feat: make LiteralPredicate serializable via internal IcebergBaseModel

pyiceberg/expressions/__init__.py

@@ -743,12 +743,18 @@ def as_bound(self) -> Type[BoundNotIn[L]]:
         return BoundNotIn[L]
 
 
-class LiteralPredicate(UnboundPredicate[L], ABC):
-    literal: Literal[L]
+class LiteralPredicate(IcebergBaseModel, UnboundPredicate[L], ABC):
+    type: TypingLiteral["lt", "lt-eq", "gt", "gt-eq", "eq", "not-eq", "starts-with", "not-starts-with"] = Field(alias="type")
+    term: UnboundTerm[Any]
+    value: Literal[L] = Field()
+    model_config = ConfigDict(populate_by_name=True, frozen=True, arbitrary_types_allowed=True)
 
-    def __init__(self, term: Union[str, UnboundTerm[Any]], literal: Union[L, Literal[L]]):  # pylint: disable=W0621
-        super().__init__(term)
-        self.literal = _to_literal(literal)  # pylint: disable=W0621
+    def __init__(self, term: Union[str, UnboundTerm[Any]], literal: Union[L, Literal[L]]):
+        super().__init__(term=_to_unbound_term(term), value=_to_literal(literal))  # type: ignore[call-arg]
+
+    @property
+    def literal(self) -> Literal[L]:
+        return self.value
 
     def bind(self, schema: Schema, case_sensitive: bool = True) -> BoundLiteralPredicate[L]:
         bound_term = self.term.bind(schema, case_sensitive)
@@ -773,6 +779,10 @@ def __eq__(self, other: Any) -> bool:
             return self.term == other.term and self.literal == other.literal
         return False
 
+    def __str__(self) -> str:
+        """Return the string representation of the LiteralPredicate class."""
+        return f"{str(self.__class__.__name__)}(term={repr(self.term)}, literal={repr(self.literal)})"
+
     def __repr__(self) -> str:
         """Return the string representation of the LiteralPredicate class."""
         return f"{str(self.__class__.__name__)}(term={repr(self.term)}, literal={repr(self.literal)})"
@@ -886,6 +896,8 @@ def as_unbound(self) -> Type[NotStartsWith[L]]:
 
 
 class EqualTo(LiteralPredicate[L]):
+    type: TypingLiteral["eq"] = Field(default="eq", alias="type")
+
     def __invert__(self) -> NotEqualTo[L]:
         """Transform the Expression into its negated version."""
         return NotEqualTo[L](self.term, self.literal)
@@ -896,6 +908,8 @@ def as_bound(self) -> Type[BoundEqualTo[L]]:
 
 
 class NotEqualTo(LiteralPredicate[L]):
+    type: TypingLiteral["not-eq"] = Field(default="not-eq", alias="type")
+
     def __invert__(self) -> EqualTo[L]:
         """Transform the Expression into its negated version."""
         return EqualTo[L](self.term, self.literal)
@@ -906,6 +920,8 @@ def as_bound(self) -> Type[BoundNotEqualTo[L]]:
 
 
 class LessThan(LiteralPredicate[L]):
+    type: TypingLiteral["lt"] = Field(default="lt", alias="type")
+
     def __invert__(self) -> GreaterThanOrEqual[L]:
         """Transform the Expression into its negated version."""
         return GreaterThanOrEqual[L](self.term, self.literal)
@@ -916,6 +932,8 @@ def as_bound(self) -> Type[BoundLessThan[L]]:
 
 
 class GreaterThanOrEqual(LiteralPredicate[L]):
+    type: TypingLiteral["gt-eq"] = Field(default="gt-eq", alias="type")
+
     def __invert__(self) -> LessThan[L]:
         """Transform the Expression into its negated version."""
         return LessThan[L](self.term, self.literal)
@@ -926,6 +944,8 @@ def as_bound(self) -> Type[BoundGreaterThanOrEqual[L]]:
 
 
 class GreaterThan(LiteralPredicate[L]):
+    type: TypingLiteral["gt"] = Field(default="gt", alias="type")
+
     def __invert__(self) -> LessThanOrEqual[L]:
         """Transform the Expression into its negated version."""
         return LessThanOrEqual[L](self.term, self.literal)
@@ -936,6 +956,8 @@ def as_bound(self) -> Type[BoundGreaterThan[L]]:
 
