Extend Parquet reader output_dict_columns to fixed-width columns and sized indices

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Summary

Extends parquet_reader_options::output_dict_columns to return eligible flat
fixed-width Parquet dictionary columns directly as DICTIONARY32.
Direct-transcoded string and fixed-width columns use the narrowest signed index
type that can address the largest row-group dictionary.

Behavior

The fixed-width direct path applies only when:

• physical storage is INT32 or INT64;
• every selected data page is dictionary encoded; and
• decoding requires no decimal, timestamp-unit, or width conversion.

Keys retain the logical cuDF type. With filters, bounded reads, or
chunked/multi-pass reads, fixed-width columns remain plain. Strings keep the
existing post-read dictionary-encoding fallback, which uses INT32 indices.

Dependency

Depends on #23889, which fixes #23887, for concatenating narrow-index
dictionaries across row groups. The fix commit is included temporarily and
will be dropped after #23889 merges.

Validation

• All PARQUET_TEST tests passed locally, covering fixed-width INT32, INT64,
  and TIMESTAMP_DAYS, nulls, five row groups, INT16 indices, default-off
  behavior, and filter fallback.
• On TPC-H SF100 data, DICTIONARY32 output for date, INT64, and string
  columns across eight row groups decoded equal to a plain read.

Checklist

• I am familiar with the Contributing Guidelines.
• New or existing tests cover these changes.
• Documentation updated to describe fixed-width output and sized direct-path indices.

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Summary by CodeRabbit

• New Features

  • Parquet dictionary output now supports eligible fixed-width INT32 and INT64 columns, including nullable and date values.
  • Dictionary indexes use compact 1-, 2-, or 4-byte signed integer widths based on dictionary size.
  • Dictionary-column concatenation preserves compatible index widths and widens them automatically when needed.

• Bug Fixes

  • Improved dictionary decoding and remapping for mixed index widths.
  • Fixed null handling, empty dictionaries, and filtered or chunked reads, retaining plain output when dictionary output is not eligible.

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Changes

Parquet dictionary output now supports eligible fixed-width INT32 and INT64 columns. Dictionary indices use 1-, 2-, or 4-byte signed types. Decoding, transcoding, concatenation, tests, and benchmarks now handle variable index widths.

Parquet dictionary support

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Dictionary index width contract cpp/include/cudf/io/parquet.hpp, cpp/src/io/parquet/decode_fixed.cu, cpp/src/io/parquet/page_decode.cuh, cpp/src/io/parquet/parquet_gpu.hpp	Documentation, chunk metadata, page sizing, decoding, and null filling now support 1-, 2-, and 4-byte dictionary indices.
Fixed-width dictionary transcoding cpp/src/io/parquet/reader_impl.hpp, cpp/src/io/parquet/reader_impl.cpp, cpp/src/io/parquet/reader_impl_dict_transcode.cu, cpp/tests/io/parquet_reader_dict_test.cpp	Direct transcoding accepts eligible fixed-width INT32, INT64, and timestamp-day columns. It tracks logical key types, selects index widths, and falls back to plain INT32 output when required. Tests cover nulls, filters, disabled output, index widths, bounded reads, and chunked reads.
Typed dictionary concatenation cpp/src/dictionary/detail/concatenate.cu, cpp/tests/copying/concatenate_tests.cpp	Concatenation dispatches on the actual integral index type, preserves the widest compatible type, and widens indices when combined keys exceed type capacity. Tests cover empty dictionaries, mixed widths, and decoded values.
Parquet dictionary benchmark cpp/benchmarks/CMakeLists.txt, cpp/benchmarks/io/parquet/parquet_reader_dict_transcode.cpp	A benchmark now measures Parquet dictionary transcoding for strings and fixed-width columns with dictionary output enabled and disabled.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to 90107

The PR adds direct dictionary output for eligible Parquet columns, while the benchmark may report inaccurate throughput because it registers a precomputed rate as work. The change is mergeable with explicit owner awareness and a follow-up to correct the benchmark measurement.

