lancedb_haystack.schema.serialization
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.. py:module:: lancedb_haystack.schema.serialization


Functions
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.. autoapisummary::

   lancedb_haystack.schema.serialization.field_to_dict
   lancedb_haystack.schema.serialization.pyarrow_struct_to_dict
   lancedb_haystack.schema.serialization.pyarrow_schema_to_dict
   lancedb_haystack.schema.serialization.dict_to_field
   lancedb_haystack.schema.serialization.dict_to_pyarrow_struct
   lancedb_haystack.schema.serialization.dict_to_pyarrow_schema


Module Contents
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.. py:function:: field_to_dict(field: pyarrow.Field) -> dict

   Convert a PyArrow field to a dictionary representation, including nested fields.

   :param field: The PyArrow field to convert.
   :return: The dictionary representation of the field.


.. py:function:: pyarrow_struct_to_dict(struct_type: pyarrow.StructType) -> dict

   Convert a PyArrow StructType to a dictionary representation, including nested fields.

   :param struct_type: The PyArrow StructType to convert.
   :return: The dictionary representation of the StructType.


.. py:function:: pyarrow_schema_to_dict(schema: pyarrow.Schema) -> dict

   Convert a PyArrow schema to a JSON representation.

   :param schema: The PyArrow schema to convert.
   :return: The JSON representation of the schema.


.. py:function:: dict_to_field(field_dict: dict) -> pyarrow.Field

   Convert a dictionary representation of a field back to a PyArrow field, including nested fields.

   :param field_dict: The dictionary representation of the field.
   :return: The reconstructed PyArrow field.


.. py:function:: dict_to_pyarrow_struct(struct_dict: dict) -> pyarrow.StructType

   Convert a dict representation of a struct type back to a PyArrow StructType.

   :param struct_dict: The dict representation of the struct.
   :return: The reconstructed PyArrow StructType.


.. py:function:: dict_to_pyarrow_schema(schema_dict: dict) -> pyarrow.Schema

   Convert a dict representation of a schema back to a PyArrow schema.

   :param schema_dict: The dict representation of the schema.
   :return: The reconstructed PyArrow schema.