Sounds reasonable, I think the intent was that N/A is different then 0 but that only makes sense for V1. For V2/V3 0 makes sense
On Sat, Feb 1, 2025 at 3:15 AM Anton Okolnychyi <aokolnyc...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi all, > > I propose to clarify our delete counts handling in partition stats. We > have the following metrics that are marked as optional: > > - position_delete_record_count > - position_delete_file_count > - equality_delete_record_count > - equality_delete_file_count > > If I remember correctly, the reasoning behind this was that tables may > have no deletes, hence the counts are optional. The problem is that it > creates confusion for readers. Does null mean unknown or absent? I propose > we clarify that no counts means 0 for V1/V2 tables in the spec (this is the > current behavior in the Java implementation) and make the counts required > in V3. > > What does everybody think? > > - Anton >
