Apache Arrow Go 18.8.0

What's Changed

• feat(parquet/schema): Wire up logical type functionality for writing geo types by @C-Loftus in #960
• chore: Bump actions/setup-go from 6.5.0 to 7.0.0 by @dependabot[bot] in #961
• chore: Bump actions/checkout from 7.0.0 to 7.0.1 by @dependabot[bot] in #963
• chore(dev/release): filter out non numeric go releases (rc's and beta's) when finding latest go by @raulcd in #968
• ci: fix release workflow discussions by @zeroshade in #980
• chore: Bump modernc.org/sqlite from 1.53.0 to 1.54.0 by @dependabot[bot] in #964
• chore: Bump google.golang.org/grpc from 1.82.0 to 1.82.1 by @dependabot[bot] in #965
• chore: Bump github.com/klauspost/compress from 1.19.0 to 1.19.1 by @dependabot[bot] in #966
• chore: Bump actions/setup-python from 6.3.0 to 7.0.0 by @dependabot[bot] in #962
• ci: fix lint on release workflow by @zeroshade in #982
• fix: remove superfluous struct field index compare by @Willem-J-an in #970
• fix(ipc): reject truncated message frames by @fallintoplace in #991
• fix(internal/utils): handle reader reset and short peeks by @fallintoplace in #987
• fix(arrow/ipc): propagate CLI stream errors by @fallintoplace in #986
• fix(arrow/flight): avoid blocking after stream cancellation by @fallintoplace in #989
• fix(parquet/variant): handle empty metadata keys by @fallintoplace in #985
• fix(flight/flightsql/example): propagate row iteration errors by @fallintoplace in #990
• fix(parquet): reject truncated scalar bit reads by @fallintoplace in #944
• fix: Fix arm64 assembly stack frame manipulation by @nsrip-dd in #984
• fix(arrow/array): support zero-column tables by @fallintoplace in #988
• docs(parquet): Add thrift generation contribution info by @C-Loftus in #971
• fix(array): reject mismatched known null counts during full validation by @fallintoplace in #993
• fix(arrow/array): Resize(0) on non-empty builder causes memory leak by @serramatutu in #995
• feat(parquet/pqarrow): Read support for extension types / geo by @C-Loftus in #969
• fix(array): validate run-end encoded invariants by @fallintoplace in #992
• fix(array): validate binary_view and string_view payloads by @fallintoplace in #994
• fix(parquet): wrap DELTA_BINARY_PACKED deltas at the physical type width by @tom-eon in #1027
• fix(arrow/compute): use is_null/is_not_null in expressions by @fallintoplace in #997
• fix(arrow/ipc): reject NaN minSpaceSavings values by @fallintoplace in #998
• fix(arrow/tensor): default nil dimension names to empty strings by @fallintoplace in #999
• fix(arrow/scalar): allow null extension scalars to keep null storage by @fallintoplace in #1000
• fix(arrow/scalar): handle nil child values in run-end scalars by @fallintoplace in #1001
• fix(arrow/array): ignore zero-count union appends by @fallintoplace in #1026
• fix(arrow/csv): preserve decimal precision by @fallintoplace in #1022
• fix(parquet/metadata): compare bloom filter caps in bits by @fallintoplace in #996
• fix(parquet/pqarrow): reject timestamp coercion overflow by @fallintoplace in #1008
• fix(parquet/file): reject records starting with nonzero repetition levels by @fallintoplace in #1009
• fix(parquet/variant): reject truncated scalar values by @fallintoplace in #1017
• fix(parquet/encoding): reject invalid delta byte prefixes by @fallintoplace in #1014
• fix(parquet/metadata): preserve infinite floating-point statistics by @fallintoplace in #1007
• fix(parquet/encoding): bound lazy dictionary growth by @fallintoplace in #1011
• fix(parquet/encoding): respect declared RLE payload lengths by @fallintoplace in #1015
• fix(parquet/encoding): validate delta binary packed headers by @fallintoplace in #1012
• fix(parquet/encoding): reject invalid delta length payloads by @fallintoplace in #1013
