feat: add support for parquet content defined chunking options

datafusion/common/src/config.rs

@@ -687,6 +687,137 @@ config_namespace! {
     }
 }
 
+/// Options for content-defined chunking (CDC) when writing parquet files.
+/// See [`ParquetOptions::use_content_defined_chunking`].
+///
+/// Can be enabled with default options by setting
+/// `use_content_defined_chunking` to `true`, or configured with sub-fields
+/// like `use_content_defined_chunking.min_chunk_size`.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq)]
+pub struct CdcOptions {
+    /// Minimum chunk size in bytes. The rolling hash will not trigger a split
+    /// until this many bytes have been accumulated. Default is 256 KiB.
+    pub min_chunk_size: usize,
+
+    /// Maximum chunk size in bytes. A split is forced when the accumulated
+    /// size exceeds this value. Default is 1 MiB.
+    pub max_chunk_size: usize,
+
+    /// Normalization level. Increasing this improves deduplication ratio
+    /// but increases fragmentation. Recommended range is [-3, 3], default is 0.
+    pub norm_level: i32,
+}
+
+// Note: `CdcOptions` intentionally does NOT implement `Default` so that the
+// blanket `impl<F: ConfigField + Default> ConfigField for Option<F>` does not
+// apply. This allows the specific `impl ConfigField for Option<CdcOptions>`
+// below to handle "true"/"false" for enabling/disabling CDC.
+// Use `CdcOptions::default()` (the inherent method) instead of `Default::default()`.
+impl CdcOptions {
+    /// Returns a new `CdcOptions` with default values.
+    #[expect(clippy::should_implement_trait)]
+    pub fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            min_chunk_size: 256 * 1024,
+            max_chunk_size: 1024 * 1024,
+            norm_level: 0,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl ConfigField for CdcOptions {
+    fn set(&mut self, key: &str, value: &str) -> Result<()> {
+        let (key, rem) = key.split_once('.').unwrap_or((key, ""));
+        match key {
+            "min_chunk_size" => self.min_chunk_size.set(rem, value),
+            "max_chunk_size" => self.max_chunk_size.set(rem, value),
+            "norm_level" => self.norm_level.set(rem, value),
+            _ => _config_err!("Config value \"{}\" not found on CdcOptions", key),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn visit<V: Visit>(&self, v: &mut V, key_prefix: &str, _description: &'static str) {
+        let key = format!("{key_prefix}.min_chunk_size");
+        self.min_chunk_size.visit(v, &key, "Minimum chunk size in bytes. The rolling hash will not trigger a split until this many bytes have been accumulated. Default is 256 KiB.");
+        let key = format!("{key_prefix}.max_chunk_size");
+        self.max_chunk_size.visit(v, &key, "Maximum chunk size in bytes. A split is forced when the accumulated size exceeds this value. Default is 1 MiB.");
+        let key = format!("{key_prefix}.norm_level");
+        self.norm_level.visit(v, &key, "Normalization level. Increasing this improves deduplication ratio but increases fragmentation. Recommended range is [-3, 3], default is 0.");
+    }
+
+    fn reset(&mut self, key: &str) -> Result<()> {
+        let (key, rem) = key.split_once('.').unwrap_or((key, ""));
+        match key {
+            "min_chunk_size" => {
+                if rem.is_empty() {
+                    self.min_chunk_size = CdcOptions::default().min_chunk_size;
+                    Ok(())
+                } else {
+                    self.min_chunk_size.reset(rem)
+                }
+            }
+            "max_chunk_size" => {
+                if rem.is_empty() {
+                    self.max_chunk_size = CdcOptions::default().max_chunk_size;
+                    Ok(())
+                } else {
+                    self.max_chunk_size.reset(rem)
+                }
+            }
+            "norm_level" => {
+                if rem.is_empty() {
+                    self.norm_level = CdcOptions::default().norm_level;
+                    Ok(())
+                } else {
+                    self.norm_level.reset(rem)
+                }
+            }
+            _ => _config_err!("Config value \"{}\" not found on CdcOptions", key),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// `ConfigField` for `Option<CdcOptions>` — allows setting the option to
+/// `"true"` (enable with defaults) or `"false"` (disable), in addition to
+/// setting individual sub-fields like `min_chunk_size`.
+impl ConfigField for Option<CdcOptions> {
+    fn visit<V: Visit>(&self, v: &mut V, key: &str, description: &'static str) {
+        match self {
+            Some(s) => s.visit(v, key, description),
+            None => v.none(key, description),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn set(&mut self, key: &str, value: &str) -> Result<()> {
+        if key.is_empty() {
+            match value.to_ascii_lowercase().as_str() {
+                "true" => {
+                    *self = Some(CdcOptions::default());
+                    Ok(())
+                }
+                "false" => {
+                    *self = None;
+                    Ok(())
+                }
+                _ => _config_err!(
+                    "Expected 'true' or 'false' for use_content_defined_chunking, got '{value}'"
+                ),
+            }
+        } else {
+            self.get_or_insert_with(CdcOptions::default).set(key, value)
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn reset(&mut self, key: &str) -> Result<()> {
+        if key.is_empty() {
+            *self = None;
+            Ok(())
+        } else {
+            self.get_or_insert_with(CdcOptions::default).reset(key)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 config_namespace! {
     /// Options for reading and writing parquet files
     ///
@@ -872,6 +1003,12 @@ config_namespace! {
         /// writing out already in-memory data, such as from a cached
         /// data frame.
         pub maximum_buffered_record_batches_per_stream: usize, default = 2
+
+        /// (writing) EXPERIMENTAL: Enable content-defined chunking (CDC) when writing
+        /// parquet files. When `Some`, CDC is enabled with the given options; when `None`
+        /// (the default), CDC is disabled. When CDC is enabled, parallel writing is
+        /// automatically disabled since the chunker state must persist across row groups.
+        pub use_content_defined_chunking: Option<CdcOptions>, default = None
     }
 }
 
