Improved dictionary

src/array/dictionary/ffi.rs

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use crate::{
     array::{FromFfi, PrimitiveArray, ToFfi},
-    error::Result,
+    error::Error,
     ffi,
 };
 
@@ -25,16 +25,20 @@ unsafe impl<K: DictionaryKey> ToFfi for DictionaryArray<K> {
 }
 
 impl<K: DictionaryKey, A: ffi::ArrowArrayRef> FromFfi<A> for DictionaryArray<K> {
-    unsafe fn try_from_ffi(array: A) -> Result<Self> {
+    unsafe fn try_from_ffi(array: A) -> Result<Self, Error> {
         // keys: similar to PrimitiveArray, but the datatype is the inner one
         let validity = unsafe { array.validity() }?;
         let values = unsafe { array.buffer::<K>(1) }?;
 
-        let data_type = K::PRIMITIVE.into();
-        let keys = PrimitiveArray::<K>::try_new(data_type, values, validity)?;
-        let values = array.dictionary()?.unwrap();
+        let data_type = array.data_type().clone();
+
+        let keys = PrimitiveArray::<K>::try_new(K::PRIMITIVE.into(), values, validity)?;
+        let values = array
+            .dictionary()?
+            .ok_or_else(|| Error::oos("Dictionary Array must contain a dictionary in ffi"))?;
         let values = ffi::try_from(values)?;
 
-        Ok(DictionaryArray::<K>::from_data(keys, values))
+        // the assumption of this trait
+        DictionaryArray::<K>::try_new_unchecked(data_type, keys, values)
     }
 }

src/array/dictionary/fmt.rs

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ pub fn write_value<K: DictionaryKey, W: Write>(
     let values = array.values();
 
     if keys.is_valid(index) {
-        let key = keys.value(index).to_usize().unwrap();
+        let key = array.key_value(index);
         get_display(values.as_ref(), null)(f, key)
     } else {
         write!(f, "{}", null)

src/array/dictionary/iterator.rs

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use crate::bitmap::utils::{zip_validity, ZipValidity};
+use crate::bitmap::utils::ZipValidity;
 use crate::scalar::Scalar;
 use crate::trusted_len::TrustedLen;
 
@@ -66,18 +66,3 @@ impl<'a, K: DictionaryKey> IntoIterator for &'a DictionaryArray<K> {
         self.iter()
     }
 }
-
-impl<'a, K: DictionaryKey> DictionaryArray<K> {
-    /// Returns an iterator of `Option<Box<dyn Array>>`
-    pub fn iter(&'a self) -> ZipIter<'a, K> {
-        zip_validity(
-            DictionaryValuesIter::new(self),
-            self.keys.validity().as_ref().map(|x| x.iter()),
-        )
-    }
-
-    /// Returns an iterator of `Box<dyn Array>`
-    pub fn values_iter(&'a self) -> ValuesIter<'a, K> {
-        DictionaryValuesIter::new(self)
-    }
-}

src/array/dictionary/mod.rs

@@ -1,7 +1,14 @@
+use std::hint::unreachable_unchecked;
+
 use crate::{
-    bitmap::Bitmap,
+    bitmap::{
+        utils::{zip_validity, ZipValidity},
+        Bitmap,
+    },
     datatypes::{DataType, IntegerType},
+    error::Error,
     scalar::{new_scalar, Scalar},
+    trusted_len::TrustedLen,
     types::NativeType,
 };
 
@@ -13,12 +20,23 @@ pub use iterator::*;
 pub use mutable::*;
 
 use super::{new_empty_array, primitive::PrimitiveArray, Array};
-use crate::scalar::NullScalar;
+use super::{new_null_array, specification::check_indexes};
 
