+1 (binding) Looked through the spec & C++/python PRs.
On Mon, Aug 5, 2024 at 7:41 AM Ian Cook <ianmc...@apache.org> wrote: > +1 (non-binding) > > I reviewed the spec addition. > > On Mon, Aug 5, 2024 at 3:37 PM Antoine Pitrou <anto...@python.org> wrote: > > > > > Binding +1 (but posted one minor comment on the format PR). > > > > Thank you Joel! > > > > Regards > > > > Antoine. > > > > > > Le 05/08/2024 à 14:59, Joel Lubinitsky a écrit : > > > Hello Devs, > > > > > > I would like to propose a new canonical extension type: Bool8 > > > > > > The prior mailing list discussion thread can be found at [1]. > > > The format documentation change can be found at [2]. A copy of the text > > is > > > included in this email. > > > A Go implementation can be found at [3]. > > > A C++/Python implementation can be found at [4]. > > > > > > Thank you for your time and attention in reviewing this proposal. > > > > > > The vote will be open for at least 72 hours. > > > > > > [ ] +1 Accept this proposal > > > [ ] +0 > > > [ ] -1 Do not accept this proposal because... > > > > > > [1]: https://lists.apache.org/thread/nz44qllq53h6kjl3rhy0531n2n2tpfr0 > > > [2]: https://github.com/apache/arrow/pull/43234 > > > [3]: https://github.com/apache/arrow/pull/43323 > > > [4]: https://github.com/apache/arrow/pull/43488 > > > > > > --- > > > > > > 8-bit Boolean > > > ============= > > > > > > Bool8 represents a boolean value using 1 byte (8 bits) to store each > > value > > > instead of only 1 bit as in the original Arrow Boolean type. Although > > less > > > compact than the original representation, Bool8 may have better > zero-copy > > > compatibility with various systems that also store booleans using 1 > byte. > > > > > > * Extension name: ``arrow.bool8``. > > > > > > * The storage type of this extension is ``Int8`` where: > > > > > > * **false** is denoted by the value ``0``. > > > * **true** can be specified using any non-zero value. Preferably > > ``1``. > > > > > > * Extension type parameters: > > > > > > This type does not have any parameters. > > > > > > * Description of the serialization: > > > > > > No metadata is required to interpret the type. Any metadata present > > > should be ignored. > > > > > >
