aihuaxu commented on code in PR #11415:
URL: https://github.com/apache/iceberg/pull/11415#discussion_r1885104029


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core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/variants/Variants.java:
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+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.iceberg.variants;
+
+import java.math.BigDecimal;
+import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+import org.apache.iceberg.util.DateTimeUtil;
+
+public class Variants {
+  private Variants() {}
+
+  enum LogicalType {

Review Comment:
   I was thinking of simplifying the types to BasicType and PrimitiveType only 
here. LogicalType and PhysicalType may not needed? But we can revisit later if 
needed.
   
   >   enum BasicType {
   >     PRIMITIVE(0),
   >     SHORT_STRING(1),
   >     OBJECT(2),
   >     ARRAY(3);
   > }
   
   and 
   
     public enum PrimitiveType {
       NULL(0),
       TRUE(1),
       FALSE(2),
      ...
   }
   
   
   



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core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/variants/ShreddedObject.java:
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+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.iceberg.variants;
+
+import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
+import java.nio.ByteOrder;
+import java.util.Map;
+import org.apache.iceberg.relocated.com.google.common.base.Preconditions;
+import org.apache.iceberg.relocated.com.google.common.collect.ImmutableMap;
+import org.apache.iceberg.relocated.com.google.common.collect.Maps;
+import org.apache.iceberg.util.Pair;
+import org.apache.iceberg.util.SortedMerge;
+
+/**
+ * A variant Object that handles full or partial shredding.
+ *
+ * <p>Metadata stored for an object must be the same regardless of whether the 
object is shredded.
+ * This class assumes that the metadata from the unshredded object can be used 
for the shredded
+ * fields. This also does not allow updating or replacing the metadata for the 
unshredded object,
+ * which could require recursively rewriting field IDs.
+ */
+class ShreddedObject implements VariantObject {
+  private final SerializedMetadata metadata;
+  private final SerializedObject unshredded;
+  private final Map<String, VariantValue> shreddedFields = Maps.newHashMap();
+  private SerializationState serializationState = null;
+
+  ShreddedObject(SerializedMetadata metadata) {
+    this.metadata = metadata;
+    this.unshredded = null;
+  }
+
+  ShreddedObject(SerializedObject unshredded) {
+    this.metadata = unshredded.metadata();
+    this.unshredded = unshredded;
+  }
+
+  public void put(String field, VariantValue value) {
+    Preconditions.checkArgument(
+        metadata.id(field) >= 0, "Cannot find field name in metadata: %s", 
field);
+
+    // allow setting fields that are contained in unshredded. this avoids 
read-time failures and
+    // simplifies replacing field values.
+    shreddedFields.put(field, value);
+    this.serializationState = null;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public VariantValue get(String field) {

Review Comment:
   I see what we are implementing in ShreddedObject: basically we are providing 
the same interface get(String field) as regular VariantObject.
   
   Given the following example, assume `event.location.latitude` is shredded 
while `event.location.longitude` is not. How do we model shredded `event` 
object - where to place the field `location` ? 
   
   
   
   
   > event {
   >  event_id;
   >   location {
   >      latitude;
   >      longitude;
   >   }
   > }



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core/src/test/java/org/apache/iceberg/variants/TestShreddedObject.java:
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+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.iceberg.variants;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatThrownBy;
+
+import java.math.BigDecimal;
+import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
+import java.nio.ByteOrder;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Random;
+import java.util.Set;
+import org.apache.iceberg.relocated.com.google.common.collect.ImmutableMap;
+import org.apache.iceberg.relocated.com.google.common.collect.Maps;
+import org.apache.iceberg.relocated.com.google.common.collect.Sets;
+import org.apache.iceberg.util.DateTimeUtil;
+import org.apache.iceberg.util.Pair;
+import org.apache.iceberg.util.RandomUtil;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.junit.jupiter.params.ParameterizedTest;
+import org.junit.jupiter.params.provider.ValueSource;
+
+public class TestShreddedObject {
+  private static final Map<String, VariantValue> FIELDS =
+      ImmutableMap.of(
+          "a",
+          Variants.of(34),
+          "b",
+          Variants.of("iceberg"),
+          "c",
+          Variants.of(new BigDecimal("12.21")));

Review Comment:
   In our ShreddedObject model, the field values can be a VariantObject as well 
which could be a ShreddedObject, right? 
   
   Can we add such coverage?