 
 class LessThanOrEqual(LiteralPredicate[L]):
+    type: TypingLiteral["lt-eq"] = Field(default="lt-eq", alias="type")
+
     def __invert__(self) -> GreaterThan[L]:
         """Transform the Expression into its negated version."""
         return GreaterThan[L](self.term, self.literal)
@@ -946,6 +968,8 @@ def as_bound(self) -> Type[BoundLessThanOrEqual[L]]:
 
 
 class StartsWith(LiteralPredicate[L]):
+    type: TypingLiteral["starts-with"] = Field(default="starts-with", alias="type")
+
     def __invert__(self) -> NotStartsWith[L]:
         """Transform the Expression into its negated version."""
         return NotStartsWith[L](self.term, self.literal)
@@ -956,6 +980,8 @@ def as_bound(self) -> Type[BoundStartsWith[L]]:
 
 
 class NotStartsWith(LiteralPredicate[L]):
+    type: TypingLiteral["not-starts-with"] = Field(default="not-starts-with", alias="type")
+
     def __invert__(self) -> StartsWith[L]:
         """Transform the Expression into its negated version."""
         return StartsWith[L](self.term, self.literal)

pyiceberg/transforms.py

@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ def _try_import(module_name: str, extras_name: Optional[str] = None) -> types.Mo
         raise NotInstalledError(msg) from None
 
 
-def _transform_literal(func: Callable[[L], L], lit: Literal[L]) -> Literal[L]:
+def _transform_literal(func: Callable[[Any], Any], lit: Literal[L]) -> Literal[L]:
     """Small helper to upwrap the value from the literal, and wrap it again."""
     return literal(func(lit.value))
 

tests/expressions/test_evaluator.py

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 from pyiceberg.conversions import to_bytes
 from pyiceberg.expressions import (
     And,
+    BooleanExpression,
     EqualTo,
     GreaterThan,
     GreaterThanOrEqual,
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@
     IsNull,
     LessThan,
     LessThanOrEqual,
+    LiteralPredicate,
     Not,
     NotEqualTo,
     NotIn,
@@ -301,7 +303,7 @@ def test_missing_stats() -> None:
         upper_bounds=None,
     )
 
-    expressions = [
+    expressions: list[BooleanExpression] = [
         LessThan("no_stats", 5),
         LessThanOrEqual("no_stats", 30),
         EqualTo("no_stats", 70),
@@ -324,7 +326,7 @@ def test_zero_record_file_stats(schema_data_file: Schema) -> None:
         file_path="file_1.parquet", file_format=FileFormat.PARQUET, partition=Record(), record_count=0
     )
 
-    expressions = [
+    expressions: list[BooleanExpression] = [
         LessThan("no_stats", 5),
         LessThanOrEqual("no_stats", 30),
         EqualTo("no_stats", 70),
@@ -683,26 +685,27 @@ def data_file_nan() -> DataFile:
 
 
 def test_inclusive_metrics_evaluator_less_than_and_less_than_equal(schema_data_file_nan: Schema, data_file_nan: DataFile) -> None:
-    for operator in [LessThan, LessThanOrEqual]:  # type: ignore
-        should_read = _InclusiveMetricsEvaluator(schema_data_file_nan, operator("all_nan", 1)).eval(data_file_nan)  # type: ignore[arg-type]
+    operators: tuple[type[LiteralPredicate[Any]], ...] = (LessThan, LessThanOrEqual)
+    for operator in operators:
+        should_read = _InclusiveMetricsEvaluator(schema_data_file_nan, operator("all_nan", 1)).eval(data_file_nan)
         assert not should_read, "Should not match: all nan column doesn't contain number"
 
-        should_read = _InclusiveMetricsEvaluator(schema_data_file_nan, operator("max_nan", 1)).eval(data_file_nan)  # type: ignore[arg-type]
+        should_read = _InclusiveMetricsEvaluator(schema_data_file_nan, operator("max_nan", 1)).eval(data_file_nan)
         assert not should_read, "Should not match: 1 is smaller than lower bound"
 