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Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Docstring Coverage	⚠️ Warning	Docstring coverage is 63.41% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 41 functions across 10 files.	Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.

✅ Passed checks (4 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly summarizes the main change: extending Parquet dictionary output to fixed-width columns with sized indices.
Description check	✅ Passed	The description is detailed and directly related to the Parquet reader changes, index sizing, fallback behavior, validation, and dictionary concatenation fix.
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	The changes address #23887 by reading and writing indices using their actual integral types, supporting mixed widths, widening indices when required, and preserving values and nulls. Tests cover narro…
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	The documentation, tests, benchmark, Parquet reader updates, and dictionary concatenation changes support the stated objectives. No unrelated code changes are evident.

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Explanation

The changes address #23887 by reading and writing indices using their actual integral types, supporting mixed widths, widening indices when required, and preserving values and nulls. Tests cover narrow-index concatenation and empty dictionary views.

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cpp/tests/io/parquet_reader_dict_test.cpp (1)

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Add fixed-width index-width and fallback coverage.

FlatFixedWidthDictTranscode checks only INT16 indices. Add fixed-width cases for INT8 and INT32, plus bounded, chunked, and multi-pass reads that assert plain output.

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In `@cpp/tests/io/parquet_reader_dict_test.cpp` around lines 560 - 561, Add
coverage around FlatFixedWidthDictTranscode for INT8, INT16, and INT32 index
widths, including bounded, chunked, and multi-pass reads; assert each path
produces plain output and verify the fallback behavior for widths outside the
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In `@cpp/include/cudf/io/parquet.hpp`:
- Around line 346-362: Update the Doxygen documentation for
enable_output_dict_columns and
parquet_reader_options_builder::output_dict_columns in
cpp/include/cudf/io/parquet.hpp:346-362 to describe eligible fixed-width
columns, DICTIONARY32 output, and plain-column fallback behavior. Update the
compute_dict_transcode_eligibility Doxygen block in
cpp/src/io/parquet/reader_impl_dict_transcode.cu:139-149 to document fixed-width
eligibility and logical key types. Keep all descriptions consistent with the
implemented behavior, including filter, chunked, bounded-read, and
non-dictionary-page fallbacks.

Apply the same fix in `@cpp/src/io/parquet/decode_fixed.cu` around lines 89 - 90:
The stale INT32-only brief is covered by the consolidated documentation update.

In `@cpp/src/dictionary/detail/concatenate.cu`:
- Line 280: Update the index-type selection logic in the dictionary
concatenation path so empty dictionary views still contribute their index type
to the widest-type calculation; do not return immediately on
dict_view.is_empty(). Preserve the existing behavior for non-empty views and add
coverage for mixed empty and non-empty dictionaries where the empty view has the
wider index type.

In `@cpp/tests/io/parquet_reader_dict_test.cpp`:
- Line 538: Add a unit benchmark alongside ParquetReaderDictTest, covering
representative fixed-width dictionary reads with output_dict_columns enabled and
exercising the direct transcoding path; keep the existing
FlatFixedWidthDictTranscode functional test unchanged and follow the project’s
established benchmark conventions.

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Nitpick comments:
In `@cpp/tests/io/parquet_reader_dict_test.cpp`:
- Around line 560-561: Add coverage around FlatFixedWidthDictTranscode for INT8,
INT16, and INT32 index widths, including bounded, chunked, and multi-pass reads;
assert each path produces plain output and verify the fallback behavior for
widths outside the fixed-width cases.

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Review round addressed in f3083bf: docs updated across the option surface, INT8/INT32 index-width and bounded/chunked plain-fallback tests added (the INT16 case was already covered), the INT32 output pointer scoped to its branch, and a dedicated transcode benchmark added. The empty-view width point is forwarded to #23889.

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