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This adds dictionary-page row-group pruning for Parquet files written without encoding_stats or without a dictionary_page_offset.

No encoding stats: in dictionary_pages_byte_ranges(), the chunk's encodings list now stands in for encoding_stats when deciding whether every page is dictionary encoded.

No dictionary page offset: the new dictionary_pages_byte_ranges_include_unbounded() also returns a range for a chunk that has neither a dictionary_page_offset nor an offset index. For such a chunk it returns a dictionary_byte_range with is_exact = false, covering the whole chunk from data_page_offset. That is where the dictionary page must start if the chunk has one. The caller reads the range, or a prefix of it. Then it calls the new dictionary_page_length() to check whether a whole dictionary page is there and how long it is, and trims the buffer to that length. If no whole page is there, it passes an empty span instead. filter_row_groups_with_dictionary_pages() now fails if a non-empty span does not hold a dictionary page.

Such chunks come from parquet-mr before 1.12.0, which never wrote dictionary_page_offset (PARQUET-1850). Since this only serves files from those writers, cuDF exposes these ranges only through dictionary_pages_byte_ranges_include_unbounded(). dictionary_pages_byte_ranges() is unchanged. Reading and trimming upper-bound ranges is left to callers such as spark-rapids-jni.

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  • New Features
    • Added dictionary-page range discovery that identifies exact ranges and marks upper-bound estimates when page offsets are unavailable.
    • Added tools to measure complete dictionary-page lengths and cap reads to a specified maximum, including from host buffers.
  • Bug Fixes
    • Improved handling of non-dictionary pages during hybrid scans so they aren’t treated as dictionary data.
    • Improved dictionary-page detection when encoding metadata is incomplete, skipping chunks that cannot be safely identified.

The change adds C++ and Java APIs to retrieve dictionary-page byte ranges, including upper bounds when footer metadata cannot confirm a page offset. It also adds page-length measurement and tests for range discovery, absent pages, and dictionary-based row-group pruning.

Changes: Dictionary Page Discovery and Use

Layer / File(s) Summary
Collect and expose dictionary-page ranges
cpp/include/cudf/io/experimental/hybrid_scan.hpp, cpp/src/io/parquet/experimental/hybrid_scan_helpers.*, cpp/src/io/parquet/experimental/hybrid_scan_impl.*, cpp/src/io/parquet/experimental/hybrid_scan.cpp, cpp/src/io/parquet/experimental/hybrid_scan_multifile.cpp, cpp/tests/io/experimental/hybrid_scan_filters_test.cpp
The C++ reader adds an API for ranges with exact or upper-bound extents. The shared collector checks encodings and supports upper-bound ranges when enabled. Tests cover dictionary and plain-fallback chunks with varying footer metadata.
Measure and validate dictionary pages
cpp/include/cudf/io/experimental/hybrid_scan.hpp, cpp/src/io/parquet/experimental/hybrid_scan.cpp, cpp/src/io/parquet/experimental/hybrid_scan_preprocess.cu, cpp/src/io/parquet/page_hdr.cu, cpp/src/io/parquet/parquet_gpu.hpp
dictionary_page_length returns the length of a complete dictionary page at the start of a byte span, or no value otherwise. Header decoding clears chunk data and the dictionary-page count for non-dictionary pages with nonempty spans. Page metadata initialization uses reset_page_info.
Expose ranges and lengths to Java
java/src/main/java/ai/rapids/cudf/DictionaryByteRange.java, java/src/main/java/ai/rapids/cudf/HybridScanReader.java, java/src/main/native/include/hybrid_scan_jni_internal.hpp, java/src/main/native/src/HybridScanReaderJni*, java/src/main/native/src/HybridScanReaderJniInternal.cpp, java/src/test/java/ai/rapids/cudf/HybridScanReaderTest.java
Java adds extent values, capped reads for upper-bound ranges, and APIs for retrieving ranges and measuring page lengths. JNI bridges these APIs to C++. Tests cover capped reads, page lengths, and pruning with measured page data.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Change: Feature

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to de439

The change adds opt-in dictionary-page range discovery and length measurement for Parquet files lacking encoding stats or offset indexes. The existing exact-range behavior is unchanged. No merge-blocking risk was identified.

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Description check Passed The description clearly explains dictionary-page pruning for Parquet files without encoding statistics, dictionary-page offsets, or offset indexes. It matches the changeset and objectives.
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java/src/test/java/ai/rapids/cudf/HybridScanReaderTest.java (1)

1383-1383: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | 🏗️ Heavy lift

Exercise an actual upper-bound range in the pruning test.

