delta-io/delta

[Kernel][Defaults] Support `COALESCE` for all data types in the `DefaultExpressionHandler`

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#2,416 opened on Dec 28, 2023

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Description

Feature request

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Overview

#2415 adds support for COALESCE for boolean type expressions. We should support all data types.

Further details

#2415 already adds the needed changes. To support more data types we just need to add tests and remove the check that allows only boolean type in DefaultExpressionEvaluator.

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Research direction
Examine the changes in PR #2415 to understand how COALESCE was implemented for boolean types, then add similar tests for other data types and remove the boolean only restriction in DefaultExpressionEvaluator.
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scala
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backenddatabase
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2
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