Support "unflatten" of columns flattened via flatten_nested_columns():

cpp/src/structs/utilities.cpp

@@ -16,8 +16,10 @@
 
 #include <thrust/iterator/counting_iterator.h>
 
+#include <cudf/column/column_factories.hpp>
 #include <cudf/detail/null_mask.hpp>
 #include <cudf/structs/structs_column_view.hpp>
+#include <cudf/table/table.hpp>
 #include <cudf/table/table_view.hpp>
 #include <cudf/unary.hpp>
 #include <cudf/utilities/error.hpp>
@@ -61,6 +63,24 @@ std::vector<std::vector<column_view>> extract_ordered_struct_children(
   return result;
 }
 
+namespace {
+/**
+ * @brief Check whether the specified column is of type `STRUCT`.
+ */
+bool is_struct(cudf::column_view const& col) { return col.type().id() == type_id::STRUCT; }
+
+/**
+ * @brief Check whether the specified column is of type LIST, or any LISTs in its descendent
+ * columns.
+ */
+bool is_or_has_nested_lists(cudf::column_view const& col)
+{
+  auto is_list = [](cudf::column_view const& col) { return col.type().id() == type_id::LIST; };
+
+  return is_list(col) || std::any_of(col.child_begin(), col.child_end(), is_or_has_nested_lists);
+}
+}  // namespace
+
 /**
  * @brief Flattens struct columns to constituent non-struct columns in the input table.
  *
@@ -86,6 +106,13 @@ struct flattened_table {
       null_precedence(null_precedence),
       nullability(nullability)
   {
+    fail_if_unsupported_types(input);
+  }
+
+  void fail_if_unsupported_types(table_view const& input) const
+  {
+    auto const has_lists = std::any_of(input.begin(), input.end(), is_or_has_nested_lists);
+    CUDF_EXPECTS(not has_lists, "Flattening LIST columns is not supported.");
   }
 
   // Convert null_mask to BOOL8 columns and flatten the struct children in order.
@@ -156,9 +183,6 @@ struct flattened_table {
   }
 };
 
-/**
- * @copydoc cudf::detail::flatten_nested_columns
- */
 std::tuple<table_view,
            std::vector<order>,
            std::vector<null_order>,
@@ -168,15 +192,107 @@ flatten_nested_columns(table_view const& input,
                        std::vector<null_order> const& null_precedence,
                        column_nullability nullability)
 {
-  std::vector<std::unique_ptr<column>> validity_as_column;
-  auto const has_struct = std::any_of(
-    input.begin(), input.end(), [](auto const& col) { return col.type().id() == type_id::STRUCT; });
-  if (not has_struct)
-    return std::make_tuple(input, column_order, null_precedence, std::move(validity_as_column));
+  auto const has_struct = std::any_of(input.begin(), input.end(), is_struct);
+  if (not has_struct) {
+    return std::make_tuple(
+      input, column_order, null_precedence, std::vector<std::unique_ptr<column>>{});
+  }
 
