[ARROW-15389] [C++][Dev] Improve Array preview in GDB plugin

• Type: Wish
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 8.0.0
• Component/s: C++, Developer Tools
• Labels: pull-request-available
• External issue URL: https://github.com/apache/arrow/issues/30872
• Assignee: Antoine Pitrou
• Reporter: Antoine Pitrou
• Created: 20/Jan/22 14:52
• Updated: 11/Jan/23 11:36
• Resolved: 09/Feb/22 20:43

Description

Currently the GDB plugin will print basic information about arrays:

(gdb) p int32_array
$175 = arrow::Int32Array of length 4, null count 1

It would be nice to perhaps display a previsualization of the data contained in the array, at least for simple types.

Issue Links

• depends upon: ARROW-12735 [C++][Dev] Write gdb plugin
• links to: GitHub Pull Request #12315