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core/src/test/java/org/apache/iceberg/variants/TestShreddedObject.java:
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+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.iceberg.variants;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatThrownBy;
+
+import java.math.BigDecimal;
+import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
+import java.nio.ByteOrder;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Random;
+import java.util.Set;
+import org.apache.iceberg.relocated.com.google.common.collect.ImmutableMap;
+import org.apache.iceberg.relocated.com.google.common.collect.Maps;
+import org.apache.iceberg.relocated.com.google.common.collect.Sets;
+import org.apache.iceberg.util.DateTimeUtil;
+import org.apache.iceberg.util.Pair;
+import org.apache.iceberg.util.RandomUtil;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.junit.jupiter.params.ParameterizedTest;
+import org.junit.jupiter.params.provider.ValueSource;
+
+public class TestShreddedObject {
+  private static final Map<String, VariantValue> FIELDS =
+      ImmutableMap.of(
+          "a",
+          Variants.of(34),
+          "b",
+          Variants.of("iceberg"),
+          "c",
+          Variants.of(new BigDecimal("12.21")));
+
+  private final Random random = new Random(871925);
+
+  @Test
+  public void testShreddedFields() {
+    ShreddedObject object = createShreddedObject(FIELDS).second();
+
+    assertThat(object.get("a")).isInstanceOf(VariantPrimitive.class);
+    assertThat(object.get("a").asPrimitive().get()).isEqualTo(34);
+    assertThat(object.get("b")).isInstanceOf(VariantPrimitive.class);
+    assertThat(object.get("b").asPrimitive().get()).isEqualTo("iceberg");
+    assertThat(object.get("c")).isInstanceOf(VariantPrimitive.class);
+    assertThat(object.get("c").asPrimitive().get()).isEqualTo(new 
BigDecimal("12.21"));
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testShreddedSerializationMinimalBuffer() {
+    Pair<SerializedMetadata, ShreddedObject> pair = 
createShreddedObject(FIELDS);
+    SerializedMetadata metadata = pair.first();
+    ShreddedObject object = pair.second();
+
+    VariantValue value = roundTripMinimalBuffer(object, metadata);
+
+    assertThat(value).isInstanceOf(SerializedObject.class);
+    SerializedObject actual = (SerializedObject) value;
+
+    assertThat(actual.numElements()).isEqualTo(3);
+    assertThat(actual.get("a")).isInstanceOf(VariantPrimitive.class);
+    assertThat(actual.get("a").asPrimitive().get()).isEqualTo(34);
+    assertThat(actual.get("b")).isInstanceOf(VariantPrimitive.class);
+    assertThat(actual.get("b").asPrimitive().get()).isEqualTo("iceberg");
+    assertThat(actual.get("c")).isInstanceOf(VariantPrimitive.class);
+    assertThat(actual.get("c").asPrimitive().get()).isEqualTo(new 
BigDecimal("12.21"));
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testShreddedSerializationLargeBuffer() {
+    Pair<SerializedMetadata, ShreddedObject> pair = 
createShreddedObject(FIELDS);
+    SerializedMetadata metadata = pair.first();
+    ShreddedObject object = pair.second();
+
+    VariantValue value = roundTripLargeBuffer(object, metadata);
+
+    assertThat(value).isInstanceOf(SerializedObject.class);
+    SerializedObject actual = (SerializedObject) value;
+
+    assertThat(actual.numElements()).isEqualTo(3);
+    assertThat(actual.get("a")).isInstanceOf(VariantPrimitive.class);
+    assertThat(actual.get("a").asPrimitive().get()).isEqualTo(34);
+    assertThat(actual.get("b")).isInstanceOf(VariantPrimitive.class);
+    assertThat(actual.get("b").asPrimitive().get()).isEqualTo("iceberg");
+    assertThat(actual.get("c")).isInstanceOf(VariantPrimitive.class);
+    assertThat(actual.get("c").asPrimitive().get()).isEqualTo(new 
BigDecimal("12.21"));
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testUnshreddedObjectSerializationMinimalBuffer() {
+    Pair<SerializedMetadata, ShreddedObject> pair = 
createUnshreddedObject(FIELDS);
+    SerializedMetadata metadata = pair.first();
+    ShreddedObject object = pair.second();
+
+    VariantValue value = roundTripMinimalBuffer(object, metadata);
+
+    assertThat(value).isInstanceOf(SerializedObject.class);
+    SerializedObject actual = (SerializedObject) value;
+
+    assertThat(actual.numElements()).isEqualTo(3);
+    assertThat(actual.get("a")).isInstanceOf(VariantPrimitive.class);
+    assertThat(actual.get("a").asPrimitive().get()).isEqualTo(34);
+    assertThat(actual.get("b")).isInstanceOf(VariantPrimitive.class);
+    assertThat(actual.get("b").asPrimitive().get()).isEqualTo("iceberg");