• fix(parquet/pqarrow): preserve INT96 timestamps across units by @fallintoplace in #1006
• fix(parquet/pqarrow): Change interface name for arrow type on read for extension types by @C-Loftus in #1028
• chore: Bump docker/login-action from 4.4.0 to 4.5.1 by @dependabot[bot] in #1030
• fix(arrow/csv): respect timestamp timezones by @fallintoplace in #1025
• fix(parquet/compress): avoid closing caller streams for uncompressed wrappers by @fallintoplace in #1003
• fix(parquet/compress): allocate uncompressed output for short destinations by @fallintoplace in #1004
• fix(internal/utils): keep byteReader position after failed seeks by @fallintoplace in #1005
• fix(parquet/file): count repeated skips in logical rows by @fallintoplace in #1002
• fix(parquet/metadata): reject malformed fixed-width statistics by @fallintoplace in #1010
• fix(arrow/array): skip empty table chunks by @fallintoplace in #1023
• fix(arrow/scalar): reject negative array lengths by @fallintoplace in #1024
• fix(arrow/array): validate fixed-size list child lengths by @fallintoplace in #1019
• fix(parquet/pqarrow): calculate large decimal widths by @fallintoplace in #1034
• fix(parquet/schema): reject invalid fixed lengths by @fallintoplace in #1035
• fix(parquet/encoding): reject truncated plain boolean data by @fallintoplace in #1031
• fix(parquet/metadata): return page index decode errors by @fallintoplace in #1032
• fix(parquet/metadata): validate adaptive bloom options by @fallintoplace in #1033
• fix(tmpl): report generated output write errors by @fallintoplace in #1037
• fix(arrow/array): propagate embedded pointer nullability by @fallintoplace in #1038
• fix(flight/flightsql/driver): convert Date32 values by @fallintoplace in #1039
• fix(arrow/scalar): support same-width time casts by @fallintoplace in #1040
• fix(arrow/scalar): use duration type for units by @fallintoplace in #1041
• fix(arrow/array): validate union child upper bound by @fallintoplace in #1043
• chore: Bump google.golang.org/grpc from 1.82.1 to 1.83.0 by @dependabot[bot] in #1092
• chore: Bump docker/login-action from 4.5.1 to 4.6.0 by @dependabot[bot] in #1093
• refactor(arrow/avro): migrate from hamba/avro to twmb/avro by @prochac in #830
• fix(arrow/array): validate struct child lengths by @fallintoplace in #1021
• fix(arrow/cdata): validate imported schema topology by @fallintoplace in #1046
• fix(parquet/metadata): validate row-group ordinals in PageIndexReader.WillNeed by @fallintoplace in #1057
• fix(arrow/flight): limit descriptors to next payload by @fallintoplace in #1042
• fix(parquet): propagate nonce generation failures by @fallintoplace in #1045
• fix(parquet/metadata): reject negative row-group indices in Subset by @fallintoplace in #1055
• fix(parquet/metadata): use default writer properties when props is nil by @fallintoplace in #1058
• fix(parquet/metadata): return schema initialization errors by @fallintoplace in #1056
• fix(parquet/pqarrow): propagate level builder errors by @fallintoplace in #1049
• fix(arrow/flight/session): clone option values by @fallintoplace in #1044
• fix(parquet/variant): validate metadata offset tables by @fallintoplace in #1063
• fix(arrow/csv): release Reader record builders by @fallintoplace in #1059
• fix(parquet/pqarrow): release partially constructed field readers by @fallintoplace in #1061
• fix(arrow/array): make dictionary suffix null indexes relative by @fallintoplace in #1064
• fix(parquet/pqarrow): prefer stored schema extension type on read by @twuebi in #1051
• fix(arrow/flight/flightsql): avoid double-retaining parameter readers by @fallintoplace in #1066
• fix(flightsql): isolate example SQLite databases by @fallintoplace in #1067
• fix(arrow): return an owned slice from Schema.FieldsByName by @fallintoplace in #1069
