JSON input barfs on {"emptylist":[]}

[chadbrewbaker]

Describe the bug
JSON inuput barfs on {"emptylist":[]}

stack backtrace:
   0: rust_begin_unwind
             at /rustc/0b42deaccc2cbe17a68067aa5fdb76104369e1fd/library/std/src/panicking.rs:498:5
   1: core::panicking::panic_fmt
             at /rustc/0b42deaccc2cbe17a68067aa5fdb76104369e1fd/library/core/src/panicking.rs:107:14
   2: parquet::arrow::levels::LevelInfo::filter_array_indices
   3: parquet::arrow::arrow_writer::write_leaf
   4: parquet::arrow::arrow_writer::write_leaves
   5: parquet::arrow::arrow_writer::write_leaves
   6: parquet::arrow::arrow_writer::ArrowWriter<W>::write
   7: json2parquet::main

I was driving the library with https://github.com/domoritz/json2parquet

thread 'main' panicked at 'Cannot filter indices on a non-primitive array, found List(true)', /PATH/parquet-6.1.0/src/arrow/levels.rs:757:18

To Reproduce
{"emptylist":[]}

Expected behavior
Same as pyarrow, it does not barf the Parquet writer.

pyarrow.Table
emptylist: list<item: null>
  child 0, item: null
----
emptylist: [[0 nulls]]

Additional context

[alamb]

Thanks for the report @chadbrewbaker --

[nevi-me]

These parquet bugs are mostly/all my fault. I was working on fixing them a few months ago, but there's been significant changes in my time, and I left them hanging. I really apologise for that.

[novemberkilo]

I am interested in picking this up please // @alamb

[novemberkilo]

@nevi-me @alamb I started with json2parquet and found the shape of the RecordBatch that corresponded to {"emptylist": []} (see below). This then guided me to writing the test that I've committed for now. I get the same panic and error message so I think I am on the right track. Any suggestions for where the actual fix might be? I'm spelunking around but if either of you (or anyone else familiar with the code here) can help orient me, that would help.

I ran json2parquet on {"emptylist": []} and placed a dbg! on what is sent to the writer:

[src/main.rs:182] &batch = Ok(
    RecordBatch {
        schema: Schema {
            fields: [
                Field {
                    name: "emptylist",
                    data_type: List(
                        Field {
                            name: "item",
                            data_type: Null,
                            nullable: true,
                            dict_id: 0,
                            dict_is_ordered: false,
                            metadata: None,
                        },
                    ),
                    nullable: true,
                    dict_id: 0,
                    dict_is_ordered: false,
                    metadata: None,
                },
            ],
            metadata: {},
        },
        columns: [
            ListArray
            [
              NullArray(0),
            ],
        ],
    },
)
thread 'main' panicked at 'Cannot filter indices on a non-primitive array, found List(true)', /home/navin/.cargo/registry/src/jackfan.us.kg-1ecc6299db9ec823/parquet-6.3.0/src/arrow/levels.rs:757:18

[alamb]

I am not an expert in this code @novemberkilo -- I think @nevi-me is currently focused on other things, so I am not sure he will have time to answer. Perhaps looking at the "blame" (or history) of the relevant code might lead to some others to ask?

I also think @tustvold has been looking at this code recently

[novemberkilo]

This is relevant to this issue #1063 (comment)