[SPARK-34638][SQL] Single field nested column prune on generator output

sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/expressions/ProjectionOverSchema.scala

@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ case class ProjectionOverSchema(schema: StructType) {
         getProjection(a.child).map(p => (p, p.dataType)).map {
           case (projection, ArrayType(projSchema @ StructType(_), _)) =>
             // For case-sensitivity aware field resolution, we should take `ordinal` which
-            // points to correct struct field.
+            // points to correct struct field, because `ExtractValue` actually does column
+            // name resolving correctly.
             val selectedField = a.child.dataType.asInstanceOf[ArrayType]
               .elementType.asInstanceOf[StructType](a.ordinal)
             val prunedField = projSchema(selectedField.name)

sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/optimizer/NestedColumnAliasing.scala

@@ -231,6 +231,27 @@ object NestedColumnAliasing {
  * of it.
  */
 object GeneratorNestedColumnAliasing {
+  // Partitions `attrToAliases` based on whether the attribute is in Generator's output.
+  private def aliasesOnGeneratorOutput(
+      attrToAliases: Map[ExprId, Seq[Alias]],
+      generatorOutput: Seq[Attribute]) = {
+    val generatorOutputExprId = generatorOutput.map(_.exprId)
+    attrToAliases.partition { k =>
+      generatorOutputExprId.contains(k._1)
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Partitions `nestedFieldToAlias` based on whether the attribute of nested field extractor
+  // is in Generator's output.
+  private def nestedFieldOnGeneratorOutput(
+      nestedFieldToAlias: Map[ExtractValue, Alias],
+      generatorOutput: Seq[Attribute]) = {
+    val generatorOutputSet = AttributeSet(generatorOutput)
+    nestedFieldToAlias.partition { pair =>
+      pair._1.references.subsetOf(generatorOutputSet)
+    }
+  }
+
   def unapply(plan: LogicalPlan): Option[LogicalPlan] = plan match {
     // Either `nestedPruningOnExpressions` or `nestedSchemaPruningEnabled` is enabled, we
     // need to prune nested columns through Project and under Generate. The difference is
@@ -241,12 +262,68 @@ object GeneratorNestedColumnAliasing {
       // On top on `Generate`, a `Project` that might have nested column accessors.
       // We try to get alias maps for both project list and generator's children expressions.
       val exprsToPrune = projectList ++ g.generator.children
-      NestedColumnAliasing.getAliasSubMap(exprsToPrune, g.qualifiedGeneratorOutput).map {
+      NestedColumnAliasing.getAliasSubMap(exprsToPrune).map {
         case (nestedFieldToAlias, attrToAliases) =>
+          val (nestedFieldsOnGenerator, nestedFieldsNotOnGenerator) =
+            nestedFieldOnGeneratorOutput(nestedFieldToAlias, g.qualifiedGeneratorOutput)
+          val (attrToAliasesOnGenerator, attrToAliasesNotOnGenerator) =
+            aliasesOnGeneratorOutput(attrToAliases, g.qualifiedGeneratorOutput)
+
+          // Push nested column accessors through `Generator`.
           // Defer updating `Generate.unrequiredChildIndex` to next round of `ColumnPruning`.
-          val newChild =
-            NestedColumnAliasing.replaceWithAliases(g, nestedFieldToAlias, attrToAliases)
-          Project(NestedColumnAliasing.getNewProjectList(projectList, nestedFieldToAlias), newChild)
+          val newChild = NestedColumnAliasing.replaceWithAliases(g,
+            nestedFieldsNotOnGenerator, attrToAliasesNotOnGenerator)
+          val pushedThrough = Project(NestedColumnAliasing
+            .getNewProjectList(projectList, nestedFieldsNotOnGenerator), newChild)
+
+          // Pruning on `Generator`'s output. We only process single field case.
+          // For multiple field case, we cannot directly move field extractor into
+          // the generator expression. A workaround is to re-construct array of struct
+          // from multiple fields. But it will be more complicated and may not worth.
+          // TODO(SPARK-34956): support multiple fields.
+          if (nestedFieldsOnGenerator.size > 1 || nestedFieldsOnGenerator.size == 0) {
+            pushedThrough
+          } else {
+            // Only one nested column accessor.
+            // E.g., df.select(explode($"items").as("item")).select($"item.a")
+            pushedThrough match {
+              case p @ Project(_, newG: Generate) =>
+                // Replace the child expression of `ExplodeBase` generator with
+                // nested column accessor.
+                // E.g., df.select(explode($"items").as("item")).select($"item.a") =>
+                //       df.select(explode($"items.a").as("item.a"))
+                val rewrittenG = newG.transformExpressions {
+                  case e: ExplodeBase =>
+                    val extractor = nestedFieldsOnGenerator.head._1.transformUp {
+                      case _: Attribute =>
+                        e.child
+                      case g: GetStructField =>
+                        ExtractValue(g.child, Literal(g.extractFieldName), SQLConf.get.resolver)
+                    }
+                    e.withNewChildren(Seq(extractor))
+                }
+
+                // As we change the child of the generator, its output data type must be updated.
+                val updatedGeneratorOutput = rewrittenG.generatorOutput
+                    .zip(rewrittenG.generator.elementSchema.toAttributes)
+                    .map { case (oldAttr, newAttr) =>
+                  newAttr.withExprId(oldAttr.exprId).withName(oldAttr.name)
+                }
+                assert(updatedGeneratorOutput.length == rewrittenG.generatorOutput.length,
+                  "Updated generator output must have same length as original generator output.")
+                val updatedGenerate = rewrittenG.copy(generatorOutput = updatedGeneratorOutput)
+
+                // Replace nested column accessor with generator output.
+                p.withNewChildren(Seq(updatedGenerate)).transformExpressions {
+                  case f: ExtractValue if nestedFieldsOnGenerator.contains(f) =>
+                    updatedGenerate.output
+                      .find(a => attrToAliasesOnGenerator.contains(a.exprId))
+                      .getOrElse(f)
+                }
+
+              case _ => pushedThrough
+            }
+          }
       }
 
