Struct rerun::external::re_log_types::DataTable

pub struct DataTable {
    pub table_id: TableId,
    pub col_row_id: VecDeque<RowId>,
    pub col_timelines: BTreeMap<Timeline, VecDeque<Option<i64>>>,
    pub col_entity_path: VecDeque<EntityPath>,
    pub columns: BTreeMap<ComponentName, DataCellColumn>,
}

A sparse table’s worth of data, i.e. a batch of events: a collection of DataRows. This is the top-level layer in our data model.

Behind the scenes, a DataTable is organized in columns, where columns are represented by sparse lists of DataCells. Cells within a single list are likely to reference shared, contiguous heap memory.

Cloning a DataTable can be very costly depending on the contents.

Field visibility

To facilitate destructuring (let DataTable { .. } = row), all the fields in DataTable are public.

Modifying any of these fields from outside this crate is considered undefined behavior. Use the appropriate getters and setters instead.

Layout

A table is a collection of sparse rows, which are themselves collections of cells, where each cell can contain an arbitrary number of instances:

[
  [[C1, C1, C1], [], [C3], [C4, C4, C4], …],
  [None, [C2, C2], [], [C4], …],
  [None, [C2, C2], [], None, …],
  …
]

Consider this example:

let row0 = {
    let points: &[MyPoint] = &[[10.0, 10.0].into(), [20.0, 20.0].into()];
    let colors: &[_] = &[MyColor::from_rgb(128, 128, 128)];
    let labels: &[Label] = &[];
    DataRow::from_cells3(RowId::new(), "a", timepoint(1, 1), (points, colors, labels))?
};
let row1 = {
    let colors: &[MyColor] = &[];
    DataRow::from_cells1(RowId::new(), "b", timepoint(1, 2), colors)?
};
let row2 = {
    let colors: &[_] = &[MyColor::from_rgb(255, 255, 255)];
    let labels: &[_] = &[Label("hey".into())];
    DataRow::from_cells2(RowId::new(), "c", timepoint(2, 1), (colors, labels))?
};
let table = DataTable::from_rows(table_id, [row0, row1, row2]);

A table has no arrow representation nor datatype of its own, as it is merely a collection of independent rows.

The table above translates to the following, where each column is contiguous in memory:

┌──────────┬───────────────────────────────┬──────────────────────────────────┬───────────────────┬─────────────┬──────────────────────────────────┬─────────────────┐
│ frame_nr ┆ log_time                      ┆ rerun.row_id                     ┆ rerun.entity_path ┆  ┆ rerun.components.Point2D                    ┆ rerun.components.Color │
╞══════════╪═══════════════════════════════╪══════════════════════════════════╪═══════════════════╪═════════════╪══════════════════════════════════╪═════════════════╡
│ 1        ┆ 2023-04-05 09:36:47.188796402 ┆ 1753004ACBF5D6E651F2983C3DAF260C ┆ a                 ┆ []          ┆ [{x: 10, y: 10}, {x: 20, y: 20}] ┆ [2155905279]    │
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│ 1        ┆ 2023-04-05 09:36:47.188852222 ┆ 1753004ACBF5D6E651F2983C3DAF260C ┆ b                 ┆ -           ┆ -                                ┆ []              │
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│ 2        ┆ 2023-04-05 09:36:47.188855872 ┆ 1753004ACBF5D6E651F2983C3DAF260C ┆ c                 ┆ [hey]       ┆ -                                ┆ [4294967295]    │
└──────────┴───────────────────────────────┴──────────────────────────────────┴───────────────────┴─────────────┴──────────────────────────────────┴─────────────────┘

Example

let row0 = {
    let points: &[MyPoint] = &[MyPoint { x: 10.0, y: 10.0 }, MyPoint { x: 20.0, y: 20.0 }];
    let colors: &[_] = &[MyColor(0xff7f7f7f)];
    let labels: &[MyLabel] = &[];

    DataRow::from_cells3(
        RowId::new(),
        "a",
        timepoint(1, 1),
        (points, colors, labels),
    ).unwrap()
};

let row1 = {
    let colors: &[MyColor] = &[];

    DataRow::from_cells1(RowId::new(), "b", timepoint(1, 2), colors).unwrap()
};

let row2 = {
    let colors: &[_] = &[MyColor(0xff7f7f7f)];
    let labels: &[_] = &[MyLabel("hey".into())];

    DataRow::from_cells2(
        RowId::new(),
        "c",
        timepoint(2, 1),
        (colors, labels),
    ).unwrap()
};

let table_in = DataTable::from_rows(table_id, [row0, row1, row2]);
eprintln!("Table in:\n{table_in}");

let (schema, columns) = table_in.serialize().unwrap();
// eprintln!("{schema:#?}");
eprintln!("Wired chunk:\n{columns:#?}");

let table_out = DataTable::deserialize(table_id, &schema, &columns).unwrap();
eprintln!("Table out:\n{table_out}");

Fields

table_id: TableId

Auto-generated TUID, uniquely identifying this batch of data and keeping track of the client’s wall-clock.

col_row_id: VecDeque<RowId>

The entire column of RowIds.

