[CHORE]: prepare for nulls first/last kernels

daft/daft/__init__.pyi

@@ -1280,7 +1280,7 @@ def dt_truncate(expr: PyExpr, interval: str, relative_to: PyExpr) -> PyExpr: ...
 # expr.list namespace
 # ---
 def explode(expr: PyExpr) -> PyExpr: ...
-def list_sort(expr: PyExpr, desc: PyExpr) -> PyExpr: ...
+def list_sort(expr: PyExpr, desc: PyExpr, nulls_first: PyExpr) -> PyExpr: ...
 def list_value_counts(expr: PyExpr) -> PyExpr: ...
 def list_join(expr: PyExpr, delimiter: PyExpr) -> PyExpr: ...
 def list_count(expr: PyExpr, mode: CountMode) -> PyExpr: ...
@@ -1360,8 +1360,8 @@ class PySeries:
     def take(self, idx: PySeries) -> PySeries: ...
     def slice(self, start: int, end: int) -> PySeries: ...
     def filter(self, mask: PySeries) -> PySeries: ...
-    def sort(self, descending: bool) -> PySeries: ...
-    def argsort(self, descending: bool) -> PySeries: ...
+    def sort(self, descending: bool, nulls_first: bool) -> PySeries: ...
+    def argsort(self, descending: bool, nulls_first: bool) -> PySeries: ...
     def hash(self, seed: PySeries | None = None) -> PySeries: ...
     def minhash(
         self,
@@ -1462,7 +1462,7 @@ class PySeries:
     def list_count(self, mode: CountMode) -> PySeries: ...
     def list_get(self, idx: PySeries, default: PySeries) -> PySeries: ...
     def list_slice(self, start: PySeries, end: PySeries | None = None) -> PySeries: ...
-    def list_sort(self, desc: PySeries) -> PySeries: ...
+    def list_sort(self, desc: PySeries, nulls_first: PySeries) -> PySeries: ...
     def map_get(self, key: PySeries) -> PySeries: ...
     def if_else(self, other: PySeries, predicate: PySeries) -> PySeries: ...
     def is_null(self) -> PySeries: ...
@@ -1480,8 +1480,8 @@ class PyTable:
     def eval_expression_list(self, exprs: list[PyExpr]) -> PyTable: ...
     def take(self, idx: PySeries) -> PyTable: ...
     def filter(self, exprs: list[PyExpr]) -> PyTable: ...
-    def sort(self, sort_keys: list[PyExpr], descending: list[bool]) -> PyTable: ...
-    def argsort(self, sort_keys: list[PyExpr], descending: list[bool]) -> PySeries: ...
+    def sort(self, sort_keys: list[PyExpr], descending: list[bool], nulls_first: list[bool]) -> PyTable: ...
+    def argsort(self, sort_keys: list[PyExpr], descending: list[bool], nulls_first: list[bool]) -> PySeries: ...
     def agg(self, to_agg: list[PyExpr], group_by: list[PyExpr]) -> PyTable: ...
     def pivot(
         self,
@@ -1559,8 +1559,8 @@ class PyMicroPartition:
     def eval_expression_list(self, exprs: list[PyExpr]) -> PyMicroPartition: ...
     def take(self, idx: PySeries) -> PyMicroPartition: ...
     def filter(self, exprs: list[PyExpr]) -> PyMicroPartition: ...
-    def sort(self, sort_keys: list[PyExpr], descending: list[bool]) -> PyMicroPartition: ...
-    def argsort(self, sort_keys: list[PyExpr], descending: list[bool]) -> PySeries: ...
+    def sort(self, sort_keys: list[PyExpr], descending: list[bool], nulls_first: list[bool]) -> PyMicroPartition: ...
+    def argsort(self, sort_keys: list[PyExpr], descending: list[bool], nulls_first: list[bool]) -> PySeries: ...
     def agg(self, to_agg: list[PyExpr], group_by: list[PyExpr]) -> PyMicroPartition: ...
     def hash_join(
         self,
@@ -1727,7 +1727,7 @@ class LogicalPlanBuilder:
         variable_name: str,
         value_name: str,
     ) -> LogicalPlanBuilder: ...
-    def sort(self, sort_by: list[PyExpr], descending: list[bool]) -> LogicalPlanBuilder: ...
+    def sort(self, sort_by: list[PyExpr], descending: list[bool], nulls_first: list[bool]) -> LogicalPlanBuilder: ...
     def hash_repartition(
         self,
         partition_by: list[PyExpr],

daft/dataframe/dataframe.py

@@ -1583,8 +1583,10 @@ def sort(
             by = [
                 by,
             ]
+
         sort_by = self.__column_input_to_expression(by)
-        builder = self._builder.sort(sort_by=sort_by, descending=desc)
+
+        builder = self._builder.sort(sort_by=sort_by, descending=desc, nulls_first=desc)
         return DataFrame(builder)
 
