Substrait provides a cross-language serialization format for relational algebra, based on protocol buffers.

This repository provides a Substrait producer and consumer for DataFusion:

• The producer converts a DataFusion logical plan into a Substrait protobuf.
• The consumer converts a Substrait protobuf into a DataFusion logical plan.

Potential uses of this crate:

• Replace the current DataFusion protobuf definition used in Ballista for passing query plan fragments to executors
• Make it easier to pass query plans over FFI boundaries, such as from Python to Rust
• Allow Apache Calcite query plans to be executed in DataFusion