vortex_expr/exprs/
merge.rs

1// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
2// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright the Vortex contributors
3
4use std::fmt::Display;
5use std::hash::Hash;
6
7use itertools::Itertools as _;
8use vortex_array::arrays::StructArray;
9use vortex_array::validity::Validity;
10use vortex_array::{Array, ArrayRef, DeserializeMetadata, EmptyMetadata, IntoArray, ToCanonical};
11use vortex_dtype::{DType, FieldNames, Nullability, StructFields};
12use vortex_error::{VortexExpect as _, VortexResult, vortex_bail};
13
14use crate::{AnalysisExpr, ExprEncodingRef, ExprId, ExprRef, IntoExpr, Scope, VTable, vtable};
15
16vtable!(Merge);
17
18/// Merge zero or more expressions that ALL return structs.
19///
20/// If any field names are duplicated, the field from later expressions wins.
21///
22/// NOTE: Fields are not recursively merged, i.e. the later field REPLACES the earlier field.
23/// This makes struct fields behaviour consistent with other dtypes.
24#[allow(clippy::derived_hash_with_manual_eq)]
25#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
26pub struct MergeExpr {
27    values: Vec<ExprRef>,
28    nullability: Nullability,
29}
30
31pub struct MergeExprEncoding;
32
33impl VTable for MergeVTable {
34    type Expr = MergeExpr;
35    type Encoding = MergeExprEncoding;
36    type Metadata = EmptyMetadata;
37
38    fn id(_encoding: &Self::Encoding) -> ExprId {
39        ExprId::new_ref("merge")
40    }
41
42    fn encoding(_expr: &Self::Expr) -> ExprEncodingRef {
43        ExprEncodingRef::new_ref(MergeExprEncoding.as_ref())
44    }
45
46    fn metadata(_expr: &Self::Expr) -> Option<Self::Metadata> {
47        Some(EmptyMetadata)
48    }
49
50    fn children(expr: &Self::Expr) -> Vec<&ExprRef> {
51        expr.values.iter().collect()
52    }
53
54    fn with_children(expr: &Self::Expr, children: Vec<ExprRef>) -> VortexResult<Self::Expr> {
55        Ok(MergeExpr {
56            values: children,
57            nullability: expr.nullability,
58        })
59    }
60
61    fn build(
62        _encoding: &Self::Encoding,
63        _metadata: &<Self::Metadata as DeserializeMetadata>::Output,
64        children: Vec<ExprRef>,
65    ) -> VortexResult<Self::Expr> {
66        if children.is_empty() {
67            vortex_bail!(
68                "Merge expression must have at least one child, got: {:?}",
69                children
70            );
71        }
72        Ok(MergeExpr {
73            values: children,
74            nullability: Nullability::NonNullable, // Default to non-nullable
75        })
76    }
77
78    fn evaluate(expr: &Self::Expr, scope: &Scope) -> VortexResult<ArrayRef> {
79        let len = scope.len();
80        let value_arrays = expr
81            .values
82            .iter()
83            .map(|value_expr| value_expr.unchecked_evaluate(scope))
84            .process_results(|it| it.collect::<Vec<_>>())?;
85
86        // Collect fields in order of appearance. Later fields overwrite earlier fields.
87        let mut field_names = Vec::new();
88        let mut arrays = Vec::new();
89
90        for value_array in value_arrays.iter() {
91            // TODO(marko): When nullable, we need to merge struct validity into field validity.
92            if value_array.dtype().is_nullable() {
93                todo!("merge nullable structs");
94            }
95            if !value_array.dtype().is_struct() {
96                vortex_bail!("merge expects non-nullable struct input");
97            }
98
99            let struct_array = value_array.to_struct()?;
100
101            for (i, field_name) in struct_array.names().iter().enumerate() {
102                let array = struct_array.fields()[i].clone();
103
104                // Update or insert field.
105                if let Some(idx) = field_names.iter().position(|name| name == field_name) {
106                    arrays[idx] = array;
107                } else {
108                    field_names.push(field_name.clone());
109                    arrays.push(array);
110                }
111            }
112        }
113
114        let validity = match expr.nullability {
115            Nullability::NonNullable => Validity::NonNullable,
116            Nullability::Nullable => Validity::AllValid,
117        };
