Allow non-string typed values in table properties (#469)

* property accept int

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/77304167/using-pydantic-to-change-int-to-string
https://docs.pydantic.dev/latest/concepts/validators/\#field-validators

* add tests

* add integration tests

* pr feedback

* make validator reusable

* show key when none

pyiceberg/catalog/rest.py

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     Union,
 )
 
-from pydantic import Field, ValidationError
+from pydantic import Field, ValidationError, field_validator
 from requests import HTTPError, Session
 from tenacity import RetryCallState, retry, retry_if_exception_type, stop_after_attempt
 
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@
 )
 from pyiceberg.table.sorting import UNSORTED_SORT_ORDER, SortOrder, assign_fresh_sort_order_ids
 from pyiceberg.typedef import EMPTY_DICT, UTF8, IcebergBaseModel
+from pyiceberg.types import transform_dict_value_to_str
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     import pyarrow as pa
@@ -147,6 +148,8 @@ class CreateTableRequest(IcebergBaseModel):
     write_order: Optional[SortOrder] = Field(alias="write-order")
     stage_create: bool = Field(alias="stage-create", default=False)
     properties: Properties = Field(default_factory=dict)
+    # validators
+    transform_properties_dict_value_to_str = field_validator('properties', mode='before')(transform_dict_value_to_str)
 
 
 class RegisterTableRequest(IcebergBaseModel):
@@ -234,9 +237,9 @@ def _create_session(self) -> Session:
 
         # Sets the client side and server side SSL cert verification, if provided as properties.
         if ssl_config := self.properties.get(SSL):
-            if ssl_ca_bundle := ssl_config.get(CA_BUNDLE):  # type: ignore
+            if ssl_ca_bundle := ssl_config.get(CA_BUNDLE):
                 session.verify = ssl_ca_bundle
-            if ssl_client := ssl_config.get(CLIENT):  # type: ignore
+            if ssl_client := ssl_config.get(CLIENT):
                 if all(k in ssl_client for k in (CERT, KEY)):
                     session.cert = (ssl_client[CERT], ssl_client[KEY])
                 elif ssl_client_cert := ssl_client.get(CERT):

pyiceberg/table/metadata.py

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     Union,
 )
 
-from pydantic import Field, model_validator
+from pydantic import Field, field_validator, model_validator
 from pydantic import ValidationError as PydanticValidationError
 from typing_extensions import Annotated
 
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
     IcebergRootModel,
     Properties,
 )
+from pyiceberg.types import transform_dict_value_to_str
 from pyiceberg.utils.datetime import datetime_to_millis
 
 CURRENT_SNAPSHOT_ID = "current-snapshot-id"
@@ -218,6 +219,9 @@ class TableMetadataCommonFields(IcebergBaseModel):
     There is always a main branch reference pointing to the
     current-snapshot-id even if the refs map is null."""
 
+    # validators
+    transform_properties_dict_value_to_str = field_validator('properties', mode='before')(transform_dict_value_to_str)
+
     def snapshot_by_id(self, snapshot_id: int) -> Optional[Snapshot]:
         """Get the snapshot by snapshot_id."""
         return next((snapshot for snapshot in self.snapshots if snapshot.snapshot_id == snapshot_id), None)

pyiceberg/typedef.py

@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ def __missing__(self, key: K) -> V:
 
 
 Identifier = Tuple[str, ...]
-Properties = Dict[str, str]
+Properties = Dict[str, Any]
 RecursiveDict = Dict[str, Union[str, "RecursiveDict"]]
 
 # Represents the literal value

pyiceberg/types.py

@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 from typing import (
     Any,
     ClassVar,
+    Dict,
     Literal,
     Optional,
     Tuple,
@@ -61,6 +62,14 @@
 FIXED_PARSER = ParseNumberFromBrackets(FIXED)
 
 
+def transform_dict_value_to_str(dict: Dict[str, Any]) -> Dict[str, str]:
+    """Transform all values in the dictionary to string. Raise an error if any value is None."""
+    for key, value in dict.items():
+        if value is None:
+            raise ValueError(f"None type is not a supported value in properties: {key}")
+    return {k: str(v) for k, v in dict.items()}
+
+
 def _parse_decimal_type(decimal: Any) -> Tuple[int, int]:
     if isinstance(decimal, str):
         matches = DECIMAL_REGEX.search(decimal)

tests/catalog/test_base.py

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 
 import pyarrow as pa
 import pytest
+from pydantic_core import ValidationError
 from pytest_lazyfixture import lazy_fixture
 
 from pyiceberg.catalog import (
@@ -255,13 +256,16 @@ def catalog() -> InMemoryCatalog:
 NAMESPACE_NOT_EMPTY_ERROR = "Namespace is not empty: \\('com', 'organization', 'department'\\)"
 