+    assertThat(actual.get("c")).isInstanceOf(VariantPrimitive.class);
+    assertThat(actual.get("c").asPrimitive().get()).isEqualTo(new 
BigDecimal("12.21"));
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testUnshreddedObjectSerializationLargeBuffer() {
+    Pair<SerializedMetadata, ShreddedObject> pair = 
createUnshreddedObject(FIELDS);
+    SerializedMetadata metadata = pair.first();
+    ShreddedObject object = pair.second();
+
+    VariantValue value = roundTripLargeBuffer(object, metadata);
+
+    assertThat(value).isInstanceOf(SerializedObject.class);
+    SerializedObject actual = (SerializedObject) value;
+
+    assertThat(actual.numElements()).isEqualTo(3);
+    assertThat(actual.get("a")).isInstanceOf(VariantPrimitive.class);
+    assertThat(actual.get("a").asPrimitive().get()).isEqualTo(34);
+    assertThat(actual.get("b")).isInstanceOf(VariantPrimitive.class);
+    assertThat(actual.get("b").asPrimitive().get()).isEqualTo("iceberg");
+    assertThat(actual.get("c")).isInstanceOf(VariantPrimitive.class);
+    assertThat(actual.get("c").asPrimitive().get()).isEqualTo(new 
BigDecimal("12.21"));
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testPartiallyShreddedObjectReplacement() {
+    ShreddedObject partial = createUnshreddedObject(FIELDS).second();
+
+    // replace field c with a new value
+    partial.put("c", Variants.ofIsoDate("2024-10-12"));
+
+    assertThat(partial.get("a")).isInstanceOf(VariantPrimitive.class);
+    assertThat(partial.get("a").asPrimitive().get()).isEqualTo(34);
+    assertThat(partial.get("b")).isInstanceOf(VariantPrimitive.class);
+    assertThat(partial.get("b").asPrimitive().get()).isEqualTo("iceberg");
+    assertThat(partial.get("c")).isInstanceOf(VariantPrimitive.class);
+    assertThat(partial.get("c").type()).isEqualTo(Variants.PhysicalType.DATE);
+    assertThat(partial.get("c").asPrimitive().get())
+        .isEqualTo(DateTimeUtil.isoDateToDays("2024-10-12"));
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testPartiallyShreddedObjectGetMissingField() {
+    ShreddedObject partial = createUnshreddedObject(FIELDS).second();
+
+    // missing fields are returned as null
+    assertThat(partial.get("d")).isNull();
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testPartiallyShreddedObjectPutMissingFieldFailure() {
+    ShreddedObject partial = createUnshreddedObject(FIELDS).second();
+
+    // d is not defined in the variant metadata and will fail
+    assertThatThrownBy(() -> partial.put("d", 
Variants.ofIsoDate("2024-10-12")))
+        .isInstanceOf(IllegalArgumentException.class)
+        .hasMessage("Cannot find field name in metadata: d");
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testPartiallyShreddedObjectSerializationMinimalBuffer() {
+    Pair<SerializedMetadata, ShreddedObject> pair = 
createUnshreddedObject(FIELDS);
+    SerializedMetadata metadata = pair.first();
+    ShreddedObject partial = pair.second();
+
+    // replace field c with a new value
+    partial.put("c", Variants.ofIsoDate("2024-10-12"));
+
+    VariantValue value = roundTripMinimalBuffer(partial, metadata);
+
+    assertThat(value).isInstanceOf(SerializedObject.class);
+    SerializedObject actual = (SerializedObject) value;
+
+    assertThat(actual.get("a")).isInstanceOf(VariantPrimitive.class);
+    assertThat(actual.get("a").asPrimitive().get()).isEqualTo(34);
+    assertThat(actual.get("b")).isInstanceOf(VariantPrimitive.class);
+    assertThat(actual.get("b").asPrimitive().get()).isEqualTo("iceberg");
+    assertThat(actual.get("c")).isInstanceOf(VariantPrimitive.class);
+    assertThat(actual.get("c").type()).isEqualTo(Variants.PhysicalType.DATE);
+    assertThat(actual.get("c").asPrimitive().get())
+        .isEqualTo(DateTimeUtil.isoDateToDays("2024-10-12"));
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testPartiallyShreddedObjectSerializationLargeBuffer() {
+    Pair<SerializedMetadata, ShreddedObject> pair = 
createUnshreddedObject(FIELDS);
+    SerializedMetadata metadata = pair.first();
+    ShreddedObject partial = pair.second();
+
+    // replace field c with a new value
+    partial.put("c", Variants.ofIsoDate("2024-10-12"));
+
+    VariantValue value = roundTripLargeBuffer(partial, metadata);
+
+    assertThat(value).isInstanceOf(SerializedObject.class);
+    SerializedObject actual = (SerializedObject) value;
+
+    assertThat(actual.get("a")).isInstanceOf(VariantPrimitive.class);
+    assertThat(actual.get("a").asPrimitive().get()).isEqualTo(34);
+    assertThat(actual.get("b")).isInstanceOf(VariantPrimitive.class);