 /// Trait denoting [`NativeType`]s that can be used as keys of a dictionary.
-pub trait DictionaryKey: NativeType + num_traits::NumCast + num_traits::FromPrimitive {
+pub trait DictionaryKey: NativeType + TryInto<usize> + TryFrom<usize> {
     /// The corresponding [`IntegerType`] of this key
     const KEY_TYPE: IntegerType;
+
+    /// Represents this key as a `usize`.
+    /// # Safety
+    /// The caller _must_ have checked that the value can be casted to `usize`.
+    #[inline]
+    unsafe fn as_usize(self) -> usize {
+        match self.try_into() {
+            Ok(v) => v,
+            Err(_) => unreachable_unchecked(),
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 impl DictionaryKey for i8 {
@@ -46,47 +64,166 @@ impl DictionaryKey for u64 {
     const KEY_TYPE: IntegerType = IntegerType::UInt64;
 }
 
-/// An [`Array`] whose values are encoded by keys. This [`Array`] is useful when the cardinality of
+/// An [`Array`] whose values are stored as indices. This [`Array`] is useful when the cardinality of
 /// values is low compared to the length of the [`Array`].
+///
+/// # Safety
+/// This struct guarantees that each item of [`DictionaryArray::keys`] is castable to `usize` and
+/// its value is smaller than [`DictionaryArray::values`]`.len()`. In other words, you can safely
+/// use `unchecked` calls to retrive the values
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct DictionaryArray<K: DictionaryKey> {
     data_type: DataType,
     keys: PrimitiveArray<K>,
     values: Box<dyn Array>,
 }
 
+fn check_data_type(
+    key_type: IntegerType,
+    data_type: &DataType,
+    values_data_type: &DataType,
+) -> Result<(), Error> {
+    if let DataType::Dictionary(key, value, _) = data_type.to_logical_type() {
+        if *key != key_type {
+            return Err(Error::oos(
+                "DictionaryArray must be initialized with a DataType::Dictionary whose integer is compatible to its keys",
+            ));
+        }
+        if value.as_ref().to_logical_type() != values_data_type.to_logical_type() {
+            return Err(Error::oos(
+                "DictionaryArray must be initialized with a DataType::Dictionary whose value is equal to its values",
+            ));
+        }
+    } else {
+        return Err(Error::oos(
+            "DictionaryArray must be initialized with logical DataType::Dictionary",
+        ));
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 impl<K: DictionaryKey> DictionaryArray<K> {
+    /// Returns a new [`DictionaryArray`].
+    /// # Implementation
+    /// This function is `O(N)` where `N` is the length of keys
+    /// # Errors
+    /// This function errors iff
+    /// * the `data_type`'s logical type is not a `DictionaryArray`
+    /// * the `data_type`'s keys is not compatible with `keys`
+    /// * the `data_type`'s values's data_type is not equal with `values.data_type()`
+    /// * any of the keys's values is not represented in `usize` or is `>= values.len()`
+    pub fn try_new(
+        data_type: DataType,
+        keys: PrimitiveArray<K>,
+        values: Box<dyn Array>,
+    ) -> Result<Self, Error> {
+        check_data_type(K::KEY_TYPE, &data_type, values.data_type())?;
+
+        check_indexes(keys.values(), values.len())?;
+
+        Ok(Self {
+            data_type,
+            keys,
+            values,
+        })
+    }
+
+    /// Returns a new [`DictionaryArray`].
+    /// # Implementation
+    /// This function is `O(N)` where `N` is the length of keys
+    /// # Errors
+    /// This function errors iff
+    /// * any of the keys's values is not represented in `usize` or is `>= values.len()`
+    pub fn try_from_keys(keys: PrimitiveArray<K>, values: Box<dyn Array>) -> Result<Self, Error> {
+        let data_type = Self::default_data_type(values.data_type().clone());
+        Self::try_new(data_type, keys, values)
+    }
+
+    /// Returns a new [`DictionaryArray`].
+    /// # Errors
+    /// This function errors iff
+    /// * the `data_type`'s logical type is not a `DictionaryArray`
+    /// * the `data_type`'s keys is not compatible with `keys`
+    /// * the `data_type`'s values's data_type is not equal with `values.data_type()`
+    /// # Safety
+    /// The caller must ensure that every keys's values is represented in `usize` and is `< values.len()`
+    pub unsafe fn try_new_unchecked(
+        data_type: DataType,
+        keys: PrimitiveArray<K>,
+        values: Box<dyn Array>,
+    ) -> Result<Self, Error> {
+        check_data_type(K::KEY_TYPE, &data_type, values.data_type())?;
+
+        Ok(Self {
+            data_type,
+            keys,
+            values,
+        })
+    }
+
     /// Returns a new empty [`DictionaryArray`].
     pub fn new_empty(data_type: DataType) -> Self {
-        let values = Self::get_child(&data_type);
+        let values = Self::try_get_child(&data_type).unwrap();
         let values = new_empty_array(values.clone());
-        let data_type = K::PRIMITIVE.into();
-        Self::from_data(PrimitiveArray::<K>::new_empty(data_type), values)
+        Self::try_new(
+            data_type,
+            PrimitiveArray::<K>::new_empty(K::PRIMITIVE.into()),
+            values,
+        )
+        .unwrap()
     }
 
