Add a Map DType #428

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1. gatesn

   changed the title [-]The `Map` logical type[/-] [+]Add a `Map` DType[/+] on Apr 14, 2025
2. blaginin commented on Jul 28, 2025

   

   blaginin

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   Our medium term plan is to support a Variant DType, allowing for arbitrary JSON-like nested structures with efficient shredding of common columns.

   For now, it's possible to express Map as List<Struct<String, V>>
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6. gatesn

   converted this issue into a discussion #5844 on Jan 2, 2026
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