• fix(arrow/ipc): return errors for malformed file record batches by @fallintoplace in #1062
• fix(flight): return Unauthenticated for invalid unary auth tokens by @fallintoplace in #1070
• fix(arrow/array): always release JSON reader builder by @fallintoplace in #1065
• fix(flight): accept case-insensitive authorization schemes by @fallintoplace in #1071
• fix(parquet): reject short page writes by @fallintoplace in #1050
• fix(parquet/file): close file on OpenParquetFile errors by @fallintoplace in #1053
• fix(parquet): reject truncated footer signatures by @fallintoplace in #1074
• fix(arrow/ipc): reject non-dictionary initial messages by @fallintoplace in #1054
• feat(flightsql): allow configuring the driver memory allocator by @fallintoplace in #1076
• fix(arrow): avoid retains on invalid chunk construction by @fallintoplace in #1078
• fix(parquet): row-align V1 pages with offset indexes by @fallintoplace in #1075
• fix(arrow/array): clean up partial table construction by @fallintoplace in #1077
• fix(parquet_reader): propagate batch read errors by @fallintoplace in #1081
• fix(arrow): isolate schemas created by AddField by @fallintoplace in #1079
• fix(arrow/util): avoid protobuf map schema goroutines by @fallintoplace in #1082
• fix(array): format date arrays in String by @fallintoplace in #1068
• fix(parquet): report initialized row-group columns correctly by @fallintoplace in #1072
• fix(parquet): serialize column chunk file offsets by @fallintoplace in #1073
• fix(arrow/util): release protobuf record builders by @fallintoplace in #1084
• fix(arrow/util): release protobuf enum dictionaries by @fallintoplace in #1083
• fix(arrow/avro): stop reader workers before reuse by @fallintoplace in #1048
• fix(parquet): restore Arrow duration units from schema metadata by @fallintoplace in #1095
• fix(compute): round negative HalfToOdd ties correctly by @fallintoplace in #1094
• perf(arrow/bitutil): add SetBitSwap/ClearBitSwap, use in builder.SetNull by @tom-eon in #1090
• chore: Bump modernc.org/sqlite from 1.54.0 to 1.55.0 by @dependabot[bot] in #1091
• fix(array): compare sparse union slices at relative offsets by @fallintoplace in #1096
• fix(arrow/ipc): make writer failures terminal by @fallintoplace in #1047
• feat(parquet): add WithDictionaryCostFallback writer property by @tom-eon in #1036
• fix(parquet/pqarrow): release extension arrays after chunking by @fallintoplace in #1060
• fix(parquet/encoding): read ahead in the streaming value buffer by @joechenrh in #937
• fix(parquet/variant): preserve metadata keys when cloning by @fallintoplace in #1080
• test(arrow/util): cover zero-field protobuf records by @fallintoplace in #1085
• fix(arrow/scalar): preserve metadata in FromScalar by @fallintoplace in #1100
• fix(arrow/scalar): preserve binary cast target types by @fallintoplace in #1101
• fix(arrow/scalar): support boolean identity casts by @fallintoplace in #1102
• fix(arrow/util): handle invalid protobuf Any values by @fallintoplace in #1086
• fix(arrow/array): avoid copying initialized extension refcounts by @fallintoplace in #1089
• fix(parquet): preserve dictionary index types by @fallintoplace in #1098
• fix(parquet_reader): propagate statistics decoding errors by @fallintoplace in #1087
• fix(arrow/array): avoid panics cleaning partial tables by @fallintoplace in #1103
• fix(arrow/ipc): release reader state on schema errors by @fallintoplace in #1112
• fix(arrow/scalar): format extension values from storage scalars by @fallintoplace in #1111
• fix(arrow/array): isolate table columns from caller slices by @fallintoplace in #1105
• fix(arrow/scalar): preserve exact decimal string casts by @fallintoplace in #1107
• fix(arrow/tensor): validate typed constructor data by @fallintoplace in #1104