     @DataframePublicAPI

daft/execution/execution_step.py

@@ -920,15 +920,20 @@ class ReduceToQuantiles(ReduceInstruction):
     num_quantiles: int
     sort_by: ExpressionsProjection
     descending: list[bool]
+    nulls_first: list[bool] | None = None
 
     def run(self, inputs: list[MicroPartition]) -> list[MicroPartition]:
         return self._reduce_to_quantiles(inputs)
 
     def _reduce_to_quantiles(self, inputs: list[MicroPartition]) -> list[MicroPartition]:
         merged = MicroPartition.concat(inputs)
 
+        nulls_first = self.nulls_first if self.nulls_first is not None else self.descending
+
         # Skip evaluation of expressions by converting to Column Expression, since evaluation was done in Sample
-        merged_sorted = merged.sort(self.sort_by.to_column_expressions(), descending=self.descending)
+        merged_sorted = merged.sort(
+            self.sort_by.to_column_expressions(), descending=self.descending, nulls_first=nulls_first
+        )
 
         result = merged_sorted.quantiles(self.num_quantiles)
         return [result]

daft/execution/physical_plan.py

@@ -1510,6 +1510,7 @@ def sort(
     child_plan: InProgressPhysicalPlan[PartitionT],
     sort_by: ExpressionsProjection,
     descending: list[bool],
+    nulls_first: list[bool],
     num_partitions: int,
 ) -> InProgressPhysicalPlan[PartitionT]:
     """Sort the result of `child_plan` according to `sort_info`."""
@@ -1565,6 +1566,7 @@ def sort(
                 num_quantiles=num_partitions,
                 sort_by=sort_by,
                 descending=descending,
+                nulls_first=nulls_first,
             ),
         )
         .finalize_partition_task_single_output(stage_id=stage_id_reduce)

daft/execution/rust_physical_plan_shim.py

@@ -202,13 +202,15 @@ def sort(
     input: physical_plan.InProgressPhysicalPlan[PartitionT],
     sort_by: list[PyExpr],
     descending: list[bool],
+    nulls_first: list[bool],
     num_partitions: int,
 ) -> physical_plan.InProgressPhysicalPlan[PartitionT]:
     expr_projection = ExpressionsProjection([Expression._from_pyexpr(expr) for expr in sort_by])
     return physical_plan.sort(
         child_plan=input,
         sort_by=expr_projection,
         descending=descending,
+        nulls_first=nulls_first,
         num_partitions=num_partitions,
     )
 

daft/expressions/expressions.py

@@ -3116,7 +3116,7 @@
         """
         return Expression._from_pyexpr(native.list_max(self._expr))
 
-    def sort(self, desc: bool | Expression = False) -> Expression:
+    def sort(self, desc: bool | Expression = False, nulls_first: bool | Expression | None = None) -> Expression:
         """Sorts the inner lists of a list column.
 
         Example:
@@ -3145,7 +3145,11 @@
         """
         if isinstance(desc, bool):
             desc = Expression._to_expression(desc)
-        return Expression._from_pyexpr(_list_sort(self._expr, desc._expr))
+        if nulls_first is None:
+            nulls_first = desc
+        elif isinstance(nulls_first, bool):
+            nulls_first = Expression._to_expression(nulls_first)
+        return Expression._from_pyexpr(_list_sort(self._expr, desc._expr, nulls_first._expr))
 
 
 class ExpressionStructNamespace(ExpressionNamespace):

daft/logical/builder.py

@@ -203,11 +203,20 @@
         builder = self._builder.sample(fraction, with_replacement, seed)
         return LogicalPlanBuilder(builder)
 
-    def sort(self, sort_by: list[Expression], descending: list[bool] | bool = False) -> LogicalPlanBuilder:
+    def sort(
+        self,
+        sort_by: list[Expression],
+        descending: list[bool] | bool = False,
+        nulls_first: list[bool] | bool | None = None,
+    ) -> LogicalPlanBuilder:
         sort_by_pyexprs = [expr._expr for expr in sort_by]
         if not isinstance(descending, list):
             descending = [descending] * len(sort_by_pyexprs)
-        builder = self._builder.sort(sort_by_pyexprs, descending)
+        if nulls_first is None:
+            nulls_first = descending
+        elif isinstance(nulls_first, bool):
+            nulls_first = [nulls_first] * len(sort_by_pyexprs)
+        builder = self._builder.sort(sort_by_pyexprs, descending, nulls_first)
         return LogicalPlanBuilder(builder)
 
     def hash_repartition(self, num_partitions: int | None, partition_by: list[Expression]) -> LogicalPlanBuilder:

daft/series.py

@@ -256,17 +256,20 @@
 
         return Series._from_pyseries(self._series.slice(start, end))
 