+    assertThat(actual.get("b").asPrimitive().get()).isEqualTo("iceberg");
+    assertThat(actual.get("c")).isInstanceOf(VariantPrimitive.class);
+    assertThat(actual.get("c").type()).isEqualTo(Variants.PhysicalType.DATE);
+    assertThat(actual.get("c").asPrimitive().get())
+        .isEqualTo(DateTimeUtil.isoDateToDays("2024-10-12"));
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testTwoByteOffsets() {
+    // a string larger than 255 bytes to push the value offset size above 1 
byte
+    String randomString = RandomUtil.generateString(300, random);
+    SerializedPrimitive bigString = VariantTestUtil.createString(randomString);
+
+    Map<String, VariantValue> data = Maps.newHashMap();
+    data.putAll(FIELDS);
+    data.put("big", bigString);
+
+    Pair<SerializedMetadata, ShreddedObject> pair = createShreddedObject(data);
+    VariantValue value = roundTripLargeBuffer(pair.second(), pair.first());
+
+    assertThat(value.type()).isEqualTo(Variants.PhysicalType.OBJECT);
+    SerializedObject object = (SerializedObject) value;
+    assertThat(object.numElements()).isEqualTo(4);
+
+    assertThat(object.get("a").type()).isEqualTo(Variants.PhysicalType.INT32);
+    assertThat(object.get("a").asPrimitive().get()).isEqualTo(34);
+    assertThat(object.get("b").type()).isEqualTo(Variants.PhysicalType.STRING);
+    assertThat(object.get("b").asPrimitive().get()).isEqualTo("iceberg");
+    
assertThat(object.get("c").type()).isEqualTo(Variants.PhysicalType.DECIMAL4);
+    assertThat(object.get("c").asPrimitive().get()).isEqualTo(new 
BigDecimal("12.21"));
+    
assertThat(object.get("big").type()).isEqualTo(Variants.PhysicalType.STRING);
+    assertThat(object.get("big").asPrimitive().get()).isEqualTo(randomString);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testThreeByteOffsets() {
+    // a string larger than 65535 bytes to push the value offset size above 2 
bytes
+    String randomString = RandomUtil.generateString(70_000, random);
+    SerializedPrimitive reallyBigString = 
VariantTestUtil.createString(randomString);
+
+    Map<String, VariantValue> data = Maps.newHashMap();
+    data.putAll(FIELDS);
+    data.put("really-big", reallyBigString);
+
+    Pair<SerializedMetadata, ShreddedObject> pair = createShreddedObject(data);
+    VariantValue value = roundTripLargeBuffer(pair.second(), pair.first());
+
+    assertThat(value.type()).isEqualTo(Variants.PhysicalType.OBJECT);
+    SerializedObject object = (SerializedObject) value;
+    assertThat(object.numElements()).isEqualTo(4);
+
+    assertThat(object.get("a").type()).isEqualTo(Variants.PhysicalType.INT32);
+    assertThat(object.get("a").asPrimitive().get()).isEqualTo(34);
+    assertThat(object.get("b").type()).isEqualTo(Variants.PhysicalType.STRING);
+    assertThat(object.get("b").asPrimitive().get()).isEqualTo("iceberg");
+    
assertThat(object.get("c").type()).isEqualTo(Variants.PhysicalType.DECIMAL4);
+    assertThat(object.get("c").asPrimitive().get()).isEqualTo(new 
BigDecimal("12.21"));
+    
assertThat(object.get("really-big").type()).isEqualTo(Variants.PhysicalType.STRING);
+    
assertThat(object.get("really-big").asPrimitive().get()).isEqualTo(randomString);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testFourByteOffsets() {
+    // a string larger than 16777215 bytes to push the value offset size above 
3 bytes
+    String randomString = RandomUtil.generateString(16_777_300, random);
+    SerializedPrimitive reallyBigString = 
VariantTestUtil.createString(randomString);
+
+    Map<String, VariantValue> data = Maps.newHashMap();
+    data.putAll(FIELDS);
+    data.put("really-big", reallyBigString);
+
+    Pair<SerializedMetadata, ShreddedObject> pair = createShreddedObject(data);
+    VariantValue value = roundTripLargeBuffer(pair.second(), pair.first());
+
+    assertThat(value.type()).isEqualTo(Variants.PhysicalType.OBJECT);
+    SerializedObject object = (SerializedObject) value;
+    assertThat(object.numElements()).isEqualTo(4);
+
+    assertThat(object.get("a").type()).isEqualTo(Variants.PhysicalType.INT32);
+    assertThat(object.get("a").asPrimitive().get()).isEqualTo(34);
+    assertThat(object.get("b").type()).isEqualTo(Variants.PhysicalType.STRING);
+    assertThat(object.get("b").asPrimitive().get()).isEqualTo("iceberg");
+    
assertThat(object.get("c").type()).isEqualTo(Variants.PhysicalType.DECIMAL4);
+    assertThat(object.get("c").asPrimitive().get()).isEqualTo(new 
BigDecimal("12.21"));
+    
assertThat(object.get("really-big").type()).isEqualTo(Variants.PhysicalType.STRING);
+    
