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parquet-converter

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Convert construction data to/from Parquet format. Optimize storage, enable fast queries, and integrate with data lakehouses.

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What this skill does

# Parquet Converter

## Business Case

### Problem Statement
Data storage and processing challenges:
- Large CSV files are slow to process
- Inefficient storage of typed data
- Column-oriented queries are slow
- Incompatible with modern data platforms

### Solution
Convert construction data to Parquet format for efficient columnar storage, faster queries, and compatibility with data lakehouses.

## Technical Implementation

```python
import pandas as pd
from typing import Dict, Any, List, Optional, Union
from dataclasses import dataclass, field
from datetime import datetime
from pathlib import Path
import json


class CompressionType:
    SNAPPY = "snappy"
    GZIP = "gzip"
    BROTLI = "brotli"
    ZSTD = "zstd"
    NONE = None


@dataclass
class ParquetSchema:
    columns: Dict[str, str]  # column_name: dtype
    partitions: List[str] = field(default_factory=list)
    row_group_size: int = 100000


@dataclass
class ConversionResult:
    source_path: str
    output_path: str
    source_format: str
    rows: int
    columns: int
    original_size_mb: float
    parquet_size_mb: float
    compression_ratio: float
    duration_seconds: float


class ParquetConverter:
    """Convert construction data to/from Parquet format."""

    def __init__(self, project_name: str = "Data Conversion"):
        self.project_name = project_name
        self.conversions: List[ConversionResult] = []
        self.schemas: Dict[str, ParquetSchema] = {}
        self._define_standard_schemas()

    def _define_standard_schemas(self):
        """Define standard schemas for construction data."""

        self.schemas['projects'] = ParquetSchema(
            columns={
                'project_id': 'string',
                'name': 'string',
                'project_type': 'category',
                'status': 'category',
                'start_date': 'datetime64[ns]',
                'end_date': 'datetime64[ns]',
                'budget': 'float64',
                'actual_cost': 'float64',
                'size_sf': 'float64',
                'location': 'string'
            },
            partitions=['project_type', 'status']
        )

        self.schemas['costs'] = ParquetSchema(
            columns={
                'transaction_id': 'string',
                'project_id': 'string',
                'cost_code': 'category',
                'description': 'string',
                'amount': 'float64',
                'transaction_date': 'datetime64[ns]',
                'vendor': 'string',
                'invoice_number': 'string'
            },
            partitions=['project_id']
        )

        self.schemas['schedule'] = ParquetSchema(
            columns={
                'activity_id': 'string',
                'project_id': 'string',
                'name': 'string',
                'wbs_code': 'string',
                'start_date': 'datetime64[ns]',
                'end_date': 'datetime64[ns]',
                'duration': 'int32',
                'progress': 'float32',
                'status': 'category'
            },
            partitions=['project_id']
        )

        self.schemas['qto'] = ParquetSchema(
            columns={
                'element_id': 'string',
                'project_id': 'string',
                'element_type': 'category',
                'name': 'string',
                'quantity': 'float64',
                'unit': 'category',
                'level': 'string',
                'material': 'string'
            },
            partitions=['project_id', 'element_type']
        )

    def add_schema(self, name: str, schema: ParquetSchema):
        """Add custom schema."""
        self.schemas[name] = schema

    def csv_to_parquet(self, csv_path: str, parquet_path: str,
                       schema_name: str = None,
                       compression: str = CompressionType.SNAPPY,
                       partition_cols: List[str] = None) -> ConversionResult:
        """Convert CSV to Parquet."""

        start_time = datetime.now()

        # Read CSV
        df = pd.read_csv(csv_path)

        # Apply schema if provided
        if schema_name and schema_name in self.schemas:
            schema = self.schemas[schema_name]
            df = self._apply_schema(df, schema)
            partition_cols = partition_cols or schema.partitions

        # Get original file size
        original_size = Path(csv_path).stat().st_size / (1024 * 1024)

        # Write Parquet
        if partition_cols:
            # Partitioned write
            available_partitions = [c for c in partition_cols if c in df.columns]
            if available_partitions:
                df.to_parquet(
                    parquet_path,
                    engine='pyarrow',
                    compression=compression,
                    partition_cols=available_partitions,
                    index=False
                )
            else:
                df.to_parquet(parquet_path, engine='pyarrow',
                             compression=compression, index=False)
        else:
            df.to_parquet(parquet_path, engine='pyarrow',
                         compression=compression, index=False)

        # Calculate parquet size
        if Path(parquet_path).is_dir():
            parquet_size = sum(f.stat().st_size for f in Path(parquet_path).rglob('*.parquet')) / (1024 * 1024)
        else:
            parquet_size = Path(parquet_path).stat().st_size / (1024 * 1024)

        duration = (datetime.now() - start_time).total_seconds()

        result = ConversionResult(
            source_path=csv_path,
            output_path=parquet_path,
            source_format='csv',
            rows=len(df),
            columns=len(df.columns),
            original_size_mb=round(original_size, 2),
            parquet_size_mb=round(parquet_size, 2),
            compression_ratio=round(original_size / parquet_size, 2) if parquet_size > 0 else 0,
            duration_seconds=round(duration, 2)
        )

        self.conversions.append(result)
        return result

    def excel_to_parquet(self, excel_path: str, parquet_path: str,
                         sheet_name: Union[str, int] = 0,
                         schema_name: str = None,
                         compression: str = CompressionType.SNAPPY) -> ConversionResult:
        """Convert Excel to Parquet."""

        start_time = datetime.now()

        # Read Excel
        df = pd.read_excel(excel_path, sheet_name=sheet_name)

        # Apply schema
        if schema_name and schema_name in self.schemas:
            df = self._apply_schema(df, self.schemas[schema_name])

        original_size = Path(excel_path).stat().st_size / (1024 * 1024)

        # Write Parquet
        df.to_parquet(parquet_path, engine='pyarrow',
                     compression=compression, index=False)

        parquet_size = Path(parquet_path).stat().st_size / (1024 * 1024)
        duration = (datetime.now() - start_time).total_seconds()

        result = ConversionResult(
            source_path=excel_path,
            output_path=parquet_path,
            source_format='excel',
            rows=len(df),
            columns=len(df.columns),
            original_size_mb=round(original_size, 2),
            parquet_size_mb=round(parquet_size, 2),
            compression_ratio=round(original_size / parquet_size, 2) if parquet_size > 0 else 0,
            duration_seconds=round(duration, 2)
        )

        self.conversions.append(result)
        return result

    def json_to_parquet(self, json_path: str, parquet_path: str,
                        schema_name: str = None,
                        compression: str = CompressionType.SNAPPY) -> ConversionResult:
        """Convert JSON to Parquet."""

        start_time = datetime.now()

        # Read JSON
        df = pd.read_json(json_path)

        if schema_name and schema_name in self.schemas:
            df = self._apply_schema(df, self.schemas[schema_name])

        original_size = Path(json_p

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