Consolidate dataframe example (apache#13410)

* Consolidate dataframe example

* update readme

* Update datafusion-examples/examples/dataframe.rs

* Update datafusion-examples/README.md

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Co-authored-by: Oleks V <[email protected]>

datafusion-examples/README.md

@@ -57,8 +57,7 @@ cargo run --example dataframe
 - [`custom_datasource.rs`](examples/custom_datasource.rs): Run queries against a custom datasource (TableProvider)
 - [`custom_file_format.rs`](examples/custom_file_format.rs): Write data to a custom file format
 - [`dataframe-to-s3.rs`](examples/external_dependency/dataframe-to-s3.rs): Run a query using a DataFrame against a parquet file from s3 and writing back to s3
-- [`dataframe.rs`](examples/dataframe.rs): Run a query using a DataFrame against a local parquet file
-- [`dataframe_in_memory.rs`](examples/dataframe_in_memory.rs): Run a query using a DataFrame against data in memory
+- [`dataframe.rs`](examples/dataframe.rs): Run a query using a DataFrame API against parquet files, csv files, and in-memory data
 - [`dataframe_output.rs`](examples/dataframe_output.rs): Examples of methods which write data out from a DataFrame
 - [`deserialize_to_struct.rs`](examples/deserialize_to_struct.rs): Convert query results into rust structs using serde
 - [`expr_api.rs`](examples/expr_api.rs): Create, execute, simplify, analyze and coerce `Expr`s

datafusion-examples/examples/dataframe.rs

@@ -15,90 +15,82 @@
 // specific language governing permissions and limitations
 // under the License.
 
+use arrow::array::{ArrayRef, Int32Array, RecordBatch, StringArray};
 use datafusion::arrow::datatypes::{DataType, Field, Schema};
 use datafusion::error::Result;
 use datafusion::prelude::*;
 use std::fs::File;
 use std::io::Write;
+use std::sync::Arc;
 use tempfile::tempdir;
 
-/// This example demonstrates executing a simple query against an Arrow data source (Parquet) and
-/// fetching results, using the DataFrame trait
+/// This example demonstrates using DataFusion's DataFrame API to
+///
+/// * [read_parquet]: execute queries against parquet files
+/// * [read_csv]: execute queries against csv files
+/// * [read_memory]: execute queries against in-memory arrow data
 #[tokio::main]
 async fn main() -> Result<()> {
-    // create local execution context
+    // The SessionContext is the main high level API for interacting with DataFusion
     let ctx = SessionContext::new();
+    read_parquet(&ctx).await?;
+    read_csv(&ctx).await?;
+    read_memory(&ctx).await?;
+    Ok(())
+}
 
+/// Use DataFrame API to
+/// 1. Read parquet files,
+/// 2. Show the schema
+/// 3. Select columns and rows
+async fn read_parquet(ctx: &SessionContext) -> Result<()> {
+    // Find the local path of "alltypes_plain.parquet"
     let testdata = datafusion::test_util::parquet_test_data();
-
     let filename = &format!("{testdata}/alltypes_plain.parquet");
 
-    // define the query using the DataFrame trait
-    let df = ctx
-        .read_parquet(filename, ParquetReadOptions::default())
-        .await?
-        .select_columns(&["id", "bool_col", "timestamp_col"])?
-        .filter(col("id").gt(lit(1)))?;
-
-    // print the results
-    df.show().await?;
-
-    // create a csv file waiting to be written
-    let dir = tempdir()?;
-    let file_path = dir.path().join("example.csv");
-    let file = File::create(&file_path)?;
-    write_csv_file(file);
-
-    // Reading CSV file with inferred schema example
-    let csv_df =
-        example_read_csv_file_with_inferred_schema(file_path.to_str().unwrap()).await;
-    csv_df.show().await?;
-
-    // Reading CSV file with defined schema
-    let csv_df = example_read_csv_file_with_schema(file_path.to_str().unwrap()).await;
-    csv_df.show().await?;
-
-    // Reading PARQUET file and print describe
+    // Read the parquet files and show its schema using 'describe'
     let parquet_df = ctx
         .read_parquet(filename, ParquetReadOptions::default())
         .await?;
-    parquet_df.describe().await.unwrap().show().await?;
 
