[SPARK-13759][SQL] Add IsNotNull constraints for expressions with an inequality #11594
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What changes were proposed in this pull request?
This PR adds support for inferring
IsNotNull
constraints from expressions with an!==
. More specifically, if an operator has a condition ona !== b
, we know that botha
andb
in the operator output can no longer be null.How was this patch tested?
ConstraintPropagationSuite
to test for expressions with an inequality.NullFilteringSuite
for making sure an Inner join with a "non-equal" condition appropriately filters out null from their input.cc @nongli