     case g: Generate if SQLConf.get.nestedSchemaPruningEnabled &&

sql/catalyst/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/optimizer/NestedColumnAliasingSuite.scala

@@ -329,14 +329,14 @@ class NestedColumnAliasingSuite extends SchemaPruningTest {
     comparePlans(optimized, expected)
   }
 
-  test("Nested field pruning for Project and Generate: not prune on generator output") {
+  test("Nested field pruning for Project and Generate: multiple-field case is not supported") {
     val companies = LocalRelation(
       'id.int,
       'employers.array(employer))
 
     val query = companies
       .generate(Explode('employers.getField("company")), outputNames = Seq("company"))
-      .select('company.getField("name"))
+      .select('company.getField("name"), 'company.getField("address"))
       .analyze
     val optimized = Optimize.execute(query)
 
@@ -347,7 +347,8 @@ class NestedColumnAliasingSuite extends SchemaPruningTest {
       .generate(Explode($"${aliases(0)}"),
         unrequiredChildIndex = Seq(0),
         outputNames = Seq("company"))
-      .select('company.getField("name").as("company.name"))
+      .select('company.getField("name").as("company.name"),
+        'company.getField("address").as("company.address"))
       .analyze
     comparePlans(optimized, expected)
   }
@@ -684,6 +685,29 @@ class NestedColumnAliasingSuite extends SchemaPruningTest {
     ).analyze
     comparePlans(optimized2, expected2)
   }
+
+  test("SPARK-34638: nested column prune on generator output for one field") {
+    val companies = LocalRelation(
+      'id.int,
+      'employers.array(employer))
+
+    val query = companies
+      .generate(Explode('employers.getField("company")), outputNames = Seq("company"))
+      .select('company.getField("name"))
+      .analyze
+    val optimized = Optimize.execute(query)
+
+    val aliases = collectGeneratedAliases(optimized)
+
+    val expected = companies
+      .select('employers.getField("company").getField("name").as(aliases(0)))
+      .generate(Explode($"${aliases(0)}"),
+        unrequiredChildIndex = Seq(0),
+        outputNames = Seq("company"))
+      .select('company.as("company.name"))
+      .analyze
+    comparePlans(optimized, expected)
+  }
 }
 
 object NestedColumnAliasingSuite {

sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/datasources/SchemaPruningSuite.scala

@@ -351,6 +351,41 @@ abstract class SchemaPruningSuite
     }
   }
 
+  testSchemaPruning("SPARK-34638: nested column prune on generator output") {
+    val query1 = spark.table("contacts")
+      .select(explode(col("friends")).as("friend"))
+      .select("friend.first")
+    checkScan(query1, "struct<friends:array<struct<first:string>>>")
+    checkAnswer(query1, Row("Susan") :: Nil)
+
+    // Currently we don't prune multiple field case.
+    val query2 = spark.table("contacts")
+      .select(explode(col("friends")).as("friend"))
+      .select("friend.first", "friend.middle")
+    checkScan(query2, "struct<friends:array<struct<first:string,middle:string,last:string>>>")
+    checkAnswer(query2, Row("Susan", "Z.") :: Nil)
+
+    val query3 = spark.table("contacts")
+      .select(explode(col("friends")).as("friend"))
+      .select("friend.first", "friend.middle", "friend")
+    checkScan(query3, "struct<friends:array<struct<first:string,middle:string,last:string>>>")
+    checkAnswer(query3, Row("Susan", "Z.", Row("Susan", "Z.", "Smith")) :: Nil)
+
+    withSQLConf(SQLConf.CASE_SENSITIVE.key -> "false") {
+      val query4 = spark.table("contacts")
+        .select(explode(col("friends")).as("friend"))
+        .select("friend.First")
+      checkScan(query4, "struct<friends:array<struct<first:string>>>")
+      checkAnswer(query4, Row("Susan") :: Nil)
+
+      val query5 = spark.table("contacts")
+        .select(explode(col("friends")).as("friend"))
+        .select("friend.MIDDLE")
+      checkScan(query5, "struct<friends:array<struct<middle:string>>>")
+      checkAnswer(query5, Row("Z.") :: Nil)
+    }
+  }
+
   testSchemaPruning("select one deep nested complex field after repartition") {
     val query = sql("select * from contacts")
       .repartition(100)