 
-def given_catalog_has_a_table(catalog: InMemoryCatalog) -> Table:
+def given_catalog_has_a_table(
+    catalog: InMemoryCatalog,
+    properties: Properties = EMPTY_DICT,
+) -> Table:
     return catalog.create_table(
         identifier=TEST_TABLE_IDENTIFIER,
         schema=TEST_TABLE_SCHEMA,
         location=TEST_TABLE_LOCATION,
         partition_spec=TEST_TABLE_PARTITION_SPEC,
-        properties=TEST_TABLE_PROPERTIES,
+        properties=properties or TEST_TABLE_PROPERTIES,
     )
 
 
@@ -661,3 +665,17 @@ def test_add_column_with_statement(catalog: InMemoryCatalog) -> None:
 def test_catalog_repr(catalog: InMemoryCatalog) -> None:
     s = repr(catalog)
     assert s == "test.in.memory.catalog (<class 'test_base.InMemoryCatalog'>)"
+
+
+def test_table_properties_int_value(catalog: InMemoryCatalog) -> None:
+    # table properties can be set to int, but still serialized to string
+    property_with_int = {"property_name": 42}
+    given_table = given_catalog_has_a_table(catalog, properties=property_with_int)
+    assert isinstance(given_table.properties["property_name"], str)
+
+
+def test_table_properties_raise_for_none_value(catalog: InMemoryCatalog) -> None:
+    property_with_none = {"property_name": None}
+    with pytest.raises(ValidationError) as exc_info:
+        _ = given_catalog_has_a_table(catalog, properties=property_with_none)
+    assert "None type is not a supported value in properties: property_name" in str(exc_info.value)

tests/catalog/test_sql.py

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 import pyarrow as pa
 import pytest
+from pydantic_core import ValidationError
 from pytest_lazyfixture import lazy_fixture
 from sqlalchemy.exc import ArgumentError, IntegrityError
 
@@ -640,7 +641,7 @@ def test_create_namespace_with_null_properties(catalog: SqlCatalog, database_nam
         catalog.create_namespace(namespace=database_name, properties={None: "value"})  # type: ignore
 
     with pytest.raises(IntegrityError):
-        catalog.create_namespace(namespace=database_name, properties={"key": None})  # type: ignore
+        catalog.create_namespace(namespace=database_name, properties={"key": None})
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
@@ -915,3 +916,39 @@ def test_write_and_evolve(catalog: SqlCatalog, format_version: int) -> None:
         with txn.update_snapshot().fast_append() as snapshot_update:
             for data_file in _dataframe_to_data_files(table_metadata=txn.table_metadata, df=pa_table_with_column, io=tbl.io):
                 snapshot_update.append_data_file(data_file)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    'catalog',
+    [
+        lazy_fixture('catalog_memory'),
+        lazy_fixture('catalog_sqlite'),
+        lazy_fixture('catalog_sqlite_without_rowcount'),
+    ],
+)
+def test_table_properties_int_value(catalog: SqlCatalog, table_schema_simple: Schema, random_identifier: Identifier) -> None:
+    # table properties can be set to int, but still serialized to string
+    database_name, _table_name = random_identifier
+    catalog.create_namespace(database_name)
+    property_with_int = {"property_name": 42}
+    table = catalog.create_table(random_identifier, table_schema_simple, properties=property_with_int)
+    assert isinstance(table.properties["property_name"], str)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    'catalog',
+    [
+        lazy_fixture('catalog_memory'),
+        lazy_fixture('catalog_sqlite'),
+        lazy_fixture('catalog_sqlite_without_rowcount'),
+    ],
+)
+def test_table_properties_raise_for_none_value(
+    catalog: SqlCatalog, table_schema_simple: Schema, random_identifier: Identifier
+) -> None:
+    database_name, _table_name = random_identifier
+    catalog.create_namespace(database_name)
+    property_with_none = {"property_name": None}
+    with pytest.raises(ValidationError) as exc_info:
+        _ = catalog.create_table(random_identifier, table_schema_simple, properties=property_with_none)
+    assert "None type is not a supported value in properties: property_name" in str(exc_info.value)

tests/integration/test_writes.py

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 import pytest
 import pytz
 from pyarrow.fs import S3FileSystem
+from pydantic_core import ValidationError
 from pyspark.sql import SparkSession
 from pytest_mock.plugin import MockerFixture
 
