Operator::Eq).unwrap();
366        let expected = BoolArray::from_iter([true, true]);
367        assert_arrays_eq!(res, expected);
368    }
369
370    #[ignore = "Arrow's ListView cannot be compared"]
371    #[test]
372    fn test_list_array_comparison() {
373        let values1 = PrimitiveArray::from_iter([1i32, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]);
374        let offsets1 = PrimitiveArray::from_iter([0i32, 2, 4, 6]);
375        let list1 = ListArray::try_new(
376            values1.into_array(),
377            offsets1.into_array(),
378            Validity::NonNullable,
379        )
380        .unwrap();
381
382        let values2 = PrimitiveArray::from_iter([1i32, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8]);
383        let offsets2 = PrimitiveArray::from_iter([0i32, 2, 4, 6]);
384        let list2 = ListArray::try_new(
385            values2.into_array(),
386            offsets2.into_array(),
387            Validity::NonNullable,
388        )
389        .unwrap();
390
391        let result = list1
392            .clone()
393            .into_array()
394            .binary(list2.clone().into_array(), Operator::Eq)
395            .unwrap();
396        let expected = BoolArray::from_iter([true, true, false]);
397        assert_arrays_eq!(result, expected);
398
399        let result = list1
400            .clone()
401            .into_array()
402            .binary(list2.clone().into_array(), Operator::NotEq)
403            .unwrap();
404        let expected = BoolArray::from_iter([false, false, true]);
405        assert_arrays_eq!(result, expected);
406
407        let result = list1
408            .into_array()
409            .binary(list2.into_array(), Operator::Lt)
410            .unwrap();
411        let expected = BoolArray::from_iter([false, false, true]);
412        assert_arrays_eq!(result, expected);
413    }
414
415    #[ignore = "Arrow's ListView cannot be compared"]
416    #[test]
417    fn test_list_array_constant_comparison() {
418        let values = PrimitiveArray::from_iter([1i32, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]);
419        let offsets = PrimitiveArray::from_iter([0i32, 2, 4, 6]);
420        let list = ListArray::try_new(
421            values.into_array(),
422            offsets.into_array(),
423            Validity::NonNullable,
424        )
425        .unwrap();
426
427        let list_scalar = Scalar::list(
428            Arc::new(DType::Primitive(PType::I32, Nullability::NonNullable)),
429            vec![3i32.into(), 4i32.into()],
430            Nullability::NonNullable,
431        );
432        let constant = ConstantArray::new(list_scalar, 3);
433
434        let result = list
435            .into_array()
436            .binary(constant.into_array(), Operator::Eq)
437            .unwrap();
438        let expected = BoolArray::from_iter([false, true, false]);
439        assert_arrays_eq!(result, expected);
440    }
441
442    #[test]
443    fn test_struct_array_comparison() {
444        let bool_field1 = BoolArray::from_iter([Some(true), Some(false), Some(true)]);
445        let int_field1 = PrimitiveArray::from_iter([1i32, 2, 3]);
446
447        let bool_field2 = BoolArray::from_iter([Some(true), Some(false), Some(false)]);
448        let int_field2 = PrimitiveArray::from_iter([1i32, 2, 4]);
449
450        let struct1 = StructArray::from_fields(&[
451            ("bool_col", bool_field1.into_array()),
452            ("int_col", int_field1.into_array()),
453        ])
454        .unwrap();
455
456        let struct2 = StructArray::from_fields(&[
457            ("bool_col", bool_field2.into_array()),
458            ("int_col", int_field2.into_array()),
459        ])
460        .unwrap();
461
462        let result = struct1
463            .clone()
464            .into_array()
465            .binary(struct2.clone().into_array(), Operator::Eq)
466            .unwrap();
467        let expected = BoolArray::from_iter([true, true, false]);
468        assert_arrays_eq!(result, expected);
469
470        let result = struct1
471            .into_array()
472            .binary(struct2.into_array(), Operator::Gt)
473            .unwrap();
474        let expected = BoolArray::from_iter([false, false, true]);
475        assert_arrays_eq!(result, expected);
476    }
477
478    #[test]
479    fn test_empty_struct_compare() {
480        let empty1 = StructArray::try_new(
481            FieldNames::from(Vec::<FieldName>::new()),
482            Vec::new(),
483            5,
484            Validity::NonNullable,
485        )
486        .unwrap();
487
488        let empty2 = StructArray::try_new(
489            FieldNames::from(Vec::<FieldName>::new()),
490            Vec::new(),
491            5,
492            Validity::NonNullable,
493        )
494        .unwrap();
495
496        let result = empty1
497            .into_array()
498            .binary(empty2.into_array(), Operator::Eq)
499            .unwrap();
500        let expected = BoolArray::from_iter([true, true, true, true, true]);
501        assert_arrays_eq!(result, expected);
502    }
503
504    /// Regression test: `scalar_cmp` must error when comparing scalars with incompatible
505    /// extension types (e.g., timestamps with different time units) rather than silently
506    /// returning a wrong result.
507    #[test]
508    fn scalar_cmp_incompatible_extension_types_errors() {
509        let ms_scalar = Scalar::extension::<Timestamp>(
510            TimestampOptions {
511                unit: TimeUnit::Milliseconds,
512                tz: None,
513            },
514            Scalar::from(1704067200000i64),
515        );
516        let s_scalar = Scalar::extension::<Timestamp>(
517            TimestampOptions {
518                unit: TimeUnit::Seconds,
519                tz: None,
520            },
521            Scalar::from(1704067200i64),
522        );
523
524        // Ordering comparisons must error on incompatible types.
525        assert!(scalar_cmp(&ms_scalar, &s_scalar, CompareOperator::Gt).is_err());
526        assert!(scalar_cmp(&ms_scalar, &s_scalar, CompareOperator::Lt).is_err());
527        assert!(scalar_cmp(&ms_scalar, &s_scalar, CompareOperator::Gte).is_err());
528        assert!(scalar_cmp(&ms_scalar, &s_scalar, CompareOperator::Lte).is_err());
529        assert!(scalar_cmp(&ms_scalar, &s_scalar, CompareOperator::Eq).is_err());
530        assert!(scalar_cmp(&ms_scalar, &s_scalar, CompareOperator::NotEq).is_err());
531    }
532
533    #[test]
534    fn test_empty_list() {
535        let list = ListViewArray::new(
536            BoolArray::from_iter(Vec::<bool>::new()).into_array(),
537            buffer![0i32, 0i32, 0i32].into_array(),
538            buffer![0i32, 0i32, 0i32].into_array(),
539            Validity::AllValid,
540        );
541
542        let result = list
543            .clone()
544            .into_array()
545            .binary(list.into_array(), Operator::Eq)
546            .unwrap();
547        assert!(
548            result
549                .execute_scalar(0, &mut LEGACY_SESSION.create_execution_ctx())
550                .unwrap()
551                .is_valid()
552        );
553        assert!(
554            result
555                .execute_scalar(1, &mut LEGACY_SESSION.create_execution_ctx())
556                .unwrap()
557                .is_valid()
558        );
559        assert!(
560            result
561                .execute_scalar(2, &mut LEGACY_SESSION.create_execution_ctx())
562                .unwrap()
563                .is_valid()
564        );
565    }
566}