assertThat(object.get("really-big").asPrimitive().get()).isEqualTo(randomString);
+  }
+
+  @ParameterizedTest
+  @ValueSource(booleans = {true, false})
+  @SuppressWarnings({"unchecked", "rawtypes"})
+  public void testLargeObject(boolean sortFieldNames) {
+    Map<String, VariantPrimitive<String>> fields = Maps.newHashMap();
+    for (int i = 0; i < 10_000; i += 1) {
+      fields.put(
+          RandomUtil.generateString(10, random),
+          Variants.of(RandomUtil.generateString(10, random)));
+    }
+
+    SerializedMetadata metadata =
+        
SerializedMetadata.from(VariantTestUtil.createMetadata(fields.keySet(), 
sortFieldNames));
+
+    ShreddedObject shredded = createShreddedObject(metadata, (Map) fields);
+    VariantValue value = roundTripLargeBuffer(shredded, metadata);
+
+    assertThat(value.type()).isEqualTo(Variants.PhysicalType.OBJECT);
+    SerializedObject object = (SerializedObject) value;
+    assertThat(object.numElements()).isEqualTo(10_000);
+
+    for (Map.Entry<String, VariantPrimitive<String>> entry : 
fields.entrySet()) {
+      VariantValue fieldValue = object.get(entry.getKey());
+      assertThat(fieldValue.type()).isEqualTo(Variants.PhysicalType.STRING);
+      
assertThat(fieldValue.asPrimitive().get()).isEqualTo(entry.getValue().get());
+    }
+  }
+
+  @ParameterizedTest
+  @ValueSource(booleans = {true, false})
+  public void testTwoByteFieldIds(boolean sortFieldNames) {
+    Set<String> keySet = Sets.newHashSet();
+    for (int i = 0; i < 10_000; i += 1) {
+      keySet.add(RandomUtil.generateString(10, random));
+    }
+
+    Map<String, VariantValue> data =
+        ImmutableMap.of("aa", FIELDS.get("a"), "AA", FIELDS.get("b"), "ZZ", 
FIELDS.get("c"));
+
+    // create metadata from the large key set and the actual keys
+    keySet.addAll(data.keySet());
+    SerializedMetadata metadata =
+        SerializedMetadata.from(VariantTestUtil.createMetadata(keySet, 
sortFieldNames));
+
+    ShreddedObject shredded = createShreddedObject(metadata, data);
+    VariantValue value = roundTripLargeBuffer(shredded, metadata);
+
+    assertThat(value.type()).isEqualTo(Variants.PhysicalType.OBJECT);
+    SerializedObject object = (SerializedObject) value;
+    assertThat(object.numElements()).isEqualTo(3);
+
+    assertThat(object.get("aa").type()).isEqualTo(Variants.PhysicalType.INT32);
+    assertThat(object.get("aa").asPrimitive().get()).isEqualTo(34);
+    
assertThat(object.get("AA").type()).isEqualTo(Variants.PhysicalType.STRING);
+    assertThat(object.get("AA").asPrimitive().get()).isEqualTo("iceberg");
+    
assertThat(object.get("ZZ").type()).isEqualTo(Variants.PhysicalType.DECIMAL4);
+    assertThat(object.get("ZZ").asPrimitive().get()).isEqualTo(new 
BigDecimal("12.21"));
+  }
+
+  @ParameterizedTest
+  @ValueSource(booleans = {true, false})
+  public void testThreeByteFieldIds(boolean sortFieldNames) {
+    Set<String> keySet = Sets.newHashSet();
+    for (int i = 0; i < 100_000; i += 1) {
+      keySet.add(RandomUtil.generateString(10, random));
+    }
+
+    Map<String, VariantValue> data =
+        ImmutableMap.of("aa", FIELDS.get("a"), "AA", FIELDS.get("b"), "ZZ", 
FIELDS.get("c"));
+
+    // create metadata from the large key set and the actual keys
+    keySet.addAll(data.keySet());
+    SerializedMetadata metadata =
+        SerializedMetadata.from(VariantTestUtil.createMetadata(keySet, 
sortFieldNames));
+
+    ShreddedObject shredded = createShreddedObject(metadata, data);
+    VariantValue value = roundTripLargeBuffer(shredded, metadata);
+
+    assertThat(value.type()).isEqualTo(Variants.PhysicalType.OBJECT);
+    SerializedObject object = (SerializedObject) value;
+    assertThat(object.numElements()).isEqualTo(3);
+
+    assertThat(object.get("aa").type()).isEqualTo(Variants.PhysicalType.INT32);
+    assertThat(object.get("aa").asPrimitive().get()).isEqualTo(34);
+    
assertThat(object.get("AA").type()).isEqualTo(Variants.PhysicalType.STRING);
+    assertThat(object.get("AA").asPrimitive().get()).isEqualTo("iceberg");
+    
assertThat(object.get("ZZ").type()).isEqualTo(Variants.PhysicalType.DECIMAL4);
+    assertThat(object.get("ZZ").asPrimitive().get()).isEqualTo(new 
BigDecimal("12.21"));
+  }
+
+  static VariantValue roundTripMinimalBuffer(ShreddedObject object, 
SerializedMetadata metadata) {
+    ByteBuffer serialized =
+        
ByteBuffer.allocate(object.sizeInBytes()).order(ByteOrder.LITTLE_ENDIAN);
+    object.writeTo(serialized, 0);
+
+    return Variants.from(metadata, serialized);
+  }
+
+  static VariantValue roundTripLargeBuffer(ShreddedObject object, 
SerializedMetadata metadata) {

