Read nested Parquet 2-level lists correctly

parquet/src/arrow/arrow_reader/mod.rs

@@ -937,7 +937,7 @@ mod tests {
     };
     use arrow_array::*;
     use arrow_buffer::{i256, ArrowNativeType, Buffer, IntervalDayTime};
-    use arrow_data::ArrayDataBuilder;
+    use arrow_data::{ArrayData, ArrayDataBuilder};
     use arrow_schema::{
         ArrowError, DataType as ArrowDataType, Field, Fields, Schema, SchemaRef, TimeUnit,
     };
@@ -4065,4 +4065,54 @@ mod tests {
             }
         }
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_read_old_nested_list() {
+        use arrow::datatypes::DataType;
+        use arrow::datatypes::ToByteSlice;
+
+        let testdata = arrow::util::test_util::parquet_test_data();
+        // message my_record {
+        //     REQUIRED group a (LIST) {
+        //         REPEATED group array (LIST) {
+        //             REPEATED INT32 array;
+        //         }
+        //     }
+        // }
+        // should be read as list<list<int32>>
+        let path = format!("{testdata}/old_list_structure.parquet");
+        let test_file = File::open(path).unwrap();
+
+        // create expected ListArray
+        let a_values = Int32Array::from(vec![1, 2, 3, 4]);
+
+        // Construct a buffer for value offsets, for the nested array: [[1, 2], [3, 4]]
+        let a_value_offsets = arrow::buffer::Buffer::from([0, 2, 4].to_byte_slice());
+
+        // Construct a list array from the above two
+        let a_list_data = ArrayData::builder(DataType::List(Arc::new(Field::new(
+            "array",
+            DataType::Int32,
+            false,
+        ))))
+        .len(2)
+        .add_buffer(a_value_offsets)
+        .add_child_data(a_values.into_data())
+        .build()
+        .unwrap();
+        let a = ListArray::from(a_list_data);
+
+        let builder = ParquetRecordBatchReaderBuilder::try_new(test_file).unwrap();
+        let mut reader = builder.build().unwrap();
+        let out = reader.next().unwrap().unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(out.num_rows(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(out.num_columns(), 1);
+        // grab first column
+        let c0 = out.column(0);
+        let c0arr = c0.as_any().downcast_ref::<ListArray>().unwrap();
+        // get first row: [[1, 2], [3, 4]]
+        let r0 = c0arr.value(0);
+        let r0arr = r0.as_any().downcast_ref::<ListArray>().unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(r0arr, &a);
+    }
 }

parquet/src/arrow/schema/complex.rs

@@ -448,15 +448,21 @@ impl Visitor {
             };
         }
 
+        // test to see if the repeated field is a struct or one-tuple
         let items = repeated_field.get_fields();
         if items.len() != 1
-            || repeated_field.name() == "array"
-            || repeated_field.name() == format!("{}_tuple", list_type.name())
+            || (!repeated_field.is_list()
+                && !repeated_field.has_single_repeated_child()
+                && (repeated_field.name() == "array"
+                    || repeated_field.name() == format!("{}_tuple", list_type.name())))
         {
-            // If the repeated field is a group with multiple fields, then its type is the element type and elements are required.
+            // If the repeated field is a group with multiple fields, then its type is the element
+            // type and elements are required.
             //
-            // If the repeated field is a group with one field and is named either array or uses the LIST-annotated group's name
-            // with _tuple appended then the repeated type is the element type and elements are required.
+            // If the repeated field is a group with one field and is named either array or uses
+            // the LIST-annotated group's name with _tuple appended then the repeated type is the
+            // element type and elements are required. But this rule only applies if the
+            // repeated field is not annotated, and the single child field is not `repeated`.
             let context = VisitorContext {
                 rep_level: context.rep_level,
                 def_level,

parquet/src/record/reader.rs

@@ -345,6 +345,19 @@ impl Reader {
     /// <https://github.com/apache/parquet-format/blob/master/LogicalTypes.md>
     ///   #backward-compatibility-rules
     fn is_element_type(repeated_type: &Type) -> bool {
+        // For legacy 2-level list types whose element type is a 2-level list
+        //
+        //    // ARRAY<ARRAY<INT>> (nullable list, non-null elements)
+        //    optional group my_list (LIST) {
+        //      repeated group array (LIST) {
+        //        repeated int32 array;
+        //      };
+        //    }
+        //
+        if repeated_type.is_list() || repeated_type.has_single_repeated_child() {
+            return false;
+        }
+
         // For legacy 2-level list types with primitive element type, e.g.:
         //
         //    // ARRAY<INT> (nullable list, non-null elements)
@@ -1839,4 +1852,21 @@ mod tests {
         let iter = row_group_reader.get_row_iter(schema)?;
         Ok(iter.map(|row| row.unwrap()).collect())
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_read_old_nested_list() {
+        let rows = test_file_reader_rows("old_list_structure.parquet", None).unwrap();
+        let expected_rows = vec![row![(
+            "a".to_string(),
+            Field::ListInternal(make_list(
+                [
+                    make_list([1, 2].map(Field::Int).to_vec()),
+                    make_list([3, 4].map(Field::Int).to_vec())
+                ]
+                .map(Field::ListInternal)
+                .to_vec()
+            ))
+        ),]];
+        assert_eq!(rows, expected_rows);
+    }
 }

parquet/src/schema/types.rs

@@ -202,6 +202,29 @@ impl Type {
         self.get_basic_info().has_repetition()
             && self.get_basic_info().repetition() != Repetition::REQUIRED
     }
+
+    /// Returns `true` if this type is annotated as a list.
+    pub fn is_list(&self) -> bool {
+        if self.is_group() {
+            let basic_info = self.get_basic_info();
+            if let Some(logical_type) = basic_info.logical_type() {
+                return logical_type == LogicalType::List;
+            }
+            return basic_info.converted_type() == ConvertedType::LIST;
+        }
+        false
+    }
+
+    /// Returns `true` if this type is a group with a single child field that is `repeated`.
+    pub fn has_single_repeated_child(&self) -> bool {
+        if self.is_group() {
+            let children = self.get_fields();
+            return children.len() == 1
+                && children[0].get_basic_info().has_repetition()
+                && children[0].get_basic_info().repetition() == Repetition::REPEATED;
+        }
+        false
+    }
 }
 
 /// A builder for primitive types. All attributes are optional