     /// Returns an [`DictionaryArray`] whose all elements are null
     #[inline]
     pub fn new_null(data_type: DataType, length: usize) -> Self {
-        let values = Self::get_child(&data_type);
-        let data_type = K::PRIMITIVE.into();
-        Self::from_data(
-            PrimitiveArray::<K>::new_null(data_type, length),
-            new_empty_array(values.clone()),
+        let values = Self::try_get_child(&data_type).unwrap();
+        let values = new_null_array(values.clone(), 1);
+        Self::try_new(
+            data_type,
+            PrimitiveArray::<K>::new_null(K::PRIMITIVE.into(), length),
+            values,
         )
+        .unwrap()
     }
 
-    /// The canonical method to create a new [`DictionaryArray`].
-    pub fn from_data(keys: PrimitiveArray<K>, values: Box<dyn Array>) -> Self {
-        let data_type =
-            DataType::Dictionary(K::KEY_TYPE, Box::new(values.data_type().clone()), false);
+    /// Returns an iterator of [`Option<Box<dyn Scalar>>`].
+    /// # Implementation
+    /// This function will allocate a new [`Scalar`] per item and is usually not performant.
+    /// Consider calling `keys_iter` and `values`, downcasting `values`, and iterating over that.
+    pub fn iter(&self) -> ZipValidity<Box<dyn Scalar>, DictionaryValuesIter<K>> {
+        zip_validity(
+            DictionaryValuesIter::new(self),
+            self.keys.validity().as_ref().map(|x| x.iter()),
+        )
+    }
 
-        Self {
-            data_type,
-            keys,
-            values,
+    /// Returns an iterator of [`Box<dyn Scalar>`]
+    /// # Implementation
+    /// This function will allocate a new [`Scalar`] per item and is usually not performant.
+    /// Consider calling `keys_iter` and `values`, downcasting `values`, and iterating over that.
+    pub fn values_iter(&self) -> DictionaryValuesIter<K> {
+        DictionaryValuesIter::new(self)
+    }
+
+    /// Returns the [`DataType`] of this [`DictionaryArray`]
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn data_type(&self) -> &DataType {
+        &self.data_type
+    }
+
+    /// Returns whether the values of this [`DictionaryArray`] are ordered
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn is_ordered(&self) -> bool {
+        match self.data_type.to_logical_type() {
+            DataType::Dictionary(_, _, is_ordered) => *is_ordered,
+            _ => unreachable!(),
         }
     }
 
+    pub(crate) fn default_data_type(values_datatype: DataType) -> DataType {
+        DataType::Dictionary(K::KEY_TYPE, Box::new(values_datatype), false)
+    }
+
     /// Creates a new [`DictionaryArray`] by slicing the existing [`DictionaryArray`].
     /// # Panics
     /// iff `offset + length > self.len()`.
@@ -124,10 +261,7 @@ impl<K: DictionaryKey> DictionaryArray<K> {
     pub fn set_validity(&mut self, validity: Option<Bitmap>) {
         self.keys.set_validity(validity);
     }
-}
 