@@ -403,7 +404,7 @@ def test_data_files(spark: SparkSession, session_catalog: Catalog, arrow_table_w
 
 
 @pytest.mark.integration
-@pytest.mark.parametrize("format_version", ["1", "2"])
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("format_version", [1, 2])
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "properties, expected_compression_name",
     [
@@ -419,7 +420,7 @@ def test_write_parquet_compression_properties(
     spark: SparkSession,
     session_catalog: Catalog,
     arrow_table_with_null: pa.Table,
-    format_version: str,
+    format_version: int,
     properties: Dict[str, Any],
     expected_compression_name: str,
 ) -> None:
@@ -654,3 +655,37 @@ def test_write_and_evolve(session_catalog: Catalog, format_version: int) -> None
         with txn.update_snapshot().fast_append() as snapshot_update:
             for data_file in _dataframe_to_data_files(table_metadata=txn.table_metadata, df=pa_table_with_column, io=tbl.io):
                 snapshot_update.append_data_file(data_file)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.integration
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("format_version", [1, 2])
+def test_table_properties_int_value(
+    session_catalog: Catalog,
+    arrow_table_with_null: pa.Table,
+    format_version: int,
+) -> None:
+    # table properties can be set to int, but still serialized to string
+    property_with_int = {"property_name": 42}
+    identifier = "default.test_table_properties_int_value"
+
+    tbl = _create_table(
+        session_catalog, identifier, {"format-version": format_version, **property_with_int}, [arrow_table_with_null]
+    )
+    assert isinstance(tbl.properties["property_name"], str)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.integration
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("format_version", [1, 2])
+def test_table_properties_raise_for_none_value(
+    session_catalog: Catalog,
+    arrow_table_with_null: pa.Table,
+    format_version: int,
+) -> None:
+    property_with_none = {"property_name": None}
+    identifier = "default.test_table_properties_raise_for_none_value"
+
+    with pytest.raises(ValidationError) as exc_info:
+        _ = _create_table(
+            session_catalog, identifier, {"format-version": format_version, **property_with_none}, [arrow_table_with_null]
+        )
+    assert "None type is not a supported value in properties: property_name" in str(exc_info.value)

tests/table/test_init.py

@@ -17,10 +17,11 @@
 # pylint:disable=redefined-outer-name
 import uuid
 from copy import copy
-from typing import Dict
+from typing import Any, Dict
 
 import pyarrow as pa
 import pytest
+from pydantic import ValidationError
 from sortedcontainers import SortedList
 
 from pyiceberg.catalog.noop import NoopCatalog
@@ -1081,3 +1082,29 @@ def test_schema_mismatch_additional_field(table_schema_simple: Schema) -> None:
 
     with pytest.raises(ValueError, match=expected):
         _check_schema(table_schema_simple, other_schema)
+
+
+def test_table_properties(example_table_metadata_v2: Dict[str, Any]) -> None:
+    # metadata properties are all strings
+    for k, v in example_table_metadata_v2["properties"].items():
+        assert isinstance(k, str)
+        assert isinstance(v, str)
+    metadata = TableMetadataV2(**example_table_metadata_v2)
+    for k, v in metadata.properties.items():
+        assert isinstance(k, str)
+        assert isinstance(v, str)
+
+    # property can be set to int, but still serialized as string
+    property_with_int = {"property_name": 42}
+    new_example_table_metadata_v2 = {**example_table_metadata_v2, "properties": property_with_int}
+    assert isinstance(new_example_table_metadata_v2["properties"]["property_name"], int)
+    new_metadata = TableMetadataV2(**new_example_table_metadata_v2)
+    assert isinstance(new_metadata.properties["property_name"], str)
+
+
+def test_table_properties_raise_for_none_value(example_table_metadata_v2: Dict[str, Any]) -> None:
+    property_with_none = {"property_name": None}
+    example_table_metadata_v2 = {**example_table_metadata_v2, "properties": property_with_none}
+    with pytest.raises(ValidationError) as exc_info:
+        TableMetadataV2(**example_table_metadata_v2)
+    assert "None type is not a supported value in properties: property_name" in str(exc_info.value)