118        Ok(
119            StructArray::try_new(FieldNames::from(field_names), arrays, len, validity)?
120                .into_array(),
121        )
122    }
123
124    fn return_dtype(expr: &Self::Expr, scope: &DType) -> VortexResult<DType> {
125        let mut field_names = Vec::new();
126        let mut arrays = Vec::new();
127
128        for value in expr.values.iter() {
129            let dtype = value.return_dtype(scope)?;
130            if !dtype.is_struct() {
131                vortex_bail!("merge expects non-nullable struct input");
132            }
133
134            let struct_dtype = dtype
135                .as_struct()
136                .vortex_expect("merge expects struct input");
137
138            for i in 0..struct_dtype.nfields() {
139                let field_name = struct_dtype.field_name(i).vortex_expect("never OOB");
140                let field_dtype = struct_dtype.field_by_index(i).vortex_expect("never OOB");
141                if let Some(idx) = field_names.iter().position(|name| name == field_name) {
142                    arrays[idx] = field_dtype;
143                } else {
144                    field_names.push(field_name.clone());
145                    arrays.push(field_dtype);
146                }
147            }
148        }
149
150        Ok(DType::Struct(
151            StructFields::new(FieldNames::from(field_names), arrays),
152            expr.nullability,
153        ))
154    }
155}
156
157impl MergeExpr {
158    pub fn new(values: Vec<ExprRef>, nullability: Nullability) -> Self {
159        MergeExpr {
160            values,
161            nullability,
162        }
163    }
164
165    pub fn new_expr(values: Vec<ExprRef>, nullability: Nullability) -> ExprRef {
166        Self::new(values, nullability).into_expr()
167    }
168
169    pub fn nullability(&self) -> Nullability {
170        self.nullability
171    }
172}
173
174/// Creates an expression that merges struct expressions into a single struct.
175///
176/// Combines fields from all input expressions. If field names are duplicated,
177/// later expressions win. Fields are not recursively merged.
178///
179/// ```rust
180/// # use vortex_dtype::Nullability;
181/// # use vortex_expr::{merge, get_item, root};
182/// let expr = merge([get_item("a", root()), get_item("b", root())], Nullability::NonNullable);
183/// ```
184pub fn merge(
185    elements: impl IntoIterator<Item = impl Into<ExprRef>>,
186    nullability: Nullability,
187) -> ExprRef {
188    let values = elements.into_iter().map(|value| value.into()).collect_vec();
189    MergeExpr::new(values, nullability).into_expr()
190}
191
192impl Display for MergeExpr {
193    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
194        write!(
195            f,
196            "merge({}){}",
197            self.values.iter().format(", "),
198            self.nullability
199        )
200    }
201}
202
203impl AnalysisExpr for MergeExpr {}
204
205#[cfg(test)]
206mod tests {
207    use vortex_array::arrays::{PrimitiveArray, StructArray};
208    use vortex_array::{Array, IntoArray, ToCanonical};
209    use vortex_buffer::buffer;
210    use vortex_dtype::Nullability;
211    use vortex_error::{VortexResult, vortex_bail};
212
213    use crate::{MergeExpr, Scope, get_item, root};
214
215    fn primitive_field(array: &dyn Array, field_path: &[&str]) -> VortexResult<PrimitiveArray> {
216        let mut field_path = field_path.iter();
217
218        let Some(field) = field_path.next() else {
219            vortex_bail!("empty field path");
220        };
221
222        let mut array = array.to_struct()?.field_by_name(field)?.clone();
223        for field in field_path {
224            array = array.to_struct()?.field_by_name(field)?.clone();
225        }
226        array.to_primitive()
227    }
228
229    #[test]
230    pub fn test_merge() {
231        let expr = MergeExpr::new(
232            vec![
233                get_item("0", root()),
234                get_item("1", root()),
235                get_item("2", root()),
236            ],
237            Nullability::NonNullable,
238        );
239
240        let test_array = StructArray::from_fields(&[
241            (
242                "0",
243                StructArray::from_fields(&[
244                    ("a", buffer![0, 0, 0].into_array()),
245                    ("b", buffer![1, 1, 1].into_array()),
246                ])
247                .unwrap()
248                .into_array(),
249            ),
250            (
251                "1",
252                StructArray::from_fields(&[
253                    ("b", buffer![2, 2, 2].into_array()),
254                    ("c", buffer![3, 3, 3].into_array()),
255                ])
256                .unwrap()
257                .into_array(),
258            ),
259            (
260                "2",
261                StructArray::from_fields(&[
262                    ("d", buffer![4, 4, 4].into_array()),
263                    ("e", buffer![5, 5, 5].into_array()),
264                ])
265                .unwrap()
266                .into_array(),
267            ),
268        ])
269        .unwrap()
270        .into_array();
271        let actual_array = expr.evaluate(&Scope::new(test_array)).unwrap();
272
273        assert_eq!(
