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This adds dictionary-page row-group pruning for Parquet files written without an offset index or encoding stats. The chunk's encodings list now stands in for encoding_stats, and without an offset index secondary_filters_byte_ranges returns a dictionary_page_range marked as an upper bound (the end of the chunk). The caller can then cap this bound with dictionary_page_byte_ranges_to_read and then read the data themselves to determine if there is actually a dictionary page there or not.

Those bounded ranges also surface a correctness bug: a chunk that claims dictionary encoding but was written with no dictionary page now begins with a data page, whose still-compressed bytes were decoded as dictionary values past the end of the span. decode_dictionary_page_headers now resets that page and clears the chunk's compressed pointer, size and dictionary page count, so it is simply not pruned with, exactly as an empty span behaves.

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Signed-off-by: Paul Mattione <[email protected]>

# Conflicts:
#	cpp/include/cudf/io/experimental/hybrid_scan.hpp
#	cpp/src/io/parquet/experimental/hybrid_scan.cpp
#	python/pylibcudf/pylibcudf/io/experimental/__init__.py
#	python/pylibcudf/pylibcudf/io/experimental/hybrid_scan.pxd
#	python/pylibcudf/pylibcudf/io/experimental/hybrid_scan.pyi
#	python/pylibcudf/pylibcudf/io/experimental/hybrid_scan.pyx
#	python/pylibcudf/pylibcudf/libcudf/io/hybrid_scan.pxd
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  • New Features

    • Added separate APIs for retrieving bloom-filter and dictionary-page ranges.
    • Added dictionary-page range metadata indicating exact or upper-bound reads.
    • Added utilities to safely cap dictionary-page reads and determine page lengths.
    • Exposed the new functionality across C++, Java, and Python interfaces.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Improved handling of malformed, missing, or incomplete dictionary-page metadata.
    • Prevented invalid dictionary-encoded chunks from being incorrectly pruned or decoded.

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The PR replaces combined secondary-filter range retrieval with separate bloom-filter and dictionary-page APIs. It adds extent-aware dictionary-page metadata, bounded reads, page-length parsing, C++, Java, and Python bindings, updated hybrid-scan callers, stream types, and tests.

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Dictionary-page range flow

Layer / File(s) Summary
C++ range contracts and discovery
cpp/include/cudf/io/experimental/hybrid_scan*.hpp, cpp/src/io/parquet/experimental/hybrid_scan*.{cpp,hpp,cu}
C++ APIs now return extent-aware dictionary-page ranges, support exact and upper-bound extents, parse page lengths, and handle incomplete dictionary metadata.
Java and Python API propagation
java/src/main/..., java/src/main/native/..., python/pylibcudf/...
Java JNI and Python Cython APIs expose typed dictionary-page ranges, conversion helpers, page-length parsing, and separate bloom-filter methods.
Fetch integration and stream migration
cpp/benchmarks/..., cpp/examples/..., cpp/tests/io/experimental/..., cpp/tests/streams/...
Callers retrieve dictionary and bloom-filter ranges independently, convert dictionary ranges before fetching, and use cuda::stream_ref in composer entry points.
Cross-language validation
cpp/tests/..., java/src/test/..., python/pylibcudf/tests/...
Tests validate dedicated APIs, extent-aware ranges, bounded reads, nested byte ranges, and updated masking behavior.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~60 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 9a43b

The PR can pass untrimmed byte ranges to dictionary filtering for Parquet files without page metadata, potentially causing incorrect or unreliable pruning when data-page bytes are interpreted as dictionary data. Merge should wait for range trimming, with Python input validation and Java null-buffer handling addressed as follow-up risks.

Possibly related PRs

  • NVIDIA/cudf#23709: This PR replaces its combined secondary-filter API with separate dictionary and bloom-filter APIs while retaining the dictionary-page metadata flow.

Suggested reviewers: mhaseeb123, vuule, garyshen2008, rjzamora

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cpp/examples/hybrid_scan_io/hybrid_scan_composer.cpp (1)

139-165: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift

Trim upper-bound dictionary-page reads before dictionary filtering.

dictionary_page_byte_ranges_to_read() only caps an upper_bound_if_present range. It does not make that range contain exactly one dictionary page. These callers fetch the resulting bytes to the device and pass them directly to filter_row_groups_with_dictionary_pages.

