[IMPALA-11717] Use rapidjson for printing collections

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Implemented
• Fix Version/s: Impala 4.3.0
• Component/s: Backend
• Epic Color: ghx-label-9
• Assignee: Daniel Becker
• Reporter: Daniel Becker
• Created: 10/Nov/22 11:52
• Updated: 28/May/23 12:14
• Resolved: 15/Dec/22 15:05

Description

We use rapidjson to print structs but don't use it to print collections (arrays and maps). We should switch to rapidjson also for collections to have a uniform approach.

This is also needed if we want to support embedding structs and collections in each other, see IMPALA-9551.

Issue Links

• is depended upon by: IMPALA-9551 Allow embedding complex types into other complex types
• relates to: IMPALA-11024 Improve printing of struct and collection types