• fix(arrow/scalar): format interval scalars in String by @fallintoplace in #1115
• fix(arrow/array): preserve rows for empty-schema JSON input by @fallintoplace in #1117
• fix(arrow/util): return protobuf record conversion errors by @fallintoplace in #1088
• fix(arrow/scalar): validate FromScalar destinations by @fallintoplace in #1106
• fix(arrow/scalar): use wide offsets for large binary scalars by @fallintoplace in #1108
• fix(arrow/scalar): apply timestamp zones when casting to dates by @fallintoplace in #1110
• fix(arrow/ipc): validate file block framing and lengths by @fallintoplace in #1097
• fix(arrow/scalar): release partial children after failed struct extraction by @fallintoplace in #1118
• fix(arrow/ipc): return errors for invalid record indexes by @fallintoplace in #1120
• fix(parquet): read null fixed-size-list parents by @fallintoplace in #1099
• fix(arrow/scalar): release partial children after failed struct conversion by @fallintoplace in #1114
• chore: Bump github.com/klauspost/compress from 1.19.1 to 1.19.2 by @dependabot[bot] in #1166
• chore: Bump github.com/pierrec/lz4/v4 from 4.1.27 to 4.1.28 by @dependabot[bot] in #1168
• chore: Bump modernc.org/sqlite from 1.55.0 to 1.56.0 by @dependabot[bot] in #1165
• chore: Bump github.com/twmb/avro from 1.5.0 to 1.7.2 by @dependabot[bot] in #1167
• fix(parquet/metadata): return error for missing column metadata by @fallintoplace in #1137
• fix(arrow/array): widen dictionary index bounds checks by @fallintoplace in #1129
• fix(compute/exprs): avoid empty field reference panic by @fallintoplace in #1130
• fix(compute): handle odd temporal multiples by @fallintoplace in #1119
• fix(arrow/csv): preserve first row during headerless inference by @fallintoplace in #1145
• fix(arrow/array): bound table reader batches by @fallintoplace in #1146
• fix(arrow/extensions): compare JSON storage types semantically by @fallintoplace in #1150
• fix(arrow/ipc): preserve minSpaceSavings in stream writer by @fallintoplace in #1143
• fix(parquet/compress): honor LZ4 raw destination contract by @fallintoplace in #1147
• fix(arrow): reject duplicate union type codes by @fallintoplace in #1131
• fix(parquet/metadata): handle invalid row-group column indexes by @fallintoplace in #1125
• fix(compute/exec): handle missing validity buffers by @fallintoplace in #1136
• fix(compute/exec): report ListView buffer counts by @fallintoplace in #1133
• fix(arrow): include KeysSorted in map equality by @fallintoplace in #1134
• fix(compute): reject non-array-like filters by @fallintoplace in #1135
• fix(memory): handle zero-length checked reallocations by @fallintoplace in #1132
• fix(parquet/pqarrow): validate reader indexes by @fallintoplace in #1124
• fix(arrow/csv): validate custom converter row counts by @fallintoplace in #1148
• fix(parquet/encoding): honor BufferWriter offsets by @fallintoplace in #1144
• fix(flightsql): stop row streaming after close by @fallintoplace in #1151
• fix(flightsql): protect configured authorization metadata by @fallintoplace in #1153
• perf(parquet/pqarrow): avoid reflection in integer transfers by @fallintoplace in #1163
• fix(flightsql): reject unsupported transaction options by @fallintoplace in #1152
• fix(arrow/scalar): handle zero-length scalar arrays by @fallintoplace in #1116
• perf(arrow/array): pack validity values in batches by @fallintoplace in #1185
• feat(arrow/array): roll back JSON builder state after failed rows by @fallintoplace in #1113
• fix(arrow/ipc): avoid deadlock on compression errors by @fallintoplace in #1142
• fix(arrow/csv): append null for later parse failures by @fallintoplace in #1149
• feat(arrow/array): add ValueAsAny for native Go values by @dgvj-work in #1170
• perf(arrow/array): bulk append fixed-size list nulls and empty values by @fallintoplace in #1183