This fixture produces EXACT ranges. The test therefore passes even if discovery or measurement fails for a chunk without dictionary_page_offset and an offset index. Add a legacy-writer fixture that returns UPPER_BOUND_IF_PRESENT. Verify the capped read, measured page length, and pruning result. Include a chunk whose first page is a valid data page to check the absent-dictionary case. (github.com)

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In `@java/src/test/java/ai/rapids/cudf/HybridScanReaderTest.java` at line 1383,
Update the pruning test around OpenReader.pageIndex and withFilter to use a
legacy-writer fixture that produces UPPER_BOUND_IF_PRESENT ranges. Verify the
capped read, measured page length, and pruning result, including a chunk whose
first page is a valid data page with no dictionary_page_offset.

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In `@cpp/src/io/parquet/experimental/hybrid_scan_preprocess.cu`:
- Around line 93-107: Update the dictionary-header decoding flow around
decode_dictionary_page_headers so an untrimmed upper_bound_if_present span with
multiple data pages can classify the first page and reach the existing PageInfo
reset, while retaining strict span validation for normal page spans. Add a C++
regression test covering multiple data pages with no dictionary page.

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In `@java/src/test/java/ai/rapids/cudf/HybridScanReaderTest.java`:
- Line 1383: Update the pruning test around OpenReader.pageIndex and withFilter
to use a legacy-writer fixture that produces UPPER_BOUND_IF_PRESENT ranges.
Verify the capped read, measured page length, and pruning result, including a
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java/src/test/java/ai/rapids/cudf/HybridScanReaderTest.java (1)

1383-1383: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Exercise an upper-bound dictionary range in the end-to-end test.

OpenReader.pageIndex(tmp) uses a cuDF-written fixture with dictionary_page_offset, so dictionaryPagesByteRangesIncludeUnbounded() returns only EXACT ranges. The pruning test therefore does not cover discovery of an upper bound when the offset index and dictionary_page_offset are absent.

Add a fixture with that metadata state. Check both a present dictionary page and an absent page. The absent-page case must measure zero and must not prune the row group.

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Extend the end-to-end pruning test around `OpenReader.pageIndex(tmp)` with a
fixture that omits both the offset index and `dictionary_page_offset`,
exercising upper-bound dictionary ranges. Check a present dictionary page and an
absent page; assert the absent-page case measures zero and does not prune the
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- Line 1383: Extend the end-to-end pruning test around
`OpenReader.pageIndex(tmp)` with a fixture that omits both the offset index and
`dictionary_page_offset`, exercising upper-bound dictionary ranges. Check a
present dictionary page and an absent page; assert the absent-page case measures
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Could the test also run filter_row_groups_with_dictionary_pages with drop_stats=true and check that the row group zero survives, since the fall back to the encoding list now changes what dictionary_pages_byte_ranges() returns?

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done

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struct dictionary_byte_range {
byte_range_info byte_range; ///< Byte range to read from the file
bool is_exact; ///< True if `byte_range` is exactly the page, else is an upper bound

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bool is_exact; ///< True if `byte_range` is exactly the page, else is an upper bound
bool is_exact{false}; ///< True if `byte_range` is exactly the page, else is an upper bound

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I'll default to true because that's the most likely/common case. Done

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for (auto const& range : ranges) {
byte_ranges.push_back(range.byte_range);
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bit more code, but idiomatic for libcudf.

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for (auto const& range : ranges) {
byte_ranges.push_back(range.byte_range);
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std::ranges::transform(
ranges, std::back_inserter(byte_ranges), &dictionary_byte_range::byte_range);

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done

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for (auto const& range : ranges.first) {
byte_ranges.push_back(range.byte_range);
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same here

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for (auto const& range : ranges.first) {
byte_ranges.push_back(range.byte_range);
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std::ranges::transform(
ranges.first, std::back_inserter(byte_ranges), &dictionary_byte_range::byte_range);

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@mhaseeb123 mhaseeb123 added 5 - Ready to Merge Testing and reviews complete, ready to merge and removed 4 - Needs Review Waiting for reviewer to review or respond labels Oct 20, 2026
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@mhaseeb123 mhaseeb123 changed the title Dictionary pruning on files without an offset index or encoding stats (v2) Dictionary pruning on files without an offset index or encoding stats Oct 20, 2026
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