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18 changes: 18 additions & 0 deletions mkdocs/docs/api.md
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Expand Up @@ -1268,6 +1268,24 @@ with table.update_spec() as update:
update.rename_field("bucketed_id", "sharded_id")
```

## Sort order updates

Users can update the sort order on existing tables for new data. See [sorting](https://iceberg.apache.org/spec/#sorting) for more details.

The API to use when updating a sort order is the `update_sort_order` API on the table.

Sort orders can only be updated by adding a new sort order. They cannot be deleted or modified.

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I wonder if the name of the method should be set_sort_order then, as update_sort_order possibly implies that it could be a modification?

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i think either is fine. theres a updateSortOrderSchema function in java https://grep.app/search?f.repo=apache%2Ficeberg&q=updatesort

### Updating a sort order on a table

To create a new sort order, you can use either the `asc` or `desc` API depending on whether you want you data sorted in ascending or descending order. Both take the name of the field, the sort order transform, and a null order that describes the order of null values when sorted.

```python
with table.update_sort_order() as update:
update.desc("event_ts", DayTransform(), NullOrder.NULLS_FIRST)
update.asc("some_field", IdentityTransform(), NullOrder.NULLS_LAST)
```

## Table properties

Set and remove properties through the `Transaction` API:
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29 changes: 28 additions & 1 deletion pyiceberg/table/__init__.py
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Expand Up @@ -116,7 +116,12 @@
update_table_metadata,
)
from pyiceberg.table.update.schema import UpdateSchema
from pyiceberg.table.update.snapshot import ManageSnapshots, UpdateSnapshot, _FastAppendFiles
from pyiceberg.table.update.snapshot import (
ManageSnapshots,
UpdateSnapshot,
_FastAppendFiles,
)
from pyiceberg.table.update.sorting import UpdateSortOrder
from pyiceberg.table.update.spec import UpdateSpec
from pyiceberg.table.update.statistics import UpdateStatistics
from pyiceberg.transforms import IdentityTransform
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name_mapping=self.table_metadata.name_mapping(),
)

def update_sort_order(self, case_sensitive: bool = True) -> UpdateSortOrder:
"""Create a new UpdateSortOrder to update the sort order of this table.

Args:
case_sensitive: If field names are case-sensitive.

Returns:
A new UpdateSortOrder.
"""
return UpdateSortOrder(
self,
case_sensitive=case_sensitive,
)

def update_snapshot(
self, snapshot_properties: Dict[str, str] = EMPTY_DICT, branch: Optional[str] = MAIN_BRANCH
) -> UpdateSnapshot:
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name_mapping=self.name_mapping(),
)

def update_sort_order(self, case_sensitive: bool = True) -> UpdateSortOrder:
"""Create a new UpdateSortOrder to update the sort order of this table.

Returns:
A new UpdateSortOrder.
"""
return UpdateSortOrder(transaction=Transaction(self, autocommit=True), case_sensitive=case_sensitive)

def name_mapping(self) -> Optional[NameMapping]:
"""Return the table's field-id NameMapping."""
return self.metadata.name_mapping()
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136 changes: 136 additions & 0 deletions pyiceberg/table/update/sorting.py
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# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
# or more contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file
# distributed with this work for additional information
# regarding copyright ownership. The ASF licenses this file
# to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
# "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
# with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
#
# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
#
# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
# software distributed under the License is distributed on an
# "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
# KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the
# specific language governing permissions and limitations
# under the License.
from __future__ import annotations

from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, List, Optional, Tuple

from pyiceberg.table.sorting import INITIAL_SORT_ORDER_ID, UNSORTED_SORT_ORDER, NullOrder, SortDirection, SortField, SortOrder
from pyiceberg.table.update import (
AddSortOrderUpdate,
AssertDefaultSortOrderId,
SetDefaultSortOrderUpdate,
TableRequirement,
TableUpdate,
UpdatesAndRequirements,
UpdateTableMetadata,
)
from pyiceberg.transforms import Transform

if TYPE_CHECKING:
from pyiceberg.table import Transaction


class UpdateSortOrder(UpdateTableMetadata["UpdateSortOrder"]):
_transaction: Transaction
_last_assigned_order_id: Optional[int]
_case_sensitive: bool
_fields: List[SortField]

def __init__(self, transaction: Transaction, case_sensitive: bool = True) -> None:
super().__init__(transaction)
self._fields: List[SortField] = []
self._case_sensitive: bool = case_sensitive
self._last_assigned_order_id: Optional[int] = None

def _column_name_to_id(self, column_name: str) -> int:
"""Map the column name to the column field id."""
return (
self._transaction.table_metadata.schema()
.find_field(
name_or_id=column_name,
case_sensitive=self._case_sensitive,
)
.field_id
)

def _add_sort_field(
self,
source_id: int,
transform: Transform[Any, Any],
direction: SortDirection,
null_order: NullOrder,
) -> UpdateSortOrder:
"""Add a sort field to the sort order list."""
