Experimental feature of rows blocks be appended directly to the batch (…

…#1233)

conn_batch.go

@@ -133,6 +133,13 @@ func (b *batch) Append(v ...any) error {
 	if b.err != nil {
 		return b.err
 	}
+
+	if len(v) > 0 {
+		if r, ok := v[0].(*rows); ok {
+			return b.appendRowsBlocks(r)
+		}
+	}
+
 	if err := b.block.Append(v...); err != nil {
 		b.err = errors.Wrap(ErrBatchInvalid, err.Error())
 		b.release(err)
@@ -141,6 +148,36 @@ func (b *batch) Append(v ...any) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// appendRowsBlocks is an experimental feature that allows rows blocks be appended directly to the batch.
+// This API is not stable and may be changed in the future.
+// See: tests/batch_block_test.go
+func (b *batch) appendRowsBlocks(r *rows) error {
+	var lastReadLock *proto.Block
+	var blockNum int
+
+	for r.Next() {
+		if lastReadLock == nil { // make sure the first block is logged
+			b.conn.debugf("[batch.appendRowsBlocks] blockNum = %d", blockNum)
+		}
+
+		// rows.Next() will read the next block from the server only if the current block is empty
+		// only if new block is available we should flush the current block
+		// the last block will be handled by the batch.Send() method
+		if lastReadLock != nil && lastReadLock != r.block {
+			if err := b.Flush(); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			blockNum++
+			b.conn.debugf("[batch.appendRowsBlocks] blockNum = %d", blockNum)
+		}
+
+		b.block = r.block
+		lastReadLock = r.block
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (b *batch) AppendStruct(v any) error {
 	if b.err != nil {
 		return b.err

tests/batch_block_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+// Licensed to ClickHouse, Inc. under one or more contributor
+// license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed with
+// this work for additional information regarding copyright
+// ownership. ClickHouse, Inc. 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 tests
+
+import (
+	"sync/atomic"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/ClickHouse/clickhouse-go/v2"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"golang.org/x/net/context"
+)
+
+// TestBatchAppendRows tests experimental batch rows blocks append feature.
+// This API is not stable and may be changed in the future.
+func TestBatchAppendRows(t *testing.T) {
+	te, err := GetTestEnvironment(testSet)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	blocksRead := atomic.Uint64{}
+	opts := ClientOptionsFromEnv(te, clickhouse.Settings{})
+	opts.Debug = true
+	opts.Debugf = func(format string, args ...interface{}) {
+		if format == "[batch.appendRowsBlocks] blockNum = %d" {
+			blocksRead.Store(uint64(args[0].(int))) // store the last block number read from rows
+		}
+	}
+
+	conn, err := GetConnectionWithOptions(&opts)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	// given we have two tables and a million rows in the source table
+	var tables = []string{"source", "target"}
+	for _, table := range tables {
+		require.NoError(t, conn.Exec(context.Background(), "create table if not exists "+table+" (number1 Int, number2 String, number3 Tuple(String, Int), number4 DateTime) engine = MergeTree() order by tuple()"))
+		defer conn.Exec(context.Background(), "drop table if exists "+table)
+	}
+
+	require.NoError(t, conn.Exec(ctx, "INSERT INTO source SELECT number, 'string', tuple('foo', number), now() FROM system.numbers LIMIT 1000000"))
+
+	// when we create a batch with direct data block access 10 times
+
+	selectCtx := clickhouse.Context(ctx, clickhouse.WithSettings(clickhouse.Settings{
+		"max_block_size": 1000,
+	}))
+
+	sourceRows, err := conn.Query(selectCtx, "SELECT * FROM source")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	defer sourceRows.Close()
+
+	b, err := conn.PrepareBatch(ctx, "INSERT INTO target")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NoError(t, b.Append(sourceRows))
+	require.NoError(t, b.Send())
+
+	// then we should be able to see the data in the target table
+	row := conn.QueryRow(ctx, "SELECT count() FROM source")
+	require.NoError(t, row.Err())
+	var count uint64
+	require.NoError(t, row.Scan(&count))
+	assert.Equal(t, uint64(1000000), count)
+	assert.Equal(t, uint64(999), blocksRead.Load())
+}