Method: Arrow::Schema#initialize

Defined in:
lib/arrow/schema.rb

#initialize(fields) ⇒ Schema #initialize(fields) ⇒ Schema

Creates a new Arrow::Schema.

Overloads:

  • #initialize(fields) ⇒ Schema

    Examples:

    Create a schema with Fields

    visible_field = Arrow::Field.new("visible", :boolean)
Arrow::Schema.new([visible_field])

    Create a schema with field descriptions

    visible_field_description = {
  name: "visible",
  data_type: :boolean,
}
Arrow::Schema.new([visible_field_description])

    Create a schema with Fields and field descriptions

    fields = [
  Arrow::Field.new("visible", :boolean),
  {
    name: "count",
    type: :int32,
  },
]
Arrow::Schema.new(fields)

    Parameters:

    • The fields of the schema. You can mix Field and field description in the fields.

      See Field.new how to specify field description.

  • #initialize(fields) ⇒ Schema

    Examples:

    Create a schema with fields

    fields = {
  "visible" => Arrow::BooleanDataType.new,
  :count => :int32,
  :tags => {
    type: :list,
    field: {
      name: "tag",
      type: :string,
    },
  },
}
Arrow::Schema.new(fields)

    Parameters:

    • The pairs of field name and field data type of the schema. You can mix DataType and data description for field data type.

      See DataType.new how to specify data type description.



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# File 'lib/arrow/schema.rb', line 78

def initialize(fields)
  case fields
  when ::Array
    fields = fields.collect do |field|
      field = Field.new(field) unless field.is_a?(Field)
      field
    end
  when Hash
    fields = fields.collect do |name, data_type|
      Field.new(name, data_type)
    end
  end
  initialize_raw(fields)
end