For files without an offset index, the fetched span can include data pages or contain no dictionary page. This violates the filter_row_groups_with_dictionary_pages() contract and can fetch an entire column chunk because every site uses the unlimited default cap. Read upper-bound ranges on the host with a bounded cap, call dictionary_page_length(), then send the exact page bytes to the device or an empty span when no complete dictionary page exists.

  • cpp/examples/hybrid_scan_io/hybrid_scan_composer.cpp#L139-L165: measure and trim every upper-bound range before fetch_byte_ranges_async.
  • cpp/benchmarks/io/parquet/experimental/hybrid_scan/hybrid_scan_composer.cpp#L77-L99: apply the same bounded host-read and trim flow.
  • cpp/benchmarks/io/parquet/experimental/hybrid_scan/dict_page_filter.cpp#L88-L100: avoid benchmarking untrimmed upper-bound ranges as dictionary pages.
  • cpp/tests/io/experimental/hybrid_scan_common.cpp#L248-L282: make the shared single-file and multifile helpers trim upper-bound ranges and cover absent pages.
  • cpp/tests/io/experimental/hybrid_scan_composer.cpp#L83-L100: use exact or empty dictionary spans in the integration test.
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In `@cpp/examples/hybrid_scan_io/hybrid_scan_composer.cpp` around lines 139 - 165,
Trim every upper-bound dictionary-page range before device fetching and
dictionary filtering: read it on the host with a bounded cap, use
dictionary_page_length() to retain exactly one complete page, or pass an empty
span when no page exists. Apply this in
cpp/examples/hybrid_scan_io/hybrid_scan_composer.cpp:139-165 and
cpp/benchmarks/io/parquet/experimental/hybrid_scan/hybrid_scan_composer.cpp:77-99
around fetch_byte_ranges_async and filter_row_groups_with_dictionary_pages;
update
cpp/benchmarks/io/parquet/experimental/hybrid_scan/dict_page_filter.cpp:88-100
to avoid untrimmed benchmark inputs; update the shared helpers in
cpp/tests/io/experimental/hybrid_scan_common.cpp:248-282 to cover absent pages;
and make cpp/tests/io/experimental/hybrid_scan_composer.cpp:83-100 use exact or
empty dictionary spans.
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python/pylibcudf/pylibcudf/io/experimental/hybrid_scan.pyx (1)

139-141: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Reject a negative max_upper_bound_size.

DictionaryPageRange.byteRangeToRead in the Java binding rejects a negative cap. This function accepts one and forwards it to C++, which then returns a range with a negative size for every upper-bound entry. Add the same guard for parity.

♻️ Proposed guard
+    if max_upper_bound_size is not None and max_upper_bound_size < 0:
+        raise ValueError(
+            "max_upper_bound_size must be >= 0, "
+            f"got {max_upper_bound_size}"
+        )
     cdef int64_t c_max_upper_bound_size = (
         INT64_MAX if max_upper_bound_size is None else max_upper_bound_size
     )
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In `@python/pylibcudf/pylibcudf/io/experimental/hybrid_scan.pyx` around lines 139
- 141, Validate max_upper_bound_size before assigning c_max_upper_bound_size,
rejecting negative values while continuing to map None to INT64_MAX and
nonnegative values unchanged. Add the guard in the hybrid scan setup surrounding
c_max_upper_bound_size.
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Outside diff comments:
In `@cpp/examples/hybrid_scan_io/hybrid_scan_composer.cpp`:
- Around line 139-165: Trim every upper-bound dictionary-page range before
device fetching and dictionary filtering: read it on the host with a bounded
cap, use dictionary_page_length() to retain exactly one complete page, or pass
an empty span when no page exists. Apply this in
cpp/examples/hybrid_scan_io/hybrid_scan_composer.cpp:139-165 and
cpp/benchmarks/io/parquet/experimental/hybrid_scan/hybrid_scan_composer.cpp:77-99
around fetch_byte_ranges_async and filter_row_groups_with_dictionary_pages;
update
cpp/benchmarks/io/parquet/experimental/hybrid_scan/dict_page_filter.cpp:88-100
to avoid untrimmed benchmark inputs; update the shared helpers in
cpp/tests/io/experimental/hybrid_scan_common.cpp:248-282 to cover absent pages;
and make cpp/tests/io/experimental/hybrid_scan_composer.cpp:83-100 use exact or
empty dictionary spans.