-    def argsort(self, descending: bool = False) -> Series:
+    def argsort(self, descending: bool = False, nulls_first: bool | None = None) -> Series:
         if not isinstance(descending, bool):
             raise TypeError(f"expected `descending` to be bool, got {type(descending)}")
+        if nulls_first is None:
+            nulls_first = descending
 
-        return Series._from_pyseries(self._series.argsort(descending))
+        return Series._from_pyseries(self._series.argsort(descending, nulls_first))
 
-    def sort(self, descending: bool = False) -> Series:
+    def sort(self, descending: bool = False, nulls_first: bool | None = None) -> Series:
         if not isinstance(descending, bool):
             raise TypeError(f"expected `descending` to be bool, got {type(descending)}")
-
-        return Series._from_pyseries(self._series.sort(descending))
+        if nulls_first is None:
+            nulls_first = descending
+        return Series._from_pyseries(self._series.sort(descending, nulls_first))
 
     def hash(self, seed: Series | None = None) -> Series:
         if not isinstance(seed, Series) and seed is not None:
@@ -962,10 +965,15 @@
     def get(self, idx: Series, default: Series) -> Series:
         return Series._from_pyseries(self._series.list_get(idx._series, default._series))
 
-    def sort(self, desc: bool | Series = False) -> Series:
+    def sort(self, desc: bool | Series = False, nulls_first: bool | Series | None = None) -> Series:
         if isinstance(desc, bool):
             desc = Series.from_pylist([desc], name="desc")
-        return Series._from_pyseries(self._series.list_sort(desc._series))
+        if nulls_first is None:
+            nulls_first = desc
+        elif isinstance(nulls_first, bool):
+            nulls_first = Series.from_pylist([nulls_first], name="nulls_first")
+
+        return Series._from_pyseries(self._series.list_sort(desc._series, nulls_first._series))
 
 
 class SeriesMapNamespace(SeriesNamespace):

daft/table/micropartition.py

@@ -174,7 +174,12 @@
         pyexprs = [e._expr for e in exprs]
         return MicroPartition._from_pymicropartition(self._micropartition.filter(pyexprs))
 
-    def sort(self, sort_keys: ExpressionsProjection, descending: bool | list[bool] | None = None) -> MicroPartition:
+    def sort(
+        self,
+        sort_keys: ExpressionsProjection,
+        descending: bool | list[bool] | None = None,
+        nulls_first: bool | list[bool] | None = None,
+    ) -> MicroPartition:
         assert all(isinstance(e, Expression) for e in sort_keys)
         pyexprs = [e._expr for e in sort_keys]
         if descending is None:
@@ -189,7 +194,21 @@
                 )
         else:
             raise TypeError(f"Expected a bool, list[bool] or None for `descending` but got {type(descending)}")
-        return MicroPartition._from_pymicropartition(self._micropartition.sort(pyexprs, descending))
+        if nulls_first is None:
+            nulls_first = descending
+        elif isinstance(nulls_first, bool):
+            nulls_first = [nulls_first for _ in pyexprs]
+        elif isinstance(nulls_first, list):
+            if len(nulls_first) != len(sort_keys):
+                raise ValueError(
+                    f"Expected length of `nulls_first` to be the same length as `sort_keys` since a list was passed in,"
+                    f"got {len(nulls_first)} instead of {len(sort_keys)}"
+                )
+            else:
+                nulls_first = [bool(x) for x in nulls_first]
+        else:
+            raise TypeError(f"Expected a bool, list[bool] or None for `nulls_first` but got {type(nulls_first)}")
+        return MicroPartition._from_pymicropartition(self._micropartition.sort(pyexprs, descending, nulls_first))
 
     def sample(
         self,
@@ -349,7 +368,12 @@
     # Compute methods (MicroPartition -> Series)
     ###
 
