In order to allow easier data exploration and integration with DataFusion based systems, I propose adding SHOW TABLES and SHOW COLUMNS + partial information_schema support to DataFusion.
There is a proposal[2] , linked to ARROW-12020[1] should you be interested in commenting [1] https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/ARROW-12020 [2] https://docs.google.com/document/d/12cpZUSNPqVH9Z0BBx6O8REu7TFqL-NPPAYCUPpDls1k/edit# Andrew