Review Comment:
   Same here. nit: private scope?



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core/src/test/java/org/apache/iceberg/variants/TestShreddedObject.java:
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+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.iceberg.variants;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatThrownBy;
+
+import java.math.BigDecimal;
+import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
+import java.nio.ByteOrder;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Random;
+import java.util.Set;
+import org.apache.iceberg.relocated.com.google.common.collect.ImmutableMap;
+import org.apache.iceberg.relocated.com.google.common.collect.Maps;
+import org.apache.iceberg.relocated.com.google.common.collect.Sets;
+import org.apache.iceberg.util.DateTimeUtil;
+import org.apache.iceberg.util.Pair;
+import org.apache.iceberg.util.RandomUtil;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.junit.jupiter.params.ParameterizedTest;
+import org.junit.jupiter.params.provider.ValueSource;
+
+public class TestShreddedObject {
+  private static final Map<String, VariantValue> FIELDS =
+      ImmutableMap.of(
+          "a",
+          Variants.of(34),
+          "b",
+          Variants.of("iceberg"),
+          "c",
+          Variants.of(new BigDecimal("12.21")));
+
+  private final Random random = new Random(871925);
+
+  @Test
+  public void testShreddedFields() {
+    ShreddedObject object = createShreddedObject(FIELDS).second();
+
+    assertThat(object.get("a")).isInstanceOf(VariantPrimitive.class);
+    assertThat(object.get("a").asPrimitive().get()).isEqualTo(34);
+    assertThat(object.get("b")).isInstanceOf(VariantPrimitive.class);
+    assertThat(object.get("b").asPrimitive().get()).isEqualTo("iceberg");
+    assertThat(object.get("c")).isInstanceOf(VariantPrimitive.class);
+    assertThat(object.get("c").asPrimitive().get()).isEqualTo(new 
BigDecimal("12.21"));
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testShreddedSerializationMinimalBuffer() {
+    Pair<SerializedMetadata, ShreddedObject> pair = 
createShreddedObject(FIELDS);
+    SerializedMetadata metadata = pair.first();
+    ShreddedObject object = pair.second();
+
+    VariantValue value = roundTripMinimalBuffer(object, metadata);
+
+    assertThat(value).isInstanceOf(SerializedObject.class);
+    SerializedObject actual = (SerializedObject) value;
+
+    assertThat(actual.numElements()).isEqualTo(3);
+    assertThat(actual.get("a")).isInstanceOf(VariantPrimitive.class);
+    assertThat(actual.get("a").asPrimitive().get()).isEqualTo(34);
+    assertThat(actual.get("b")).isInstanceOf(VariantPrimitive.class);
+    assertThat(actual.get("b").asPrimitive().get()).isEqualTo("iceberg");
+    assertThat(actual.get("c")).isInstanceOf(VariantPrimitive.class);
+    assertThat(actual.get("c").asPrimitive().get()).isEqualTo(new 
BigDecimal("12.21"));
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testShreddedSerializationLargeBuffer() {
+    Pair<SerializedMetadata, ShreddedObject> pair = 
createShreddedObject(FIELDS);
+    SerializedMetadata metadata = pair.first();
+    ShreddedObject object = pair.second();
+
+    VariantValue value = roundTripLargeBuffer(object, metadata);
+
+    assertThat(value).isInstanceOf(SerializedObject.class);
+    SerializedObject actual = (SerializedObject) value;
+
+    assertThat(actual.numElements()).isEqualTo(3);
+    assertThat(actual.get("a")).isInstanceOf(VariantPrimitive.class);
+    assertThat(actual.get("a").asPrimitive().get()).isEqualTo(34);
+    assertThat(actual.get("b")).isInstanceOf(VariantPrimitive.class);
+    assertThat(actual.get("b").asPrimitive().get()).isEqualTo("iceberg");
+    assertThat(actual.get("c")).isInstanceOf(VariantPrimitive.class);
+    assertThat(actual.get("c").asPrimitive().get()).isEqualTo(new 
BigDecimal("12.21"));
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testUnshreddedObjectSerializationMinimalBuffer() {
+    Pair<SerializedMetadata, ShreddedObject> pair = 
createUnshreddedObject(FIELDS);
+    SerializedMetadata metadata = pair.first();
+    ShreddedObject object = pair.second();
+
+    VariantValue value = roundTripMinimalBuffer(object, metadata);
+
+    assertThat(value).isInstanceOf(SerializedObject.class);
+    SerializedObject actual = (SerializedObject) value;
+
+    assertThat(actual.numElements()).isEqualTo(3);
+    assertThat(actual.get("a")).isInstanceOf(VariantPrimitive.class);
+    assertThat(actual.get("a").asPrimitive().get()).isEqualTo(34);
+    assertThat(actual.get("b")).isInstanceOf(VariantPrimitive.class);
+    assertThat(actual.get("b").asPrimitive().get()).isEqualTo("iceberg");
+    assertThat(actual.get("c")).isInstanceOf(VariantPrimitive.class);
+    assertThat(actual.get("c").asPrimitive().get()).isEqualTo(new 
BigDecimal("12.21"));
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testUnshreddedObjectSerializationLargeBuffer() {
+    Pair<SerializedMetadata, ShreddedObject> pair = 
createUnshreddedObject(FIELDS);
+    SerializedMetadata metadata = pair.first();
+    ShreddedObject object = pair.second();
+
+    VariantValue value = roundTripLargeBuffer(object, metadata);
+
+    assertThat(value).isInstanceOf(SerializedObject.class);
+    SerializedObject actual = (SerializedObject) value;
+
+    assertThat(actual.numElements()).isEqualTo(3);
+    assertThat(actual.get("a")).isInstanceOf(VariantPrimitive.class);
+    assertThat(actual.get("a").asPrimitive().get()).isEqualTo(34);
+    assertThat(actual.get("b")).isInstanceOf(VariantPrimitive.class);
+    assertThat(actual.get("b").asPrimitive().get()).isEqualTo("iceberg");
+    assertThat(actual.get("c")).isInstanceOf(VariantPrimitive.class);
+    assertThat(actual.get("c").asPrimitive().get()).isEqualTo(new 
BigDecimal("12.21"));
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testPartiallyShreddedObjectReplacement() {
+    ShreddedObject partial = createUnshreddedObject(FIELDS).second();
+
+    // replace field c with a new value
+    partial.put("c", Variants.ofIsoDate("2024-10-12"));
+
