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Investigate numpy-array-like Arrow view to avoid the scatter copy

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numpy, python, sqlalchemy

调研方向

Start by reading SQLBackendArray._raw_getitem and the eager aggregation path, then review the _array_like contract in xarray/core/variable.py referenced in the issue. Prototype an adapter for float64 PyArrow arrays and compare the copy and round-trip behavior. Done means the prototype shows whether the scatter copy can be avoided and how indexing and .chunk() behave.

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SQLBackendArray._raw_getitem and the eager aggregation path both copy PyArrow RecordBatch columns into a preallocated numpy buffer (one read pass per batch column). The copy is necessary today because PyArrow buffers are immutable views and numpy needs a writable buffer.

xarray.Variable does not strictly require a numpy ndarray; it accepts anything that meets the _array_like contract (see xarray/core/variable.py#L373). If we can wrap a pyarrow.Array in a tiny adapter that satisfies that contract, the scatter step becomes a pointer assignment and the round-trip skips a full read pass.

Open questions:

  • Do we need contiguous storage per dim, or can we hand xarray a list of pyarrow.Array chunks with a custom __array__ that materializes lazily?
  • How does indexing (slicing, fancy indexing) compose with the adapter once xarray asks for sub-views?
  • Does this play nicely with the chunked / dask path users will reach for after .chunk()?

Worth prototyping on a single dtype family first (float64) to see if the adapter shape is even tractable.

Spun out of #167.

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