274            actual_array.as_struct_typed().names(),
275            ["a", "b", "c", "d", "e"]
276        );
277
278        assert_eq!(
279            primitive_field(&actual_array, &["a"])
280                .unwrap()
281                .as_slice::<i32>(),
282            [0, 0, 0]
283        );
284        assert_eq!(
285            primitive_field(&actual_array, &["b"])
286                .unwrap()
287                .as_slice::<i32>(),
288            [2, 2, 2]
289        );
290        assert_eq!(
291            primitive_field(&actual_array, &["c"])
292                .unwrap()
293                .as_slice::<i32>(),
294            [3, 3, 3]
295        );
296        assert_eq!(
297            primitive_field(&actual_array, &["d"])
298                .unwrap()
299                .as_slice::<i32>(),
300            [4, 4, 4]
301        );
302        assert_eq!(
303            primitive_field(&actual_array, &["e"])
304                .unwrap()
305                .as_slice::<i32>(),
306            [5, 5, 5]
307        );
308    }
309
310    #[test]
311    pub fn test_empty_merge() {
312        let expr = MergeExpr::new(Vec::new(), Nullability::NonNullable);
313
314        let test_array = StructArray::from_fields(&[("a", buffer![0, 1, 2].into_array())])
315            .unwrap()
316            .into_array();
317        let actual_array = expr.evaluate(&Scope::new(test_array.clone())).unwrap();
318        assert_eq!(actual_array.len(), test_array.len());
319        assert_eq!(actual_array.as_struct_typed().nfields(), 0);
320    }
321
322    #[test]
323    pub fn test_nested_merge() {
324        // Nested structs are not merged!
325
326        let expr = MergeExpr::new(
327            vec![get_item("0", root()), get_item("1", root())],
328            Nullability::NonNullable,
329        );
330
331        let test_array = StructArray::from_fields(&[
332            (
333                "0",
334                StructArray::from_fields(&[(
335                    "a",
336                    StructArray::from_fields(&[
337                        ("x", buffer![0, 0, 0].into_array()),
338                        ("y", buffer![1, 1, 1].into_array()),
339                    ])
340                    .unwrap()
341                    .into_array(),
342                )])
343                .unwrap()
344                .into_array(),
345            ),
346            (
347                "1",
348                StructArray::from_fields(&[(
349                    "a",
350                    StructArray::from_fields(&[("x", buffer![0, 0, 0].into_array())])
351                        .unwrap()
352                        .into_array(),
353                )])
354                .unwrap()
355                .into_array(),
356            ),
357        ])
358        .unwrap()
359        .into_array();
360        let actual_array = expr
361            .evaluate(&Scope::new(test_array.clone()))
362            .unwrap()
363            .to_struct()
364            .unwrap();
365
366        assert_eq!(
367            actual_array
368                .field_by_name("a")
369                .unwrap()
370                .to_struct()
371                .unwrap()
372                .names()
373                .iter()
374                .map(|name| name.as_ref())
375                .collect::<Vec<_>>(),
376            vec!["x"]
377        );
378    }
379
380    #[test]
381    pub fn test_merge_order() {
382        let expr = MergeExpr::new(
383            vec![get_item("0", root()), get_item("1", root())],
384            Nullability::NonNullable,
385        );
386
387        let test_array = StructArray::from_fields(&[
388            (
389                "0",
390                StructArray::from_fields(&[
391                    ("a", buffer![0, 0, 0].into_array()),
392                    ("c", buffer![1, 1, 1].into_array()),
393                ])
394                .unwrap()
395                .into_array(),
396            ),
397            (
398                "1",
399                StructArray::from_fields(&[
400                    ("b", buffer![2, 2, 2].into_array()),
401                    ("d", buffer![3, 3, 3].into_array()),
402                ])
403                .unwrap()
404                .into_array(),
405            ),
406        ])
407        .unwrap()
408        .into_array();
409        let actual_array = expr
410            .evaluate(&Scope::new(test_array.clone()))
411            .unwrap()
412            .to_struct()
413            .unwrap();
414
415        assert_eq!(actual_array.names(), ["a", "c", "b", "d"]);
416    }
417
418    #[test]
419    pub fn test_merge_nullable() {
420        let expr = MergeExpr::new(vec![get_item("0", root())], Nullability::Nullable);
421
422        let test_array = StructArray::from_fields(&[(
423            "0",
424            StructArray::from_fields(&[
425                ("a", buffer![0, 0, 0].into_array()),
426                ("b", buffer![1, 1, 1].into_array()),
427            ])
428            .unwrap()
429            .into_array(),
430        )])
431        .unwrap()
432        .into_array();
433        let actual_array = expr.evaluate(&Scope::new(test_array.clone())).unwrap();
434        assert!(actual_array.dtype().is_nullable());
435    }
436}