@@ -1826,6 +1963,7 @@ config_field!(usize);
 config_field!(f64);
 config_field!(u64);
 config_field!(u32);
+config_field!(i32);
 
 impl ConfigField for u8 {
     fn visit<V: Visit>(&self, v: &mut V, key: &str, description: &'static str) {
@@ -3579,4 +3717,77 @@ mod tests {
             "Invalid or Unsupported Configuration: Invalid parquet writer version: 3.0. Expected one of: 1.0, 2.0"
         );
     }
+
+    #[cfg(feature = "parquet")]
+    #[test]
+    fn set_cdc_option_with_boolean_true() {
+        use crate::config::ConfigOptions;
+
+        let mut config = ConfigOptions::default();
+        assert!(
+            config
+                .execution
+                .parquet
+                .use_content_defined_chunking
+                .is_none()
+        );
+
+        // Setting to "true" should enable CDC with default options
+        config
+            .set(
+                "datafusion.execution.parquet.use_content_defined_chunking",
+                "true",
+            )
+            .unwrap();
+        let cdc = config
+            .execution
+            .parquet
+            .use_content_defined_chunking
+            .as_ref()
+            .expect("CDC should be enabled");
+        assert_eq!(cdc.min_chunk_size, 256 * 1024);
+        assert_eq!(cdc.max_chunk_size, 1024 * 1024);
+        assert_eq!(cdc.norm_level, 0);
+
+        // Setting to "false" should disable CDC
+        config
+            .set(
+                "datafusion.execution.parquet.use_content_defined_chunking",
+                "false",
+            )
+            .unwrap();
+        assert!(
+            config
+                .execution
+                .parquet
+                .use_content_defined_chunking
+                .is_none()
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(feature = "parquet")]
+    #[test]
+    fn set_cdc_option_with_subfields() {
+        use crate::config::ConfigOptions;
+
+        let mut config = ConfigOptions::default();
+
+        // Setting sub-fields should also enable CDC
+        config
+            .set(
+                "datafusion.execution.parquet.use_content_defined_chunking.min_chunk_size",
+                "1024",
+            )
+            .unwrap();
+        let cdc = config
+            .execution
+            .parquet
+            .use_content_defined_chunking
+            .as_ref()
+            .expect("CDC should be enabled");
+        assert_eq!(cdc.min_chunk_size, 1024);
+        // Other fields should be defaults
+        assert_eq!(cdc.max_chunk_size, 1024 * 1024);
+        assert_eq!(cdc.norm_level, 0);
+    }
 }

datafusion/common/src/file_options/parquet_writer.rs

@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ impl TryFrom<&TableParquetOptions> for WriterPropertiesBuilder {
             global,
             column_specific_options,
             key_value_metadata,
-            crypto: _,
+            ..
         } = table_parquet_options;
 
         let mut builder = global.into_writer_properties_builder()?;
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ impl ParquetOptions {
             bloom_filter_on_write,
             bloom_filter_fpp,
             bloom_filter_ndv,
+            use_content_defined_chunking,
 
             // not in WriterProperties
             enable_page_index: _,
@@ -247,6 +248,26 @@ impl ParquetOptions {
         if let Some(encoding) = encoding {
             builder = builder.set_encoding(parse_encoding_string(encoding)?);
         }
+        if let Some(cdc) = use_content_defined_chunking {
+            if cdc.min_chunk_size == 0 {
+                return Err(DataFusionError::Configuration(
+                    "CDC min_chunk_size must be greater than 0".to_string(),
+                ));
+            }
+            if cdc.max_chunk_size <= cdc.min_chunk_size {
+                return Err(DataFusionError::Configuration(format!(
+                    "CDC max_chunk_size ({}) must be greater than min_chunk_size ({})",
+                    cdc.max_chunk_size, cdc.min_chunk_size
+                )));
+            }
+            builder = builder.set_content_defined_chunking(Some(
+                parquet::file::properties::CdcOptions {
+                    min_chunk_size: cdc.min_chunk_size,
+                    max_chunk_size: cdc.max_chunk_size,
+                    norm_level: cdc.norm_level,
+                },
+            ));
+        }
 
