+1 (binding)
On Tue, Aug 6, 2024, at 10:17, Sutou Kouhei wrote: > +1 (binding) > > In <CAKRMZem9Ur988idXro+UsCEoVKAAX1RiLz=xbr9m_tfzz4-...@mail.gmail.com> > "[VOTE][Format] Bool8 Canonical Extension Type" on Mon, 5 Aug 2024 > 08:59:42 -0400, > Joel Lubinitsky <joell...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> 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.
