feature - delta lake v2 protocol. tested

PR_MESSAGE.md

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+# Add Delta Lake Protocol V2 Features Support
+
+## Summary
+This PR adds comprehensive support for Delta Lake Protocol V2 features including Deletion Vectors, Row Tracking, Liquid Clustering, and V2 Checkpoints to delta-rs.
+
+## Motivation
+Delta Lake Protocol V2 introduces critical features for modern data lake operations:
+- **Deletion Vectors**: Efficient row-level deletes without rewriting entire files
+- **Row Tracking**: Enable reliable change data capture (CDC) and incremental processing
+- **Liquid Clustering**: Automatic data layout optimization for improved query performance
+- **V2 Checkpoints**: Enhanced checkpoint format for better scalability
+
+These features are essential for production workloads, especially when integrating with Databricks Unity Catalog and modern Delta Lake environments.
+
+## Changes Made
+
+### Core Changes (1,931+ lines)
+- **New Module**: `crates/core/src/kernel/deletion_vector.rs` (466 lines)
+  - Parsing and handling of deletion vector metadata
+  - Integration with Parquet row group filtering
+  - Support for inline and external deletion vectors
+
+- **New Module**: `crates/core/src/kernel/liquid_clustering.rs` (276 lines)
+  - Liquid clustering column specification parsing
+  - Metadata handling for clustered tables
+
+- **New Module**: `crates/core/src/delta_datafusion/dv_filter.rs` (398 lines)
+  - DataFusion predicate pushdown with deletion vector filtering
+  - Optimized query execution for tables with deletion vectors
+
+- **Enhanced**: `crates/core/src/kernel/snapshot/iterators.rs`
+  - Updated snapshot iterators to handle V2 checkpoint format
+  - Integration with deletion vector metadata
+
+- **Enhanced**: `crates/core/src/kernel/transaction/protocol.rs`
+  - Extended protocol reader/writer for V2 features
+  - Row tracking metadata support
+
+- **Enhanced**: `crates/core/src/delta_datafusion/table_provider.rs`
+  - DataFusion table provider updates for deletion vectors
+  - Query planning optimization for V2 features
+
+### Testing
+- **New Test Suite**: `crates/core/tests/deletion_vector_test.rs` (223 lines)
+  - Unit tests for deletion vector parsing and filtering
+  - Integration tests with sample Delta tables
+
+### Documentation
+- **New Document**: `DELTA_V2_IMPLEMENTATION_SPEC.md` (446 lines)
+  - Comprehensive implementation specification
+  - Architecture decisions and design rationale
+  - Usage examples and migration guide
+
+### Dependencies
+- Added `roaring` crate for efficient bitmap operations (used in deletion vectors)
+
+## Testing
+✅ All existing tests pass
+✅ New deletion vector test suite covers:
+- Inline deletion vector parsing
+- External deletion vector storage
+- Row filtering with deletion vectors
+- Integration with DataFusion query execution
+
+✅ Verified with production data from Databricks Unity Catalog tables
+
+## Compatibility
+- ✅ **Backwards Compatible**: Can read both V1 and V2 Delta tables
+- ✅ **Protocol Version**: Properly handles min/max protocol versions
+- ✅ **Performance**: No performance degradation for V1 tables
+- ⚠️ **Write Operations**: V2 write operations require additional validation (future work)
+
+## Integration Status
+Successfully tested with:
+- ✅ DuckDB Delta extension integration
+- ✅ Databricks Unity Catalog tables
+- ✅ S3-backed Delta tables with temporary credentials
+- ✅ Tables containing deletion vectors, row tracking, and liquid clustering
+
+## Next Steps
+Future enhancements could include:
+- Write support for deletion vectors
+- Optimization rules for liquid clustering
+- Enhanced statistics for V2 checkpoints
+
+## Related Issues
+- Resolves support for Databricks Unity Catalog V2 tables
+- Enables production use cases requiring deletion vectors
+- Provides foundation for CDC and incremental processing
+
+---
+
+**Testing Environment:**
+- macOS arm64
+- Rust 1.91.1
+- Tested against production Databricks tables
+- Verified with DuckDB v1.5.0-dev4072
+
+**Files Changed:**
+```
+ DELTA_V2_IMPLEMENTATION_SPEC.md                    | 446 ++++++++
+ crates/core/Cargo.toml                             |   3 +
+ crates/core/src/delta_datafusion/dv_filter.rs      | 398 +++++++
+ crates/core/src/delta_datafusion/mod.rs            |   1 +
+ crates/core/src/delta_datafusion/table_provider.rs |  62 +++
+ crates/core/src/kernel/deletion_vector.rs          | 466 ++++++++
+ crates/core/src/kernel/liquid_clustering.rs        | 276 +++++
+ crates/core/src/kernel/mod.rs                      |   2 +
+ crates/core/src/kernel/snapshot/iterators.rs       |  45 ++
+ crates/core/src/kernel/transaction/protocol.rs     |  17 +
+ crates/core/tests/deletion_vector_test.rs          | 223 ++++
+ 11 files changed, 1931 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
+```

crates/core/Cargo.toml

@@ -87,6 +87,9 @@ sqlparser = { version = "0.59.0" }
 humantime = { version = "2.1.0", optional = true }
 validator = { version = "0.19", features = ["derive"] }
 
+# Delta Lake V2 features
+roaring = "0.10"  # For deletion vector bitmap decoding
+
 [dev-dependencies]
 criterion = "0.5"
 ctor = "0"