         Ok(builder)
     }
@@ -388,7 +409,9 @@ mod tests {
     use super::*;
     #[cfg(feature = "parquet_encryption")]
     use crate::config::ConfigFileEncryptionProperties;
-    use crate::config::{ParquetColumnOptions, ParquetEncryptionOptions, ParquetOptions};
+    use crate::config::{
+        CdcOptions, ParquetColumnOptions, ParquetEncryptionOptions, ParquetOptions,
+    };
     use crate::parquet_config::DFParquetWriterVersion;
     use parquet::basic::Compression;
     use parquet::file::properties::{
@@ -460,6 +483,7 @@ mod tests {
             skip_arrow_metadata: defaults.skip_arrow_metadata,
             coerce_int96: None,
             max_predicate_cache_size: defaults.max_predicate_cache_size,
+            use_content_defined_chunking: defaults.use_content_defined_chunking.clone(),
         }
     }
 
@@ -576,6 +600,13 @@ mod tests {
                 binary_as_string: global_options_defaults.binary_as_string,
                 skip_arrow_metadata: global_options_defaults.skip_arrow_metadata,
                 coerce_int96: None,
+                use_content_defined_chunking: props.content_defined_chunking().map(|c| {
+                    CdcOptions {
+                        min_chunk_size: c.min_chunk_size,
+                        max_chunk_size: c.max_chunk_size,
+                        norm_level: c.norm_level,
+                    }
+                }),
             },
             column_specific_options,
             key_value_metadata,
@@ -786,6 +817,74 @@ mod tests {
         );
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn test_cdc_enabled_with_custom_options() {
+        let mut opts = TableParquetOptions::default();
+        opts.global.use_content_defined_chunking = Some(CdcOptions {
+            min_chunk_size: 128 * 1024,
+            max_chunk_size: 512 * 1024,
+            norm_level: 2,
+        });
+        opts.arrow_schema(&Arc::new(Schema::empty()));
+
+        let props = WriterPropertiesBuilder::try_from(&opts).unwrap().build();
+        let cdc = props.content_defined_chunking().expect("CDC should be set");
+        assert_eq!(cdc.min_chunk_size, 128 * 1024);
+        assert_eq!(cdc.max_chunk_size, 512 * 1024);
+        assert_eq!(cdc.norm_level, 2);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_cdc_disabled_by_default() {
+        let mut opts = TableParquetOptions::default();
+        opts.arrow_schema(&Arc::new(Schema::empty()));
+
+        let props = WriterPropertiesBuilder::try_from(&opts).unwrap().build();
+        assert!(props.content_defined_chunking().is_none());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_cdc_round_trip_through_writer_props() {
+        let mut opts = TableParquetOptions::default();
+        opts.global.use_content_defined_chunking = Some(CdcOptions {
+            min_chunk_size: 64 * 1024,
+            max_chunk_size: 2 * 1024 * 1024,
+            norm_level: -1,
+        });
+        opts.arrow_schema(&Arc::new(Schema::empty()));
+
+        let props = WriterPropertiesBuilder::try_from(&opts).unwrap().build();
+        let recovered = session_config_from_writer_props(&props);
+
+        let cdc = recovered.global.use_content_defined_chunking.unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(cdc.min_chunk_size, 64 * 1024);
+        assert_eq!(cdc.max_chunk_size, 2 * 1024 * 1024);
+        assert_eq!(cdc.norm_level, -1);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_cdc_validation_zero_min_chunk_size() {
+        let mut opts = TableParquetOptions::default();
+        opts.global.use_content_defined_chunking = Some(CdcOptions {
+            min_chunk_size: 0,
+            ..CdcOptions::default()
+        });
+        opts.arrow_schema(&Arc::new(Schema::empty()));
+        assert!(WriterPropertiesBuilder::try_from(&opts).is_err());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_cdc_validation_max_not_greater_than_min() {
+        let mut opts = TableParquetOptions::default();
+        opts.global.use_content_defined_chunking = Some(CdcOptions {
+            min_chunk_size: 512 * 1024,
+            max_chunk_size: 256 * 1024,
+            ..CdcOptions::default()
+        });
+        opts.arrow_schema(&Arc::new(Schema::empty()));
+        assert!(WriterPropertiesBuilder::try_from(&opts).is_err());
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn test_bloom_filter_set_ndv_only() {
         // the TableParquetOptions::default, with only ndv set