[Feature Request] SparkSQL support TimeTravel

[Kyofin]

Feature request

Overview

Now we just can use spark dataframe api to query table of history version.

Motivation

Need support use sparksql to time travel.

Further details

just like below:

SELECT * FROM default.tb1  VERSION AS OF 2

Willingness to contribute

The Delta Lake Community encourages new feature contributions. Would you or another member of your organization be willing to contribute an implementation of this feature?

• Yes. I can contribute this feature independently.
• Yes. I would be willing to contribute this feature with guidance from the Delta Lake community.
• No. I cannot contribute this feature at this time.

[zsxwing]

Thanks for raising the request. We already have a ticket for this request #128. You can watch it to get the latest update.

[Kyofin]

Thanks for raising the request. We already have a ticket for this request #128. You can watch it to get the latest update.

I use delta-core_2.12-2.0.0rc1、Spark3.2.1 for testing. Same error happen.

== SQL ==
SELECT * FROM default.people10m_upload TIMESTAMP AS OF '2018-10-18T22:15:12.013Z'
-------------------------------------------------^^^

spark-sql>

[zsxwing]

@huzk8 I updated the issue #128 to make it clear that the SQL syntax would require Spark 3.3 and Delta Lake doesn't support it yet.