self._fields.append(
SortField(
source_id=source_id,
transform=transform,
direction=direction,
null_order=null_order,
)
)
return self

def _reuse_or_create_sort_order_id(self) -> int:
"""Return the last assigned sort order id or create a new one."""
new_sort_order_id = INITIAL_SORT_ORDER_ID
for sort_order in self._transaction.table_metadata.sort_orders:
new_sort_order_id = max(new_sort_order_id, sort_order.order_id)
if sort_order.fields == self._fields:
return sort_order.order_id
elif new_sort_order_id <= sort_order.order_id:
new_sort_order_id = sort_order.order_id + 1
return new_sort_order_id

def asc(
self, source_column_name: str, transform: Transform[Any, Any], null_order: NullOrder = NullOrder.NULLS_LAST
) -> UpdateSortOrder:
"""Add a sort field with ascending order."""
return self._add_sort_field(
source_id=self._column_name_to_id(source_column_name),
transform=transform,
direction=SortDirection.ASC,
null_order=null_order,
)

def desc(
self, source_column_name: str, transform: Transform[Any, Any], null_order: NullOrder = NullOrder.NULLS_LAST
) -> UpdateSortOrder:
"""Add a sort field with descending order."""
return self._add_sort_field(
source_id=self._column_name_to_id(source_column_name),
transform=transform,
direction=SortDirection.DESC,
null_order=null_order,
)
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Why have these be separate methods instead of an argument/parameter for a sort field?

I guess I would rather just do

table.update_sort_order([SortField1, SortField2, ...])

Ideally whatever abstraction in the above syntax also takes care of the _column_name_to_id conversion

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i think its done this way to provider a "builder" for the desired sort order, and to check against previously set sort orders

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yeah it definitely is cleaner than making some static method of the sort idea need to be aware of the schema of the table to map field ids


def _apply(self) -> SortOrder:
"""Return the sort order."""
if next(iter(self._fields), None) is None:
return UNSORTED_SORT_ORDER
else:
return SortOrder(*self._fields, order_id=self._reuse_or_create_sort_order_id())

def _commit(self) -> UpdatesAndRequirements:
"""Apply the pending changes and commit."""
new_sort_order = self._apply()
requirements: Tuple[TableRequirement, ...] = ()
updates: Tuple[TableUpdate, ...] = ()

if (
self._transaction.table_metadata.default_sort_order_id != new_sort_order.order_id
and self._transaction.table_metadata.sort_order_by_id(new_sort_order.order_id) is None
):
self._last_assigned_order_id = new_sort_order.order_id
updates = (AddSortOrderUpdate(sort_order=new_sort_order), SetDefaultSortOrderUpdate(sort_order_id=-1))
else:
updates = (SetDefaultSortOrderUpdate(sort_order_id=new_sort_order.order_id),)

required_last_assigned_sort_order_id = self._transaction.table_metadata.default_sort_order_id
requirements = (AssertDefaultSortOrderId(default_sort_order_id=required_last_assigned_sort_order_id),)

return updates, requirements
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# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
# or more contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file
# distributed with this work for additional information
# regarding copyright ownership. The ASF licenses this file
# to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
# "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
# with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
#
# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
#
# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
# software distributed under the License is distributed on an
# "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
# KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the
# specific language governing permissions and limitations
# under the License.
# pylint:disable=redefined-outer-name

import pytest

from pyiceberg.catalog import Catalog
from pyiceberg.exceptions import NoSuchTableError
from pyiceberg.schema import Schema
from pyiceberg.table import Table
from pyiceberg.table.sorting import NullOrder, SortDirection, SortField, SortOrder
from pyiceberg.transforms import (
IdentityTransform,
)


def _simple_table(catalog: Catalog, table_schema_simple: Schema, format_version: str) -> Table:
return _create_table_with_schema(catalog, table_schema_simple, format_version)


def _create_table_with_schema(catalog: Catalog, schema: Schema, format_version: str) -> Table:
tbl_name = "default.test_schema_evolution"
try:
catalog.drop_table(tbl_name)
except NoSuchTableError:
pass
return catalog.create_table(identifier=tbl_name, schema=schema, properties={"format-version": format_version})


@pytest.mark.integration
@pytest.mark.parametrize(
"catalog, format_version",
[
(pytest.lazy_fixture("session_catalog"), "1"),
(pytest.lazy_fixture("session_catalog_hive"), "1"),
(pytest.lazy_fixture("session_catalog"), "2"),
(pytest.lazy_fixture("session_catalog_hive"), "2"),
],