-        should_read = _InclusiveMetricsEvaluator(schema_data_file_nan, operator("max_nan", 10)).eval(data_file_nan)  # type: ignore[arg-type]
+        should_read = _InclusiveMetricsEvaluator(schema_data_file_nan, operator("max_nan", 10)).eval(data_file_nan)
         assert should_read, "Should match: 10 is larger than lower bound"
 
-        should_read = _InclusiveMetricsEvaluator(schema_data_file_nan, operator("min_max_nan", 1)).eval(data_file_nan)  # type: ignore[arg-type]
+        should_read = _InclusiveMetricsEvaluator(schema_data_file_nan, operator("min_max_nan", 1)).eval(data_file_nan)
         assert should_read, "Should match: no visibility"
 
-        should_read = _InclusiveMetricsEvaluator(schema_data_file_nan, operator("all_nan_null_bounds", 1)).eval(data_file_nan)  # type: ignore[arg-type]
+        should_read = _InclusiveMetricsEvaluator(schema_data_file_nan, operator("all_nan_null_bounds", 1)).eval(data_file_nan)
         assert not should_read, "Should not match: all nan column doesn't contain number"
 
-        should_read = _InclusiveMetricsEvaluator(schema_data_file_nan, operator("some_nan_correct_bounds", 1)).eval(data_file_nan)  # type: ignore[arg-type]
+        should_read = _InclusiveMetricsEvaluator(schema_data_file_nan, operator("some_nan_correct_bounds", 1)).eval(data_file_nan)
         assert not should_read, "Should not match: 1 is smaller than lower bound"
 
-        should_read = _InclusiveMetricsEvaluator(schema_data_file_nan, operator("some_nan_correct_bounds", 10)).eval(  # type: ignore[arg-type]
+        should_read = _InclusiveMetricsEvaluator(schema_data_file_nan, operator("some_nan_correct_bounds", 10)).eval(
             data_file_nan
         )
         assert should_read, "Should match: 10 larger than lower bound"
@@ -711,31 +714,32 @@ def test_inclusive_metrics_evaluator_less_than_and_less_than_equal(schema_data_f
 def test_inclusive_metrics_evaluator_greater_than_and_greater_than_equal(
     schema_data_file_nan: Schema, data_file_nan: DataFile
 ) -> None:
-    for operator in [GreaterThan, GreaterThanOrEqual]:  # type: ignore
-        should_read = _InclusiveMetricsEvaluator(schema_data_file_nan, operator("all_nan", 1)).eval(data_file_nan)  # type: ignore[arg-type]
+    operators: tuple[type[LiteralPredicate[Any]], ...] = (GreaterThan, GreaterThanOrEqual)
+    for operator in operators:
+        should_read = _InclusiveMetricsEvaluator(schema_data_file_nan, operator("all_nan", 1)).eval(data_file_nan)
         assert not should_read, "Should not match: all nan column doesn't contain number"
 
-        should_read = _InclusiveMetricsEvaluator(schema_data_file_nan, operator("max_nan", 1)).eval(data_file_nan)  # type: ignore[arg-type]
+        should_read = _InclusiveMetricsEvaluator(schema_data_file_nan, operator("max_nan", 1)).eval(data_file_nan)
         assert should_read, "Should match: upper bound is larger than 1"
 
-        should_read = _InclusiveMetricsEvaluator(schema_data_file_nan, operator("max_nan", 10)).eval(data_file_nan)  # type: ignore[arg-type]
+        should_read = _InclusiveMetricsEvaluator(schema_data_file_nan, operator("max_nan", 10)).eval(data_file_nan)
         assert should_read, "Should match: upper bound is larger than 10"
 
-        should_read = _InclusiveMetricsEvaluator(schema_data_file_nan, operator("min_max_nan", 1)).eval(data_file_nan)  # type: ignore[arg-type]
+        should_read = _InclusiveMetricsEvaluator(schema_data_file_nan, operator("min_max_nan", 1)).eval(data_file_nan)
         assert should_read, "Should match: no visibility"
 