• perf(parquet): encode spaced booleans without compaction by @fallintoplace in #1175
• fix(parquet/pqarrow): reject decimal overflow in integer columns by @fallintoplace in #1122
• fix(arrow/array/arreflect): reject unrepresentable timestamps by @fallintoplace in #1123
• feat(compute): add cumulative_sum and cumulative_sum_checked by @fallintoplace in #1139
• fix(arrow/ipc): return compression errors from record encoder by @fallintoplace in #1141
• perf(arrow/array): bulk append fixed-width empty values by @fallintoplace in #1180
• perf(arrow/csv): reserve record builders for chunked reads by @fallintoplace in #1198
• perf(arrow/array): compare list values by valid runs by @fallintoplace in #1184
• perf(parquet): optimize numeric dictionary insertion by @fallintoplace in #1178
• feat(arrow/flight/sql): Add is_update field to ActionCreatePreparedStatementResult by @ennuite in #732
• chore: Bump google.golang.org/protobuf from 1.36.11 to 1.36.12 by @dependabot[bot] in #1207
• chore: Bump github.com/stretchr/testify from 1.11.1 to 1.12.0 by @dependabot[bot] in #1208
• feat(compute): add dictionary_encode by @fallintoplace in #1140
• perf(parquet): batch plain BYTE_ARRAY encoding by @fallintoplace in #1193
• fix(arrow/csv): append null for invalid fixed-size binary values by @fallintoplace in #1121
• fix(parquet/pqarrow): reject out-of-range INT96 timestamps by @fallintoplace in #1128
• perf(parquet): batch delta binary packed decoding by @fallintoplace in #1169
• perf(arrow/array): bulk append list nulls and empty values by @fallintoplace in #1187
• perf(parquet/pqarrow): decode booleans directly to bitmaps by @fallintoplace in #1182
• perf(parquet/pqarrow): build nullable fixed-size list children directly by @fallintoplace in #1195
• perf(internal/hashing): build binary memo offsets in one pass by @fallintoplace in #1196
• perf(arrow/compute): take chunked binary values without concatenation by @fallintoplace in #1199
• chore: Bump github.com/twmb/avro from 1.7.2 to 1.8.0 by @dependabot[bot] in #1209
• perf(arrow/array): reuse TableReader scratch slices by @fallintoplace in #1200
• fix(parquet/pqarrow): reject decimal overflow when writing integers by @fallintoplace in #1161
• fix(arrow/array): preserve run-end encoded empty values by @fallintoplace in #1156
• fix(compute): preserve caller context during execution by @fallintoplace in #1154
• fix(compute): propagate nested expression serialization errors by @fallintoplace in #1160
• fix(compute): report FuncMeta for meta functions by @fallintoplace in #1155
• chore: Bump google.golang.org/grpc from 1.83.0 to 1.83.1 by @dependabot[bot] in #1212
• chore: Bump github.com/pierrec/lz4/v4 from 4.1.28 to 4.1.29 by @dependabot[bot] in #1213
• chore: Bump modernc.org/sqlite from 1.56.0 to 1.57.0 by @dependabot[bot] in #1210
• perf(arrow/array): optimize bulk appends for binary builders by @fallintoplace in #1188
• chore: Bump github.com/stretchr/testify from 1.12.0 to 1.12.1 by @dependabot[bot] in #1211
• perf(arrow/array): avoid temporary buffers when concatenating by @fallintoplace in #1194
• perf(compute): batch contiguous filter take indices by @fallintoplace in #1197
• perf(arrow/ipc): slice already-zero-based offset buffers by @fallintoplace in #1191
• perf(parquet): encode RLE levels in batches by @fallintoplace in #1177
• fix(arrow): include REE value nullability in type equality by @fallintoplace in #1158
• fix(parquet): build bloom filters from dictionary entries by @fallintoplace in #1164
• fix(arrow): validate precision in NewDecimalType by @fallintoplace in #1162
• perf(arrow/csv): avoid materializing rows before writing by @fallintoplace in #1190
• perf(arrow/array): batch run-end encoded appends by @fallintoplace in #1214