-    def argsort(self, sort_keys: ExpressionsProjection, descending: bool | list[bool] | None = None) -> Series:
+    def argsort(
+        self,
+        sort_keys: ExpressionsProjection,
+        descending: bool | list[bool] | None = None,
+        nulls_first: bool | list[bool] | None = None,
+    ) -> Series:
         assert all(isinstance(e, Expression) for e in sort_keys)
         pyexprs = [e._expr for e in sort_keys]
         if descending is None:
@@ -364,7 +388,21 @@
                 )
         else:
             raise TypeError(f"Expected a bool, list[bool] or None for `descending` but got {type(descending)}")
-        return Series._from_pyseries(self._micropartition.argsort(pyexprs, descending))
+        if nulls_first is None:
+            nulls_first = descending
+        elif isinstance(nulls_first, bool):
+            nulls_first = [nulls_first for _ in pyexprs]
+        elif isinstance(nulls_first, list):
+            if len(nulls_first) != len(sort_keys):
+                raise ValueError(
+                    f"Expected length of `nulls_first` to be the same length as `sort_keys` since a list was passed in,"
+                    f"got {len(nulls_first)} instead of {len(sort_keys)}"
+                )
+            else:
+                nulls_first = [bool(x) for x in nulls_first]
+        else:
+            raise TypeError(f"Expected a bool, list[bool] or None for `nulls_first` but got {type(nulls_first)}")
+        return Series._from_pyseries(self._micropartition.argsort(pyexprs, descending, nulls_first))
 
     def __reduce__(self) -> tuple:
         names = self.column_names()

daft/table/table.py

@@ -241,7 +241,12 @@
         pyexprs = [e._expr for e in exprs]
         return Table._from_pytable(self._table.filter(pyexprs))
 
-    def sort(self, sort_keys: ExpressionsProjection, descending: bool | list[bool] | None = None) -> Table:
+    def sort(
+        self,
+        sort_keys: ExpressionsProjection,
+        descending: bool | list[bool] | None = None,
+        nulls_first: bool | list[bool] | None = None,
+    ) -> Table:
         assert all(isinstance(e, Expression) for e in sort_keys)
         pyexprs = [e._expr for e in sort_keys]
         if descending is None:
@@ -256,7 +261,19 @@
                 )
         else:
             raise TypeError(f"Expected a bool, list[bool] or None for `descending` but got {type(descending)}")
-        return Table._from_pytable(self._table.sort(pyexprs, descending))
+        if nulls_first is None:
+            nulls_first = descending
+        elif isinstance(nulls_first, bool):
+            nulls_first = [nulls_first for _ in pyexprs]
+        elif isinstance(nulls_first, list):
+            if len(nulls_first) != len(sort_keys):
+                raise ValueError(
+                    f"Expected length of `nulls_first` to be the same length as `sort_keys` since a list was passed in,"
+                    f"got {len(nulls_first)} instead of {len(sort_keys)}"
+                )
+            else:
+                nulls_first = [bool(x) for x in nulls_first]
+        return Table._from_pytable(self._table.sort(pyexprs, descending, nulls_first))
 
     def sample(
         self,
@@ -378,7 +395,12 @@
     # Compute methods (Table -> Series)
     ###
 
-    def argsort(self, sort_keys: ExpressionsProjection, descending: bool | list[bool] | None = None) -> Series:
+    def argsort(
+        self,
+        sort_keys: ExpressionsProjection,
+        descending: bool | list[bool] | None = None,
+        nulls_first: bool | list[bool] | None = None,
+    ) -> Series:
         assert all(isinstance(e, Expression) for e in sort_keys)
         pyexprs = [e._expr for e in sort_keys]
         if descending is None:
@@ -393,7 +415,21 @@
                 )
         else:
             raise TypeError(f"Expected a bool, list[bool] or None for `descending` but got {type(descending)}")
-        return Series._from_pyseries(self._table.argsort(pyexprs, descending))
+        if nulls_first is None:
+            nulls_first = descending
+        elif isinstance(nulls_first, bool):
+            nulls_first = [nulls_first for _ in pyexprs]
+        elif isinstance(nulls_first, list):
+            if len(nulls_first) != len(sort_keys):
+                raise ValueError(
+                    f"Expected length of `nulls_first` to be the same length as `sort_keys` since a list was passed in,"
+                    f"got {len(nulls_first)} instead of {len(sort_keys)}"
+                )
+            else:
+                nulls_first = [bool(x) for x in nulls_first]
+        else:
+            raise TypeError(f"Expected a bool, list[bool] or None for `nulls_first` but got {type(nulls_first)}")
+        return Series._from_pyseries(self._table.argsort(pyexprs, descending, nulls_first))
 
     def __reduce__(self) -> tuple:
         names = self.column_names()