Removing VariableSizeListType

apache · Jun 24, 2024 · 471efc3 · 471efc3
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diff --git a/LogicalTypes.md b/LogicalTypes.md
@@ -266,14 +266,6 @@ elements of the same primitive data type.
 
 The sort order used for `FIXED_SIZE_LIST` is undefined.
 
-### VARIABLE_SIZE_LIST
-
-The `VARIABLE_SIZE_LIST` annotation represents a variable-size list of elements
-of a primitive data type. It must annotate a `BYTE_ARRAY` primitive type.
-
-The `BYTE_ARRAY` data is interpreted as a variable size sequence of elements of
-the same primitive data type.
-
 ## Temporal Types
 
 ### DATE

diff --git a/src/main/thrift/parquet.thrift b/src/main/thrift/parquet.thrift
@@ -293,9 +293,6 @@ struct FixedSizeListType {        // allowed for FIXED_LEN_BYTE_ARRAY[num_values
     1: required Type type;        // see LogicalTypes.md
     2: required i32 num_values;
 }
-struct VariableSizeListType {     // allowed for BYTE_ARRAY, see LogicalTypes.md
-    1: required Type type;
-}
 
 /**
  * Logical type to annotate a column that is always null.
@@ -412,7 +409,6 @@ union LogicalType {
   15: Float16Type FLOAT16                      // no compatible ConvertedType
   // 16: reserved for GEOMETRY
   17: FixedSizeListType FIXED_SIZE_LIST        // no compatible ConvertedType
-  18: VariableSizeListType VARIABLE_SIZE_LIST  // no compatible ConvertedType
 }
 
 /**