-    let dyn_ctx = ctx.enable_url_table();
-    let df = dyn_ctx
-        .sql(&format!("SELECT * FROM '{}'", file_path.to_str().unwrap()))
+    // show its schema using 'describe'
+    parquet_df.clone().describe().await?.show().await?;
+
+    // Select three columns and filter the results
+    // so that only rows where id > 1 are returned
+    parquet_df
+        .select_columns(&["id", "bool_col", "timestamp_col"])?
+        .filter(col("id").gt(lit(1)))?
+        .show()
         .await?;
-    df.show().await?;
 
     Ok(())
 }
 
-// Function to create an test CSV file
-fn write_csv_file(mut file: File) {
-    // Create the data to put into the csv file with headers
-    let content = r#"id,time,vote,unixtime,rating
-a1,"10 6, 2013",3,1381017600,5.0
-a2,"08 9, 2013",2,1376006400,4.5"#;
-    // write the data
-    file.write_all(content.as_ref())
-        .expect("Problem with writing file!");
-}
+/// Use the DataFrame API to
+/// 1. Read CSV files
+/// 2. Optionally specify schema
+async fn read_csv(ctx: &SessionContext) -> Result<()> {
+    // create example.csv file in a temporary directory
+    let dir = tempdir()?;
+    let file_path = dir.path().join("example.csv");
+    {
+        let mut file = File::create(&file_path)?;
+        // write CSV data
+        file.write_all(
+            r#"id,time,vote,unixtime,rating
+    a1,"10 6, 2013",3,1381017600,5.0
+    a2,"08 9, 2013",2,1376006400,4.5"#
+                .as_bytes(),
+        )?;
+    } // scope closes the file
+    let file_path = file_path.to_str().unwrap();
 
-// Example to read data from a csv file with inferred schema
-async fn example_read_csv_file_with_inferred_schema(file_path: &str) -> DataFrame {
-    // Create a session context
-    let ctx = SessionContext::new();
-    // Register a lazy DataFrame using the context
-    ctx.read_csv(file_path, CsvReadOptions::default())
-        .await
-        .unwrap()
-}
+    // You can read a CSV file and DataFusion will infer the schema automatically
+    let csv_df = ctx.read_csv(file_path, CsvReadOptions::default()).await?;
+    csv_df.show().await?;
 
-// Example to read csv file with a defined schema for the csv file
-async fn example_read_csv_file_with_schema(file_path: &str) -> DataFrame {
-    // Create a session context
-    let ctx = SessionContext::new();
-    // Define the schema
+    // If you know the types of your data you can specify them explicitly
     let schema = Schema::new(vec![
         Field::new("id", DataType::Utf8, false),
         Field::new("time", DataType::Utf8, false),
@@ -112,6 +104,38 @@ async fn example_read_csv_file_with_schema(file_path: &str) -> DataFrame {
         schema: Some(&schema),
         ..Default::default()
     };
-    // Register a lazy DataFrame by using the context and option provider
-    ctx.read_csv(file_path, csv_read_option).await.unwrap()
+    let csv_df = ctx.read_csv(file_path, csv_read_option).await?;
+    csv_df.show().await?;
+
+    // You can also create DataFrames from the result of sql queries
+    // and using the `enable_url_table` refer to local files directly
+    let dyn_ctx = ctx.clone().enable_url_table();
+    let csv_df = dyn_ctx
+        .sql(&format!("SELECT rating, unixtime FROM '{}'", file_path))
+        .await?;
+    csv_df.show().await?;
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+/// Use the DataFrame API to:
+/// 1. Read in-memory data.
+async fn read_memory(ctx: &SessionContext) -> Result<()> {
+    // define data in memory
+    let a: ArrayRef = Arc::new(StringArray::from(vec!["a", "b", "c", "d"]));
+    let b: ArrayRef = Arc::new(Int32Array::from(vec![1, 10, 10, 100]));
+    let batch = RecordBatch::try_from_iter(vec![("a", a), ("b", b)])?;
+
+    // declare a table in memory. In Apache Spark API, this corresponds to createDataFrame(...).
+    ctx.register_batch("t", batch)?;
+    let df = ctx.table("t").await?;
+
+    // construct an expression corresponding to "SELECT a, b FROM t WHERE b = 10" in SQL
+    let filter = col("b").eq(lit(10));
+    let df = df.select_columns(&["a", "b"])?.filter(filter)?;
+
+    // print the results
+    df.show().await?;
+
+    Ok(())
 }