[ARROW-9007] [Rust] Support appending arrays by merging array data

• Type: New Feature
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 0.17.0
• Fix Version/s: 1.0.0
• Component/s: Rust
• Labels: pull-request-available
• External issue URL: https://github.com/apache/arrow/issues/25125
• Assignee: Neville Dipale
• Reporter: Neville Dipale
• Created: 02/Jun/20 08:25
• Updated: 11/Jan/23 08:04
• Resolved: 08/Jun/20 16:09

Description

ARROW-9005 introduces a concat kernel which allows for concatenating multiple arrays of the same type into a single array. This is useful for sorting on multiple arrays, among other things.

The concat kernel is implemented for most array types, but not yet for nested arrays (lists, structs, etc).

This Jira is for creating a way of appending/merging all array types, so that concat (and functionality that depends on it) can support all array types.

Issue Links

• links to: GitHub Pull Request #7365