Keeps track of the unique identifier for each row that was generated by the clients.

col_timelines: BTreeMap<Timeline, VecDeque<Option<i64>>>

All the rows for all the time columns.

The times are optional since not all rows are guaranteed to have a timestamp for every single timeline (though it is highly likely to be the case in practice).

col_entity_path: VecDeque<EntityPath>

The entire column of EntityPaths.

The entity each row relates to, respectively.

columns: BTreeMap<ComponentName, DataCellColumn>

All the rows for all the component columns.

The cells are optional since not all rows will have data for every single component (i.e. the table is sparse).

Implementations

impl DataTable

pub fn new(table_id: TableId) -> DataTable

Creates a new empty table with the given ID.

pub fn from_rows( table_id: TableId, rows: impl IntoIterator<Item = DataRow> ) -> DataTable

Builds a new DataTable from an iterable of DataRows.

impl DataTable

pub fn num_rows(&self) -> u32

pub fn to_rows(&self) -> impl ExactSizeIterator

Fails if any row has two or more cells share the same component type.

pub fn timepoint_max(&self) -> TimePoint

Computes the maximum value for each and every timeline present across this entire table, and returns the corresponding TimePoint.

pub fn compute_all_size_bytes(&mut self)

Compute and cache the total (heap) allocated size of each individual underlying DataCell. This does nothing for cells whose size has already been computed and cached before.

Beware: this is very costly!

impl DataTable

pub fn serialize( &self ) -> Result<(Schema, Chunk<Box<dyn Array>>), DataTableError>

Serializes the entire table into an arrow payload and schema.

A serialized DataTable contains two kinds of columns: control & data.

• Control columns are those that drive the behavior of the storage systems. They are always present, always dense, and always deserialized upon reception by the server. Internally, time columns are (de)serialized separately from the rest of the control columns for efficiency/QOL concerns: that doesn’t change the fact that they are control columns all the same!
• Data columns are the ones that hold component data. They are optional, potentially sparse, and never deserialized on the server-side (not by the storage systems, at least).

pub fn serialize_control_column<'a, C>( values: &'a VecDeque<C> ) -> Result<(Field, Box<dyn Array>), DataTableError>

where C: Component + 'a, Cow<'a, C>: From<&'a C>,

Serializes a single control column: an iterable of dense arrow-like data.

pub fn serialize_primitive_column<T>( name: &str, values: &VecDeque<T>, datatype: Option<DataType> ) -> (Field, Box<dyn Array>)

where T: NativeType,

Serializes a single control column; optimized path for primitive datatypes.

pub fn serialize_data_column( name: &str, column: &VecDeque<Option<DataCell>> ) -> Result<(Field, Box<dyn Array>), DataTableError>

Serializes a single data column.

pub fn serialize_primitive_deque_opt<T>( data: &VecDeque<Option<T>> ) -> PrimitiveArray<T>

where T: NativeType,

pub fn serialize_primitive_deque<T>(data: &VecDeque<T>) -> PrimitiveArray<T>

where T: NativeType,

impl DataTable

pub fn deserialize( table_id: TableId, schema: &Schema, chunk: &Chunk<Box<dyn Array>> ) -> Result<DataTable, DataTableError>

Deserializes an entire table from an arrow payload and schema.

impl DataTable

pub fn from_arrow_msg(msg: &ArrowMsg) -> Result<DataTable, DataTableError>

Deserializes the contents of an ArrowMsg into a DataTable.

pub fn to_arrow_msg(&self) -> Result<ArrowMsg, DataTableError>

Serializes the contents of a DataTable into an ArrowMsg.

impl DataTable

pub fn similar(table1: &DataTable, table2: &DataTable) -> Result<(), Error>

Checks whether two DataTables are similar, i.e. not equal on a byte-level but functionally equivalent.

Returns Ok(()) if they match, or an error containing a detailed diff otherwise.

impl DataTable

Crafts a simple but interesting DataTable.

pub fn example(timeless: bool) -> DataTable

Trait Implementations

impl Clone for DataTable

fn clone(&self) -> DataTable

Returns a copy of the value.

fn clone_from(&mut self, source: &Self)

Performs copy-assignment from source.

impl Debug for DataTable

fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter<'_>) -> Result<(), Error>

Formats the value using the given formatter.

impl Display for DataTable

fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter<'_>) -> Result<(), Error>

Formats the value using the given formatter.

impl PartialEq for DataTable

fn eq(&self, other: &DataTable) -> bool

This method tests for self and other values to be equal, and is used by ==.

fn ne(&self, other: &Rhs) -> bool

This method tests for !=. The default implementation is almost always sufficient, and should not be overridden without very good reason.

impl SizeBytes for DataTable

fn heap_size_bytes(&self) -> u64

Returns the total size of self on the heap, in bytes.

fn total_size_bytes(&self) -> u64

Returns the total size of self in bytes, accounting for both stack and heap space.

fn stack_size_bytes(&self) -> u64

Returns the total size of self on the stack, in bytes.

fn is_pod() -> bool

Is Self just plain old data?

impl StructuralPartialEq for DataTable