---

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In `@python/pylibcudf/pylibcudf/io/experimental/hybrid_scan.pyx`:
- Around line 139-141: Validate max_upper_bound_size before assigning
c_max_upper_bound_size, rejecting negative values while continuing to map None
to INT64_MAX and nonnegative values unchanged. Add the guard in the hybrid scan
setup surrounding c_max_upper_bound_size.

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java/src/main/java/ai/rapids/cudf/HybridScanReader.java (1)

321-322: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Validate each pageData element before dereference.

A null HostMemoryBuffer causes a NullPointerException here. Reject it with IllegalArgumentException, consistent with the buffer-array validation used by the other public APIs.

Proposed fix
 for (int i = 0; i < pageData.length; i++) {
+  if (pageData[i] == null) {
+    throw new IllegalArgumentException("pageData[" + i + "] must not be null");
+  }
   addrs[i] = pageData[i].getAddress();
   lens[i] = pageData[i].getLength();
 }
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In `@java/src/main/java/ai/rapids/cudf/HybridScanReader.java` around lines 321 -
322, Validate every pageData element before calling getAddress or getLength in
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In `@cpp/include/cudf/io/experimental/hybrid_scan.hpp`:
- Around line 279-281: Trim upper-bound dictionary-page ranges before device
filtering: in cpp/include/cudf/io/experimental/hybrid_scan.hpp lines 279-281,
read each upper-bound range on host, use dictionary_page_length to verify the
dictionary page, and pass only the exact page bytes or an empty span to
filter_row_groups_with_dictionary_pages(). Apply the same conversion in
cpp/tests/streams/io/experimental/hybrid_scan_test.cpp lines 119-121, adding
assertions for upper-bound ranges both with and without a dictionary page.

Apply the same fix in
`@python/pylibcudf/tests/io/test_experimental_hybrid_scan.py` at line 883: The
Python test currently passes the complete upper-bound range instead of verified
dictionary-page bytes.

---

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In `@java/src/main/java/ai/rapids/cudf/HybridScanReader.java`:
- Around line 321-322: Validate every pageData element before calling getAddress
or getLength in the surrounding HybridScanReader logic, and throw
IllegalArgumentException when any HostMemoryBuffer is null. Preserve the
existing address and length population for valid buffers, matching the
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Comment on lines +279 to 281
* // Get the dictionary page ranges for the current row groups
* auto dict_page_ranges =
* reader->dictionary_pages_byte_ranges(current_row_group_indices, options);

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift

Trim upper-bound dictionary-page reads before filtering. dictionary_pages_byte_ranges() can return an upper-bound range when no offset index is available. Before calling filter_row_groups_with_dictionary_pages(), cap that range with dictionary_page_byte_ranges_to_read and use dictionary_page_length to pass only verified dictionary-page bytes, or an empty span when no dictionary page exists. Otherwise following data-page bytes may be interpreted as dictionary data and pruning becomes unreliable. Apply this caller protocol in the example and associated tests.

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  • cpp/include/cudf/io/experimental/hybrid_scan.hpp#L279-L281 (this comment)
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In `@cpp/include/cudf/io/experimental/hybrid_scan.hpp` around lines 279 - 281,
Trim upper-bound dictionary-page ranges before device filtering: in
cpp/include/cudf/io/experimental/hybrid_scan.hpp lines 279-281, read each
upper-bound range on host, use dictionary_page_length to verify the dictionary
page, and pass only the exact page bytes or an empty span to
filter_row_groups_with_dictionary_pages(). Apply the same conversion in
cpp/tests/streams/io/experimental/hybrid_scan_test.cpp lines 119-121, adding
assertions for upper-bound ranges both with and without a dictionary page.

Apply the same fix in
`@python/pylibcudf/tests/io/test_experimental_hybrid_scan.py` at line 883: The
Python test currently passes the complete upper-bound range instead of verified
dictionary-page bytes.

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