+    assertThat(partial.get("a")).isInstanceOf(VariantPrimitive.class);
+    assertThat(partial.get("a").asPrimitive().get()).isEqualTo(34);
+    assertThat(partial.get("b")).isInstanceOf(VariantPrimitive.class);
+    assertThat(partial.get("b").asPrimitive().get()).isEqualTo("iceberg");
+    assertThat(partial.get("c")).isInstanceOf(VariantPrimitive.class);
+    assertThat(partial.get("c").type()).isEqualTo(Variants.PhysicalType.DATE);
+    assertThat(partial.get("c").asPrimitive().get())
+        .isEqualTo(DateTimeUtil.isoDateToDays("2024-10-12"));
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testPartiallyShreddedObjectGetMissingField() {
+    ShreddedObject partial = createUnshreddedObject(FIELDS).second();
+
+    // missing fields are returned as null
+    assertThat(partial.get("d")).isNull();
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testPartiallyShreddedObjectPutMissingFieldFailure() {
+    ShreddedObject partial = createUnshreddedObject(FIELDS).second();
+
+    // d is not defined in the variant metadata and will fail
+    assertThatThrownBy(() -> partial.put("d", 
Variants.ofIsoDate("2024-10-12")))
+        .isInstanceOf(IllegalArgumentException.class)
+        .hasMessage("Cannot find field name in metadata: d");
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testPartiallyShreddedObjectSerializationMinimalBuffer() {
+    Pair<SerializedMetadata, ShreddedObject> pair = 
createUnshreddedObject(FIELDS);
+    SerializedMetadata metadata = pair.first();
+    ShreddedObject partial = pair.second();
+
+    // replace field c with a new value
+    partial.put("c", Variants.ofIsoDate("2024-10-12"));
+
+    VariantValue value = roundTripMinimalBuffer(partial, metadata);
+
+    assertThat(value).isInstanceOf(SerializedObject.class);
+    SerializedObject actual = (SerializedObject) value;
+
+    assertThat(actual.get("a")).isInstanceOf(VariantPrimitive.class);
+    assertThat(actual.get("a").asPrimitive().get()).isEqualTo(34);
+    assertThat(actual.get("b")).isInstanceOf(VariantPrimitive.class);
+    assertThat(actual.get("b").asPrimitive().get()).isEqualTo("iceberg");
+    assertThat(actual.get("c")).isInstanceOf(VariantPrimitive.class);
+    assertThat(actual.get("c").type()).isEqualTo(Variants.PhysicalType.DATE);
+    assertThat(actual.get("c").asPrimitive().get())
+        .isEqualTo(DateTimeUtil.isoDateToDays("2024-10-12"));
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testPartiallyShreddedObjectSerializationLargeBuffer() {
+    Pair<SerializedMetadata, ShreddedObject> pair = 
createUnshreddedObject(FIELDS);
+    SerializedMetadata metadata = pair.first();
+    ShreddedObject partial = pair.second();
+
+    // replace field c with a new value
+    partial.put("c", Variants.ofIsoDate("2024-10-12"));
+
+    VariantValue value = roundTripLargeBuffer(partial, metadata);
+
+    assertThat(value).isInstanceOf(SerializedObject.class);
+    SerializedObject actual = (SerializedObject) value;
+
+    assertThat(actual.get("a")).isInstanceOf(VariantPrimitive.class);
+    assertThat(actual.get("a").asPrimitive().get()).isEqualTo(34);
+    assertThat(actual.get("b")).isInstanceOf(VariantPrimitive.class);
+    assertThat(actual.get("b").asPrimitive().get()).isEqualTo("iceberg");
+    assertThat(actual.get("c")).isInstanceOf(VariantPrimitive.class);
+    assertThat(actual.get("c").type()).isEqualTo(Variants.PhysicalType.DATE);
+    assertThat(actual.get("c").asPrimitive().get())
+        .isEqualTo(DateTimeUtil.isoDateToDays("2024-10-12"));
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testTwoByteOffsets() {
+    // a string larger than 255 bytes to push the value offset size above 1 
byte
+    String randomString = RandomUtil.generateString(300, random);
+    SerializedPrimitive bigString = VariantTestUtil.createString(randomString);
+
+    Map<String, VariantValue> data = Maps.newHashMap();
+    data.putAll(FIELDS);
+    data.put("big", bigString);
+
+    Pair<SerializedMetadata, ShreddedObject> pair = createShreddedObject(data);
+    VariantValue value = roundTripLargeBuffer(pair.second(), pair.first());
+
+    assertThat(value.type()).isEqualTo(Variants.PhysicalType.OBJECT);
+    SerializedObject object = (SerializedObject) value;
+    assertThat(object.numElements()).isEqualTo(4);
+
+    assertThat(object.get("a").type()).isEqualTo(Variants.PhysicalType.INT32);
+    assertThat(object.get("a").asPrimitive().get()).isEqualTo(34);
+    assertThat(object.get("b").type()).isEqualTo(Variants.PhysicalType.STRING);
+    assertThat(object.get("b").asPrimitive().get()).isEqualTo("iceberg");
+    
assertThat(object.get("c").type()).isEqualTo(Variants.PhysicalType.DECIMAL4);
+    assertThat(object.get("c").asPrimitive().get()).isEqualTo(new 
BigDecimal("12.21"));
+    
assertThat(object.get("big").type()).isEqualTo(Variants.PhysicalType.STRING);
+    assertThat(object.get("big").asPrimitive().get()).isEqualTo(randomString);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testThreeByteOffsets() {
+    // a string larger than 65535 bytes to push the value offset size above 2 
bytes
+    String randomString = RandomUtil.generateString(70_000, random);
+    SerializedPrimitive reallyBigString = 
VariantTestUtil.createString(randomString);
+
+    Map<String, VariantValue> data = Maps.newHashMap();
+    data.putAll(FIELDS);
+    data.put("really-big", reallyBigString);
+
+    Pair<SerializedMetadata, ShreddedObject> pair = createShreddedObject(data);
+    VariantValue value = roundTripLargeBuffer(pair.second(), pair.first());
+
+    assertThat(value.type()).isEqualTo(Variants.PhysicalType.OBJECT);
+    SerializedObject object = (SerializedObject) value;
+    assertThat(object.numElements()).isEqualTo(4);
+
+    assertThat(object.get("a").type()).isEqualTo(Variants.PhysicalType.INT32);
+    assertThat(object.get("a").asPrimitive().get()).isEqualTo(34);
+    assertThat(object.get("b").type()).isEqualTo(Variants.PhysicalType.STRING);
+    assertThat(object.get("b").asPrimitive().get()).isEqualTo("iceberg");
+    
assertThat(object.get("c").type()).isEqualTo(Variants.PhysicalType.DECIMAL4);
