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Implement snappy compression

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Assessment

Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
25/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
java
Domain
data

Research direction

No file, entry point, or test is named in the issue. Start by locating compression-related code and tests in arrow-java, then determine the integration needed for Snappy support. Done means arrow-java supports Snappy compression with corresponding test coverage.

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Description

Type: enhancement
Describe the enhancement requested

Enables arrow-java to support snappy compression.

Dominant language
Java
Stars
95
Forks
154
Avg merge
2d 10h
Merged PRs (30d)
11

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

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