)
def test_map_column_name_to_id(catalog: Catalog, format_version: str, table_schema_simple: Schema) -> None:
simple_table = _simple_table(catalog, table_schema_simple, format_version)
for col_name, col_id in {"foo": 1, "bar": 2, "baz": 3}.items():
assert col_id == simple_table.update_sort_order()._column_name_to_id(col_name)


@pytest.mark.integration
@pytest.mark.parametrize(
"catalog, format_version",
[
(pytest.lazy_fixture("session_catalog"), "1"),
(pytest.lazy_fixture("session_catalog_hive"), "1"),
(pytest.lazy_fixture("session_catalog"), "2"),
(pytest.lazy_fixture("session_catalog_hive"), "2"),
],
)
def test_update_sort_order(catalog: Catalog, format_version: str, table_schema_simple: Schema) -> None:
simple_table = _simple_table(catalog, table_schema_simple, format_version)
simple_table.update_sort_order().asc("foo", IdentityTransform(), NullOrder.NULLS_FIRST).desc(
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Maybe we should use context manager here? to test the auto commit path

"bar", IdentityTransform(), NullOrder.NULLS_LAST
).commit()
assert simple_table.sort_order() == SortOrder(
SortField(source_id=1, transform=IdentityTransform(), direction=SortDirection.ASC, null_order=NullOrder.NULLS_FIRST),
SortField(source_id=2, transform=IdentityTransform(), direction=SortDirection.DESC, null_order=NullOrder.NULLS_LAST),
order_id=1,
)


@pytest.mark.integration
@pytest.mark.parametrize(
"catalog, format_version",
[
(pytest.lazy_fixture("session_catalog"), "1"),
(pytest.lazy_fixture("session_catalog_hive"), "1"),
(pytest.lazy_fixture("session_catalog"), "2"),
(pytest.lazy_fixture("session_catalog_hive"), "2"),
],
)
def test_increment_existing_sort_order_id(catalog: Catalog, format_version: str, table_schema_simple: Schema) -> None:
simple_table = _simple_table(catalog, table_schema_simple, format_version)
simple_table.update_sort_order().asc("foo", IdentityTransform(), NullOrder.NULLS_FIRST).commit()
assert simple_table.sort_order() == SortOrder(
SortField(source_id=1, transform=IdentityTransform(), direction=SortDirection.ASC, null_order=NullOrder.NULLS_FIRST),
order_id=1,
)
simple_table.update_sort_order().asc("foo", IdentityTransform(), NullOrder.NULLS_LAST).desc(
"bar", IdentityTransform(), NullOrder.NULLS_FIRST
).commit()
assert (
len(simple_table.sort_orders()) == 3
) # 0: empty sort order from creating tables, 1: first sort order, 2: second sort order
assert simple_table.sort_order() == SortOrder(
SortField(source_id=1, transform=IdentityTransform(), direction=SortDirection.ASC, null_order=NullOrder.NULLS_LAST),
SortField(source_id=2, transform=IdentityTransform(), direction=SortDirection.DESC, null_order=NullOrder.NULLS_FIRST),
order_id=2,
)


@pytest.mark.integration
@pytest.mark.parametrize(
"catalog, format_version",
[
(pytest.lazy_fixture("session_catalog"), "1"),
(pytest.lazy_fixture("session_catalog_hive"), "1"),
(pytest.lazy_fixture("session_catalog"), "2"),
(pytest.lazy_fixture("session_catalog_hive"), "2"),
],
)
def test_update_existing_sort_order(catalog: Catalog, format_version: str, table_schema_simple: Schema) -> None:
simple_table = _simple_table(catalog, table_schema_simple, format_version)
simple_table.update_sort_order().asc("foo", IdentityTransform(), NullOrder.NULLS_FIRST).commit()
assert simple_table.sort_order() == SortOrder(
SortField(source_id=1, transform=IdentityTransform(), direction=SortDirection.ASC, null_order=NullOrder.NULLS_FIRST),
order_id=1,
)
simple_table.update_sort_order().asc("foo", IdentityTransform(), NullOrder.NULLS_LAST).desc(
"bar", IdentityTransform(), NullOrder.NULLS_FIRST
).commit()
# Go back to the first sort order
simple_table.update_sort_order().asc("foo", IdentityTransform(), NullOrder.NULLS_FIRST).commit()
assert (
len(simple_table.sort_orders()) == 3
) # line 133 should not create a new sort order since it is the same as the first one
assert simple_table.sort_order() == SortOrder(
SortField(source_id=1, transform=IdentityTransform(), direction=SortDirection.ASC, null_order=NullOrder.NULLS_FIRST),
order_id=1,
)


@pytest.mark.integration
@pytest.mark.parametrize(
"catalog, format_version",
[
(pytest.lazy_fixture("session_catalog"), "1"),
(pytest.lazy_fixture("session_catalog_hive"), "1"),
(pytest.lazy_fixture("session_catalog"), "2"),
(pytest.lazy_fixture("session_catalog_hive"), "2"),
],
)
def test_update_existing_sort_order_with_unsorted_sort_order(
catalog: Catalog, format_version: str, table_schema_simple: Schema
) -> None:
simple_table = _simple_table(catalog, table_schema_simple, format_version)
simple_table.update_sort_order().asc("foo", IdentityTransform(), NullOrder.NULLS_FIRST).commit()
assert simple_table.sort_order() == SortOrder(
SortField(source_id=1, transform=IdentityTransform(), direction=SortDirection.ASC, null_order=NullOrder.NULLS_FIRST),
order_id=1,
)
# Table should now be unsorted
simple_table.update_sort_order().commit()
# Go back to the first sort order
assert len(simple_table.sort_orders()) == 2
assert simple_table.sort_order() == SortOrder(order_id=0)