+    assertThat(object.get("c").asPrimitive().get()).isEqualTo(new 
BigDecimal("12.21"));
+    
assertThat(object.get("really-big").type()).isEqualTo(Variants.PhysicalType.STRING);
+    
assertThat(object.get("really-big").asPrimitive().get()).isEqualTo(randomString);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testFourByteOffsets() {
+    // a string larger than 16777215 bytes to push the value offset size above 
3 bytes
+    String randomString = RandomUtil.generateString(16_777_300, random);
+    SerializedPrimitive reallyBigString = 
VariantTestUtil.createString(randomString);
+
+    Map<String, VariantValue> data = Maps.newHashMap();
+    data.putAll(FIELDS);
+    data.put("really-big", reallyBigString);
+
+    Pair<SerializedMetadata, ShreddedObject> pair = createShreddedObject(data);
+    VariantValue value = roundTripLargeBuffer(pair.second(), pair.first());
+
+    assertThat(value.type()).isEqualTo(Variants.PhysicalType.OBJECT);
+    SerializedObject object = (SerializedObject) value;
+    assertThat(object.numElements()).isEqualTo(4);
+
+    assertThat(object.get("a").type()).isEqualTo(Variants.PhysicalType.INT32);
+    assertThat(object.get("a").asPrimitive().get()).isEqualTo(34);
+    assertThat(object.get("b").type()).isEqualTo(Variants.PhysicalType.STRING);
+    assertThat(object.get("b").asPrimitive().get()).isEqualTo("iceberg");
+    
assertThat(object.get("c").type()).isEqualTo(Variants.PhysicalType.DECIMAL4);
+    assertThat(object.get("c").asPrimitive().get()).isEqualTo(new 
BigDecimal("12.21"));
+    
assertThat(object.get("really-big").type()).isEqualTo(Variants.PhysicalType.STRING);
+    
assertThat(object.get("really-big").asPrimitive().get()).isEqualTo(randomString);
+  }
+
+  @ParameterizedTest
+  @ValueSource(booleans = {true, false})
+  @SuppressWarnings({"unchecked", "rawtypes"})
+  public void testLargeObject(boolean sortFieldNames) {
+    Map<String, VariantPrimitive<String>> fields = Maps.newHashMap();
+    for (int i = 0; i < 10_000; i += 1) {
+      fields.put(
+          RandomUtil.generateString(10, random),
+          Variants.of(RandomUtil.generateString(10, random)));
+    }
+
+    SerializedMetadata metadata =
+        
SerializedMetadata.from(VariantTestUtil.createMetadata(fields.keySet(), 
sortFieldNames));
+
+    ShreddedObject shredded = createShreddedObject(metadata, (Map) fields);
+    VariantValue value = roundTripLargeBuffer(shredded, metadata);
+
+    assertThat(value.type()).isEqualTo(Variants.PhysicalType.OBJECT);
+    SerializedObject object = (SerializedObject) value;
+    assertThat(object.numElements()).isEqualTo(10_000);
+
+    for (Map.Entry<String, VariantPrimitive<String>> entry : 
fields.entrySet()) {
+      VariantValue fieldValue = object.get(entry.getKey());
+      assertThat(fieldValue.type()).isEqualTo(Variants.PhysicalType.STRING);
+      
assertThat(fieldValue.asPrimitive().get()).isEqualTo(entry.getValue().get());
+    }
+  }
+
+  @ParameterizedTest
+  @ValueSource(booleans = {true, false})
+  public void testTwoByteFieldIds(boolean sortFieldNames) {
+    Set<String> keySet = Sets.newHashSet();
+    for (int i = 0; i < 10_000; i += 1) {
+      keySet.add(RandomUtil.generateString(10, random));
+    }
+
+    Map<String, VariantValue> data =
+        ImmutableMap.of("aa", FIELDS.get("a"), "AA", FIELDS.get("b"), "ZZ", 
FIELDS.get("c"));
+
+    // create metadata from the large key set and the actual keys
+    keySet.addAll(data.keySet());
+    SerializedMetadata metadata =
+        SerializedMetadata.from(VariantTestUtil.createMetadata(keySet, 
sortFieldNames));
+
+    ShreddedObject shredded = createShreddedObject(metadata, data);
+    VariantValue value = roundTripLargeBuffer(shredded, metadata);
+
+    assertThat(value.type()).isEqualTo(Variants.PhysicalType.OBJECT);
+    SerializedObject object = (SerializedObject) value;
+    assertThat(object.numElements()).isEqualTo(3);
+
+    assertThat(object.get("aa").type()).isEqualTo(Variants.PhysicalType.INT32);
+    assertThat(object.get("aa").asPrimitive().get()).isEqualTo(34);
+    
assertThat(object.get("AA").type()).isEqualTo(Variants.PhysicalType.STRING);
+    assertThat(object.get("AA").asPrimitive().get()).isEqualTo("iceberg");
+    
assertThat(object.get("ZZ").type()).isEqualTo(Variants.PhysicalType.DECIMAL4);
+    assertThat(object.get("ZZ").asPrimitive().get()).isEqualTo(new 
BigDecimal("12.21"));
+  }
+
+  @ParameterizedTest
+  @ValueSource(booleans = {true, false})
+  public void testThreeByteFieldIds(boolean sortFieldNames) {
+    Set<String> keySet = Sets.newHashSet();
+    for (int i = 0; i < 100_000; i += 1) {
+      keySet.add(RandomUtil.generateString(10, random));
+    }
+
+    Map<String, VariantValue> data =
+        ImmutableMap.of("aa", FIELDS.get("a"), "AA", FIELDS.get("b"), "ZZ", 
FIELDS.get("c"));
+
+    // create metadata from the large key set and the actual keys
+    keySet.addAll(data.keySet());
+    SerializedMetadata metadata =
+        SerializedMetadata.from(VariantTestUtil.createMetadata(keySet, 
sortFieldNames));
+
+    ShreddedObject shredded = createShreddedObject(metadata, data);
+    VariantValue value = roundTripLargeBuffer(shredded, metadata);
+
+    assertThat(value.type()).isEqualTo(Variants.PhysicalType.OBJECT);
+    SerializedObject object = (SerializedObject) value;
+    assertThat(object.numElements()).isEqualTo(3);
+
+    assertThat(object.get("aa").type()).isEqualTo(Variants.PhysicalType.INT32);
+    assertThat(object.get("aa").asPrimitive().get()).isEqualTo(34);
+    
assertThat(object.get("AA").type()).isEqualTo(Variants.PhysicalType.STRING);
+    assertThat(object.get("AA").asPrimitive().get()).isEqualTo("iceberg");
+    
assertThat(object.get("ZZ").type()).isEqualTo(Variants.PhysicalType.DECIMAL4);
+    assertThat(object.get("ZZ").asPrimitive().get()).isEqualTo(new 
BigDecimal("12.21"));
+  }
+
+  static VariantValue roundTripMinimalBuffer(ShreddedObject object, 
SerializedMetadata metadata) {

Review Comment:
   nit: private scope?



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