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Define: add new columns to a specific position
Currently, Define
adds any new columns at the end of the current column list. This is fine as the default behavior, but it should be possible to insert them at the beginning or at any particular position.
Definitions that are replacing existing columns currently retain their positions. It should be possible to re-position them as if they are new columns.
Databricks "ADD COLUMN" has two options:
FIRST If specified the column will be added as the first column of the table, or the field will be added as the first field of in the containing struct. AFTER identifier If specified the column or field will be added immediately after the field or column identifier.
I'm thinking of the following interface:
-
@funsql define(x = f())
: ifx
already present, preserve its position, otherwise, add it to the end. This is the current behavior. -
@funsql define(x = f(), after = true)
: add or movex
to the end. -
@funsql define(x = f(), after = y)
: add or movex
to the next position after fieldy
, an error ify
does not exist. -
@funsql define(x = f(), before = true)
: add or movex
to the beginning. -
@funsql define(x = f(), before = y)
: add or morex
to the position right beforey
, an error ify
does not exist. -
before
andafter
cannot be both set.