   return flattened_table{input, column_order, null_precedence, nullability}();
 }
 
+namespace {
+using vector_of_columns = std::vector<std::unique_ptr<cudf::column>>;
+using column_index_t    = typename vector_of_columns::size_type;
+
+// Forward declaration, to enable recursion via `unflattener`.
+std::unique_ptr<cudf::column> unflatten_struct(vector_of_columns& flattened,
+                                               column_index_t& current_index,
+                                               cudf::column_view const& blueprint);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Helper functor to reconstruct STRUCT columns from its flattened member columns.
+ *
+ */
+class unflattener {
+ public:
+  unflattener(vector_of_columns& flattened_, column_index_t& current_index_)
+    : flattened{flattened_}, current_index{current_index_}
+  {
+  }
+
+  auto operator()(column_view const& blueprint)
+  {
+    return is_struct(blueprint) ? unflatten_struct(flattened, current_index, blueprint)
+                                : std::move(flattened[current_index++]);
+  }
+
+ private:
+  vector_of_columns& flattened;
+  column_index_t& current_index;
+
+};  // class unflattener;
+
+std::unique_ptr<cudf::column> unflatten_struct(vector_of_columns& flattened,
+                                               column_index_t& current_index,
+                                               cudf::column_view const& blueprint)
+{
+  // "Consume" columns from `flattened`, starting at `current_index`,
+  // based on the provided `blueprint` struct col. Recurse for struct children.
+  CUDF_EXPECTS(blueprint.type().id() == type_id::STRUCT,
+               "Expected blueprint column to be a STRUCT column.");
+
+  CUDF_EXPECTS(current_index < flattened.size(), "STRUCT column can't have 0 children.");
+
+  auto const num_rows = flattened[current_index]->size();
+
+  // cudf::flatten_nested_columns() executes depth first, and serializes the struct null vector
+  // before the child/member columns.
+  // E.g. STRUCT_1< STRUCT_2< A, B >, C > is flattened to:
+  //      1. Null Vector for STRUCT_1
+  //      2. Null Vector for STRUCT_2
+  //      3. Member STRUCT_2::A
+  //      4. Member STRUCT_2::B
+  //      5. Member STRUCT_1::C
+  //
+  // Extract null-vector *before* child columns are constructed.
+  auto struct_null_column_contents = flattened[current_index++]->release();
+  auto unflattening_iter =
+    thrust::make_transform_iterator(blueprint.child_begin(), unflattener{flattened, current_index});
+
+  return cudf::make_structs_column(
+    num_rows,
+    vector_of_columns{unflattening_iter, unflattening_iter + blueprint.num_children()},
+    UNKNOWN_NULL_COUNT,  // Do count?
+    std::move(*struct_null_column_contents.null_mask));
+}
+}  // namespace
+
+std::unique_ptr<cudf::table> unflatten_nested_columns(std::unique_ptr<cudf::table>&& flattened,
+                                                      table_view const& blueprint)
+{
+  // Bail, if LISTs are present.
+  auto const has_lists = std::any_of(blueprint.begin(), blueprint.end(), is_or_has_nested_lists);
+  CUDF_EXPECTS(not has_lists, "Unflattening LIST columns is not supported.");
+
+  // If there are no STRUCTs, unflattening is a NOOP.
+  auto const has_structs = std::any_of(blueprint.begin(), blueprint.end(), is_struct);
+  if (not has_structs) {
+    return std::move(flattened);  // Unchanged.
+  }
+
+  // There be struct columns.
+  // Note: Requires null vectors for all struct input columns.
+  auto flattened_columns = flattened->release();
+  auto current_idx       = column_index_t{0};
+
+  auto unflattening_iter =
+    thrust::make_transform_iterator(blueprint.begin(), unflattener{flattened_columns, current_idx});
+
+  return std::make_unique<cudf::table>(
+    vector_of_columns{unflattening_iter, unflattening_iter + blueprint.num_columns()});
+}
+
 // Helper function to superimpose validity of parent struct
 // over the specified member (child) column.
 void superimpose_parent_nulls(bitmask_type const* parent_null_mask,

cpp/src/structs/utilities.hpp

@@ -76,6 +76,35 @@ flatten_nested_columns(table_view const& input,
                        std::vector<null_order> const& null_precedence,
                        column_nullability nullability = column_nullability::MATCH_INCOMING);
 
+/**
+ * @brief Unflatten columns flattened as by `flatten_nested_columns()`,
+ *        based on the provided `blueprint`.
+ *
+ * cudf::flatten_nested_columns() executes depth first, and serializes the struct null vector
+ * before the child/member columns.
+ * E.g. STRUCT_1< STRUCT_2< A, B >, C > is flattened to:
+ *      1. Null Vector for STRUCT_1
+ *      2. Null Vector for STRUCT_2
+ *      3. Member STRUCT_2::A
+ *      4. Member STRUCT_2::B
+ *      5. Member STRUCT_1::C
+ *
+ * `unflatten_nested_columns()` reconstructs nested columns from flattened input that follows
+ * the convention above.
+ *
+ * Note: This function requires a null-mask vector for each STRUCT column, including for nested
+ * STRUCT members.
+ *
+ * @param flattened "Flattened" `table` of input columns, following the conventions in
+ * `flatten_nested_columns()`.
+ * @param blueprint The exemplar `table_view` with nested columns intact, whose structure defines
+ * the nesting of the reconstructed output table.
+ * @return std::unique_ptr<cudf::table> Unflattened table (with nested STRUCT columns) reconstructed
+ * based on `blueprint`.
+ */
+std::unique_ptr<cudf::table> unflatten_nested_columns(std::unique_ptr<cudf::table>&& flattened,
+                                                      table_view const& blueprint);
+
 /**
  * @brief Pushdown nulls from a parent mask into a child column, using AND.
  *

cpp/tests/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -379,6 +379,7 @@ ConfigureTest(STRINGS_TEST
 # - structs test ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ConfigureTest(STRUCTS_TEST 
     structs/structs_column_tests.cpp
+    structs/utilities_tests.cpp
     )
 
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