-        should_read = _InclusiveMetricsEvaluator(schema_data_file_nan, operator("all_nan_null_bounds", 1)).eval(data_file_nan)  # type: ignore[arg-type]
+        should_read = _InclusiveMetricsEvaluator(schema_data_file_nan, operator("all_nan_null_bounds", 1)).eval(data_file_nan)
         assert not should_read, "Should not match: all nan column doesn't contain number"
 
-        should_read = _InclusiveMetricsEvaluator(schema_data_file_nan, operator("some_nan_correct_bounds", 1)).eval(data_file_nan)  # type: ignore[arg-type]
+        should_read = _InclusiveMetricsEvaluator(schema_data_file_nan, operator("some_nan_correct_bounds", 1)).eval(data_file_nan)
         assert should_read, "Should match: 1 is smaller than upper bound"
 
-        should_read = _InclusiveMetricsEvaluator(schema_data_file_nan, operator("some_nan_correct_bounds", 10)).eval(  # type: ignore[arg-type]
+        should_read = _InclusiveMetricsEvaluator(schema_data_file_nan, operator("some_nan_correct_bounds", 10)).eval(
             data_file_nan
         )
         assert should_read, "Should match: 10 is smaller than upper bound"
 
-        should_read = _InclusiveMetricsEvaluator(schema_data_file_nan, operator("all_nan", 30)).eval(data_file_nan)  # type: ignore[arg-type]
+        should_read = _InclusiveMetricsEvaluator(schema_data_file_nan, operator("all_nan", 30)).eval(data_file_nan)
         assert not should_read, "Should not match: 30 is greater than upper bound"
 
 
@@ -1162,7 +1166,7 @@ def test_strict_missing_stats(strict_data_file_schema: Schema, strict_data_file_
         upper_bounds=None,
     )
 
-    expressions = [
+    expressions: list[BooleanExpression] = [
         LessThan("no_stats", 5),
         LessThanOrEqual("no_stats", 30),
         EqualTo("no_stats", 70),
@@ -1185,7 +1189,7 @@ def test_strict_zero_record_file_stats(strict_data_file_schema: Schema) -> None:
         file_path="file_1.parquet", file_format=FileFormat.PARQUET, partition=Record(), record_count=0
     )
 
-    expressions = [
+    expressions: list[BooleanExpression] = [
         LessThan("no_stats", 5),
         LessThanOrEqual("no_stats", 30),
         EqualTo("no_stats", 70),

tests/expressions/test_expressions.py

@@ -50,19 +50,22 @@
     IsNull,
     LessThan,
     LessThanOrEqual,
+    LiteralPredicate,
     Not,
     NotEqualTo,
     NotIn,
     NotNaN,
     NotNull,
+    NotStartsWith,
     Or,
     Reference,
+    StartsWith,
     UnboundPredicate,
 )
 from pyiceberg.expressions.literals import Literal, literal
 from pyiceberg.expressions.visitors import _from_byte_buffer
 from pyiceberg.schema import Accessor, Schema
-from pyiceberg.typedef import Record
+from pyiceberg.typedef import L, Record
 from pyiceberg.types import (
     DecimalType,
     DoubleType,
@@ -915,6 +918,7 @@ def test_bound_less_than_or_equal(term: BoundReference[Any]) -> None:
 
 def test_equal_to() -> None:
     equal_to = EqualTo(Reference("a"), literal("a"))
+    assert equal_to.model_dump_json() == '{"term":"a","type":"eq","value":"a"}'
     assert str(equal_to) == "EqualTo(term=Reference(name='a'), literal=literal('a'))"
     assert repr(equal_to) == "EqualTo(term=Reference(name='a'), literal=literal('a'))"
     assert equal_to == eval(repr(equal_to))
@@ -923,6 +927,7 @@ def test_equal_to() -> None:
 
 def test_not_equal_to() -> None:
     not_equal_to = NotEqualTo(Reference("a"), literal("a"))
+    assert not_equal_to.model_dump_json() == '{"term":"a","type":"not-eq","value":"a"}'
     assert str(not_equal_to) == "NotEqualTo(term=Reference(name='a'), literal=literal('a'))"
     assert repr(not_equal_to) == "NotEqualTo(term=Reference(name='a'), literal=literal('a'))"
     assert not_equal_to == eval(repr(not_equal_to))
@@ -931,6 +936,7 @@ def test_not_equal_to() -> None:
 