• fix(arrow/array): validate union JSON type codes by @fallintoplace in #1157
• fix(parquet/variant): validate compound value bounds by @fallintoplace in #1126
• perf(arrow/array): validate dictionary indices by valid runs by @fallintoplace in #1181
• perf(parquet): bound Bloom filter hash batches by @fallintoplace in #1218
• perf(arrow/array): optimize bulk appends for struct builders by @fallintoplace in #1189
• fix(arrow): return owned field index slices by @fallintoplace in #1159
• perf(arrow/array): avoid temporary slices in Diff comparisons by @fallintoplace in #1239
• perf(parquet/compress): reuse gzip writers by @fallintoplace in #1238
• perf(parquet): reuse fixed-length zero scratch by @fallintoplace in #1236
• perf(compute): share logical row maps across aligned sorts by @fallintoplace in #1234
• perf(compute): fast-path single-span execution by @fallintoplace in #1233
• perf(parquet): reuse boolean spaced scratch by @fallintoplace in #1231
• perf(parquet): reuse delta PutSpaced scratch by @fallintoplace in #1230
• perf(arrow/array): remove map validity slice by @fallintoplace in #1228
• perf(arrow/array): copy same-dictionary indices directly by @fallintoplace in #1225
• perf(parquet): reuse dictionary decoder scratch by @fallintoplace in #1222
• perf(arrow/array): compare fixed-width values in bulk by @fallintoplace in #1171
• perf(arrow/array): compare boolean values by valid runs by @fallintoplace in #1186
• perf(arrow/array): avoid temporary buffers for binary concatenation by @fallintoplace in #1215
• perf(arrow/array): batch union null and empty appends by @fallintoplace in #1216
• perf(parquet): decode levels directly into int16 batches by @fallintoplace in #1176
• perf(parquet): batch DELTA_BYTE_ARRAY encoding by @fallintoplace in #1179
• perf(parquet/variant): skip metadata construction in Encode by @fallintoplace in #1217
• perf(parquet): decode BSS FLBA into contiguous storage by @fallintoplace in #1172
• perf(parquet): stop spaced expansion once aligned by @fallintoplace in #1220
• perf(arrow/ipc): reuse record encoder scratch by @fallintoplace in #1221
• perf(arrow/array): batch dictionary empty appends by @fallintoplace in #1223
• perf(compute): reserve binary view cast payload by @fallintoplace in #1227
• perf(compute): use stack scratch for null propagation by @fallintoplace in #1229
• perf(arrow/array): bulk append BinaryView nulls by @fallintoplace in #1232
• perf(arrow/array): use unsafe writes for binary bulk appends by @fallintoplace in #1240
• perf(arrow/array): compare union values in runs by @fallintoplace in #1244
• perf(arrow/array): batch-pack boolean values by @fallintoplace in #1237
• fix(parquet/pqarrow): require Variant value field when writing by @dgvj-work in #1242
• perf(arrow/compute): avoid goroutines for serial record filtering by @fallintoplace in #1245
• perf(parquet): reuse dictionary RLE decoder across pages by @fallintoplace in #1247
• perf(parquet/pqarrow): write record ranges directly by @fallintoplace in #1248
• perf(parquet/pqarrow): avoid goroutines for serial struct reads by @fallintoplace in #1250
• perf(parquet): decode RLE booleans into bitmaps by @fallintoplace in #1246
• feat(compute): add list_element by @fallintoplace in #1138
• perf(parquet): reuse DataPageV2 assembly buffer for eager writes by @fallintoplace in #1192
• perf(arrow/array): append fixed-width nulls in bulk by @fallintoplace in #1173
• perf(arrow/array): concatenate bitmaps directly by @fallintoplace in #1224
• perf(arrow/compute): avoid goroutines for serial take by @fallintoplace in #1226
• perf(compute): use typed memo insertion for numeric hashes by @fallintoplace in #1251
• perf(parquet): decode DELTA_BYTE_ARRAY into contiguous storage by @fallintoplace in #1252
