ExternalAppendOnlyUnsafeRowArray — Append-Only Array for UnsafeRows (with Disk Spill Threshold)

ExternalAppendOnlyUnsafeRowArray is an append-only array for UnsafeRows that spills content to disk when a predefined spill threshold of rows is reached.

Note	Choosing a proper spill threshold of rows is a performance optimization.

ExternalAppendOnlyUnsafeRowArray is created when:

WindowExec physical operator is executed (and creates an internal buffer for window frames)
WindowFunctionFrame is prepared
SortMergeJoinExec physical operator is executed (and creates a RowIterator for INNER and CROSS joins) and for getBufferedMatches
SortMergeJoinScanner creates an internal bufferedMatches
UnsafeCartesianRDD is computed

Table 1. ExternalAppendOnlyUnsafeRowArray’s Internal Registries and Counters
Name	Description
`initialSizeOfInMemoryBuffer`	FIXME Used when…FIXME
`inMemoryBuffer`	FIXME Can grow up to numRowsSpillThreshold rows (i.e. new `UnsafeRows` are added) Used when…FIXME
`spillableArray`	`UnsafeExternalSorter` Used when…FIXME
`numRows`	Used when…FIXME
`modificationsCount`	Used when…FIXME
`numFieldsPerRow`	Used when…FIXME

Tip	Enable `INFO` logging level for `org.apache.spark.sql.execution.ExternalAppendOnlyUnsafeRowArray` logger to see what happens inside. Add the following line to `conf/log4j.properties`: `log4j.logger.org.apache.spark.sql.execution.ExternalAppendOnlyUnsafeRowArray=INFO` Refer to Logging.

generateIterator(): Iterator[UnsafeRow]
generateIterator(startIndex: Int): Iterator[UnsafeRow]

Caution

add(unsafeRow: UnsafeRow): Unit

Caution

Note	`add` is used when: `WindowExec` is executed (and fetches all rows in a partition for a group. `SortMergeJoinScanner` buffers matching rows `UnsafeCartesianRDD` is computed

clear(): Unit

Caution

ExternalAppendOnlyUnsafeRowArray takes the following when created:

ExternalAppendOnlyUnsafeRowArray initializes the internal registries and counters.

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