-// accessors
-impl<K: DictionaryKey> DictionaryArray<K> {
     /// Returns the length of this array
     #[inline]
     pub fn len(&self) -> usize {
@@ -147,21 +281,46 @@ impl<K: DictionaryKey> DictionaryArray<K> {
         &self.keys
     }
 
+    /// Returns an iterator of the keys' values of the [`DictionaryArray`] as `usize`
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn keys_values_iter(&self) -> impl TrustedLen<Item = usize> + Clone + '_ {
+        // safety - invariant of the struct
+        self.keys.values_iter().map(|x| unsafe { x.as_usize() })
+    }
+
+    /// Returns an iterator of the keys' of the [`DictionaryArray`] as `usize`
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn keys_iter(&self) -> impl TrustedLen<Item = Option<usize>> + Clone + '_ {
+        // safety - invariant of the struct
+        self.keys.iter().map(|x| x.map(|x| unsafe { x.as_usize() }))
+    }
+
+    /// Returns the keys' value of the [`DictionaryArray`] as `usize`
+    /// # Panics
+    /// This function panics iff `index >= self.len()`
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn key_value(&self, index: usize) -> usize {
+        // safety - invariant of the struct
+        unsafe { self.keys.values()[index].as_usize() }
+    }
+
     /// Returns the values of the [`DictionaryArray`].
     #[inline]
     pub fn values(&self) -> &Box<dyn Array> {
         &self.values
     }
 
     /// Returns the value of the [`DictionaryArray`] at position `i`.
+    /// # Implementation
+    /// This function will allocate a new [`Scalar`] and is usually not performant.
+    /// Consider calling `keys` and `values`, downcasting `values`, and iterating over that.
+    /// # Panic
+    /// This function panics iff `index >= self.len()`
     #[inline]
     pub fn value(&self, index: usize) -> Box<dyn Scalar> {
-        if self.keys.is_null(index) {
-            Box::new(NullScalar::new())
-        } else {
-            let index = self.keys.value(index).to_usize().unwrap();
-            new_scalar(self.values.as_ref(), index)
-        }
+        // safety - invariant of this struct
+        let index = unsafe { self.keys.value(index).as_usize() };
+        new_scalar(self.values.as_ref(), index)
     }
 
     /// Boxes self into a [`Box<dyn Array>`].
@@ -173,15 +332,16 @@ impl<K: DictionaryKey> DictionaryArray<K> {
     pub fn arced(self) -> std::sync::Arc<dyn Array> {
         std::sync::Arc::new(self)
     }
-}
 
-impl<K: DictionaryKey> DictionaryArray<K> {
-    pub(crate) fn get_child(data_type: &DataType) -> &DataType {
-        match data_type {
+    pub(crate) fn try_get_child(data_type: &DataType) -> Result<&DataType, Error> {
+        Ok(match data_type.to_logical_type() {
             DataType::Dictionary(_, values, _) => values.as_ref(),
-            DataType::Extension(_, inner, _) => Self::get_child(inner),
-            _ => panic!("DictionaryArray must be initialized with DataType::Dictionary"),
-        }
+            _ => {
+                return Err(Error::oos(
+                    "Dictionaries must be initialized with DataType::Dictionary",
+                ))
+            }
+        })
     }
 }
 
@@ -213,12 +373,15 @@ impl<K: DictionaryKey> Array for DictionaryArray<K> {
     fn slice(&self, offset: usize, length: usize) -> Box<dyn Array> {
         Box::new(self.slice(offset, length))
     }
+
     unsafe fn slice_unchecked(&self, offset: usize, length: usize) -> Box<dyn Array> {
         Box::new(self.slice_unchecked(offset, length))
     }
+
     fn with_validity(&self, validity: Option<Bitmap>) -> Box<dyn Array> {
         Box::new(self.clone().with_validity(validity))
     }
+
     fn to_boxed(&self) -> Box<dyn Array> {
         Box::new(self.clone())
     }