• perf(parquet/pqarrow): use synchronous path for serial reads by @fallintoplace in #1235
• perf(arrow/array): reuse full chunks in NewChunkedSlice by @fallintoplace in #1257
• perf(parquet): reuse boolean Bloom filter hashes by @fallintoplace in #1258
• perf(arrow/ipc): release dictionary payloads eagerly by @fallintoplace in #1259
• perf(parquet): SIMD BYTE_STREAM_SPLIT encoding by @fallintoplace in #1260
• perf(parquet): reuse DELTA byte-array scratch by @fallintoplace in #1261
• perf(parquet/pqarrow): write FixedSizeBinary values directly by @fallintoplace in #1263
• chore: Bump github.com/andybalholm/brotli from 1.2.2 to 1.2.3 by @dependabot[bot] in #1270
• chore: Bump google.golang.org/grpc from 1.83.1 to 1.83.2 by @dependabot[bot] in #1271
• feat(extensions): add VariantGet for path extraction from variant arrays by @nssalian in #1206
• perf(parquet): use typed memo insertion for byte-array dictionaries by @derekperkins in #1272
• fix(arrow/array): clamp run ends when concatenating a sliced RunEndEncoded array by @winklemad in #1219
• fix(parquet): guard byte-stream-split encoder release against never-flushed buffer by @tom-eon in #1273
• perf(bitutil): add ARM64 NEON bitmap operations by @fallintoplace in #1264
• perf(arrow/array): compare binary values by valid runs by @fallintoplace in #1174
• perf(compute): add ARM64 NEON arithmetic kernels by @fallintoplace in #1265
• perf(parquet/compress): reuse Brotli writers across encodes by @fallintoplace in #1254
• perf(arrow/array): skip full-range SliceEqual slices by @fallintoplace in #1249
• perf(parquet): vectorize fixed-width dictionary materialization by @fallintoplace in #1269
• perf(compute): add ARM64 NEON comparison kernels by @fallintoplace in #1266
• perf(parquet/pqarrow): write binary values from Arrow offsets by @fallintoplace in #1262
• fix(arrow/extensions): reject Null Variant typed_value by @dgvj-work in #1243
• fix(arrow/extensions): use canonical Variant extension name by @dgvj-work in #1241
• chore: bump version number by @zeroshade in #1276
• test(parquet): reduce macOS race test memory pressure by @zeroshade in #1275
• fix(parquet): explicitly release bloom builders by @zeroshade in #1280
• ci: retry and cache dependency downloads by @zeroshade in #1279
• fix(compute): discard results after cancellation by @zeroshade in #1278
• ci: use bundled GTest for conda integration by @zeroshade in #1277
• fix(parquet): stop BYTE_STREAM_SPLIT FLBA spaced decode aliasing output by @zeroshade in #1256
• perf(compute): vectorize mixed int32 filters with AVX2 by @fallintoplace in #1284
• perf(compute): add ARM64 NEON constant multiplication by @fallintoplace in #1268
• perf(compute): vectorize numeric to boolean casts by @fallintoplace in #1282
• fix(arrow/scalar): align timestamp timezone parsing by @fallintoplace in #1109
• perf(internal/utils): add ARM64 NEON min/max for 8- and 16-bit integers by @fallintoplace in #1281
• perf(arrow/array): SIMD-pack boolean slices into bitmaps by @fallintoplace in #1283
• chore: fix failing build tags by @zeroshade in #1285
• perf(compute): SIMD-compact fragmented filters into take indices by @fallintoplace in #1287
• perf(compute): add ARM64 NEON comparisons for 8- and 16-bit integers by @fallintoplace in #1288
• perf(compute): add ARM64 NEON compression for null-free 32-bit fixed-width filters by @fallintoplace in #1286

New Contributors

• @C-Loftus made their first contribution in #960
• @tom-eon made their first contribution in #1027
• @prochac made their first contribution in #830
• @dgvj-work made their first contribution in #1170
• @ennuite made their first contribution in #732
• @derekperkins made their first contribution in #1272
• @winklemad made their first contribution in #1219

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