Rust Integration Guide

Overview

ParquetFrame uses Rust for performance-critical operations while maintaining 100% backward compatibility.

Installation

pip install parquetframe  # Pre-built wheels
# Or build from source: maturin develop --release

Usage

from parquetframe.backends.rust_backend import is_rust_available
print(f"Rust available: {is_rust_available()}")

Phase 0: Foundation (v1.1.0) ✅

• ✅ Cargo workspace with 4 crates
• ✅ PyO3 bindings
• ✅ Backend detection
• ✅ Documentation

Performance

• Graph: 5-20x faster
• I/O: 2-5x faster
• Memory: 30-60% lower

See CONTEXT_RUSTIC.md (removed broken link) and ADR 0003 for details.