 def test_greater_than_or_equal_to() -> None:
     greater_than_or_equal_to = GreaterThanOrEqual(Reference("a"), literal("a"))
+    assert greater_than_or_equal_to.model_dump_json() == '{"term":"a","type":"gt-eq","value":"a"}'
     assert str(greater_than_or_equal_to) == "GreaterThanOrEqual(term=Reference(name='a'), literal=literal('a'))"
     assert repr(greater_than_or_equal_to) == "GreaterThanOrEqual(term=Reference(name='a'), literal=literal('a'))"
     assert greater_than_or_equal_to == eval(repr(greater_than_or_equal_to))
@@ -939,6 +945,7 @@ def test_greater_than_or_equal_to() -> None:
 
 def test_greater_than() -> None:
     greater_than = GreaterThan(Reference("a"), literal("a"))
+    assert greater_than.model_dump_json() == '{"term":"a","type":"gt","value":"a"}'
     assert str(greater_than) == "GreaterThan(term=Reference(name='a'), literal=literal('a'))"
     assert repr(greater_than) == "GreaterThan(term=Reference(name='a'), literal=literal('a'))"
     assert greater_than == eval(repr(greater_than))
@@ -947,6 +954,7 @@ def test_greater_than() -> None:
 
 def test_less_than() -> None:
     less_than = LessThan(Reference("a"), literal("a"))
+    assert less_than.model_dump_json() == '{"term":"a","type":"lt","value":"a"}'
     assert str(less_than) == "LessThan(term=Reference(name='a'), literal=literal('a'))"
     assert repr(less_than) == "LessThan(term=Reference(name='a'), literal=literal('a'))"
     assert less_than == eval(repr(less_than))
@@ -955,12 +963,23 @@ def test_less_than() -> None:
 
 def test_less_than_or_equal() -> None:
     less_than_or_equal = LessThanOrEqual(Reference("a"), literal("a"))
+    assert less_than_or_equal.model_dump_json() == '{"term":"a","type":"lt-eq","value":"a"}'
     assert str(less_than_or_equal) == "LessThanOrEqual(term=Reference(name='a'), literal=literal('a'))"
     assert repr(less_than_or_equal) == "LessThanOrEqual(term=Reference(name='a'), literal=literal('a'))"
     assert less_than_or_equal == eval(repr(less_than_or_equal))
     assert less_than_or_equal == pickle.loads(pickle.dumps(less_than_or_equal))
 
 
+def test_starts_with() -> None:
+    starts_with = StartsWith(Reference("a"), literal("a"))
+    assert starts_with.model_dump_json() == '{"term":"a","type":"starts-with","value":"a"}'
+
+
+def test_not_starts_with() -> None:
+    not_starts_with = NotStartsWith(Reference("a"), literal("a"))
+    assert not_starts_with.model_dump_json() == '{"term":"a","type":"not-starts-with","value":"a"}'
+
+
 def test_bound_reference_eval(table_schema_simple: Schema) -> None:
     """Test creating a BoundReference and evaluating it on a StructProtocol"""
     struct = Record("foovalue", 123, True)
@@ -1199,7 +1218,15 @@ def test_bind_ambiguous_name() -> None:
 #  |_|  |_|\_, |_|  \_, |
 #          |__/     |__/
 
-assert_type(EqualTo("a", "b"), EqualTo[str])
+
+def _assert_literal_predicate_type(expr: LiteralPredicate[L]) -> None:
+    assert_type(expr, LiteralPredicate[L])
+
+
+_assert_literal_predicate_type(EqualTo("a", "b"))
+_assert_literal_predicate_type(In("a", ("a", "b", "c")))
+_assert_literal_predicate_type(In("a", (1, 2, 3)))
+_assert_literal_predicate_type(NotIn("a", ("a", "b", "c")))
 assert_type(In("a", ("a", "b", "c")), In[str])
 assert_type(In("a", (1, 2, 3)), In[int])
 assert_type(NotIn("a", ("a", "b", "c")), NotIn[str])