Introduce IndexCell

crates/store/re_chunk/src/batcher.rs

@@ -740,10 +740,11 @@ impl PendingRow {
 
         let timelines = timepoint
             .into_iter()
-            .map(|(timeline, time)| {
-                let times = ArrowScalarBuffer::from(vec![time.as_i64()]);
-                let time_column = TimeColumn::new(Some(true), timeline, times);
-                (*timeline.name(), time_column)
+            .map(|(timeline_name, cell)| {
+                let times = ArrowScalarBuffer::from(vec![cell.as_i64()]);
+                let time_column =
+                    TimeColumn::new(Some(true), Timeline::new(timeline_name, cell.typ()), times);
+                (timeline_name, time_column)
             })
             .collect();
 
@@ -801,9 +802,9 @@ impl PendingRow {
             // deterministic: `TimePoint` is backed by a `BTreeMap`.
             for row in rows {
                 let mut hasher = ahash::AHasher::default();
-                row.timepoint
-                    .timelines()
-                    .for_each(|timeline| timeline.hash(&mut hasher));
+                row.timepoint.timeline_names().for_each(|timeline| {
+                    <TimelineName as std::hash::Hash>::hash(timeline, &mut hasher);
+                });
 
                 per_timeline_set
                     .entry(hasher.finish())
@@ -876,10 +877,10 @@ impl PendingRow {
                     // Look for unsorted timelines -- if we find any, and the chunk is larger than
                     // the pre-configured `chunk_max_rows_if_unsorted` threshold, then split _even_
                     // further!
-                    for (&timeline, _) in row_timepoint {
-                        let time_column = timelines
-                            .entry(*timeline.name())
-                            .or_insert_with(|| PendingTimeColumn::new(timeline));
+                    for (&timeline_name, cell) in row_timepoint {
+                        let time_column = timelines.entry(timeline_name).or_insert_with(|| {
+                            PendingTimeColumn::new(Timeline::new(timeline_name, cell.typ()))
+                        });
 
                         if !row_ids.is_empty() // just being extra cautious
                             && row_ids.len() as u64 >= chunk_max_rows_if_unsorted
@@ -913,11 +914,11 @@ impl PendingRow {
 
                     row_ids.push(*row_id);
 
-                    for (&timeline, &time) in row_timepoint {
-                        let time_column = timelines
-                            .entry(*timeline.name())
-                            .or_insert_with(|| PendingTimeColumn::new(timeline));
-                        time_column.push(time);
+                    for (&timeline_name, &cell) in row_timepoint {
+                        let time_column = timelines.entry(timeline_name).or_insert_with(|| {
+                            PendingTimeColumn::new(Timeline::new(timeline_name, cell.typ()))
+                        });
+                        time_column.push(cell.into());
                     }
 
                     for (component_desc, arrays) in &mut components {

crates/store/re_chunk/src/builder.rs

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use arrow::{array::ArrayRef, datatypes::DataType as ArrowDatatype};
 use itertools::Itertools as _;
 use nohash_hasher::IntMap;
 
-use re_log_types::{EntityPath, TimeInt, TimePoint, TimeType, Timeline, TimelineName};
+use re_log_types::{EntityPath, NonMinI64, TimePoint, Timeline, TimelineName};
 use re_types_core::{AsComponents, ComponentBatch, ComponentDescriptor, SerializedComponentBatch};
 
 use crate::{chunk::ChunkComponents, Chunk, ChunkId, ChunkResult, RowId, TimeColumn};
@@ -72,11 +72,11 @@ impl ChunkBuilder {
 
         self.row_ids.push(row_id);
 
-        for (timeline, time) in timepoint.into() {
+        for (timeline, cell) in timepoint.into() {
             self.timelines
-                .entry(*timeline.name())
-                .or_insert_with(|| TimeColumn::builder(timeline))
-                .with_row(timeline.typ(), time);
+                .entry(timeline)
+                .or_insert_with(|| TimeColumn::builder(Timeline::new(timeline, cell.typ())))
+                .with_row(cell.value);
         }
 
         for (component_name, array) in components {
@@ -387,20 +387,8 @@ impl TimeColumnBuilder {
 
     /// Add a row's worth of time data using the given timestamp.
     #[inline]
-    pub fn with_row(&mut self, typ: TimeType, time: TimeInt) -> &mut Self {
-        let Self { timeline, times } = self;
-
-        if timeline.typ() != typ {
-            re_log::warn_once!(
-                "Mixing {:?} and {:?} in the same time column '{}'",
-                typ,
-                timeline.typ(),
-                timeline.name()
-            );
-        }
-
-        times.push(time.as_i64());
-
+    pub fn with_row(&mut self, time: NonMinI64) -> &mut Self {
+        self.times.push(time.into());
         self
     }
 

crates/store/re_chunk/src/chunk.rs

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ use nohash_hasher::IntMap;
 use re_arrow_util::ArrowArrayDowncastRef as _;
 use re_byte_size::SizeBytes as _;
 use re_log_types::{
-    EntityPath, ResolvedTimeRange, Time, TimeInt, TimePoint, Timeline, TimelineName,
+    EntityPath, NonMinI64, ResolvedTimeRange, Time, TimeInt, TimePoint, Timeline, TimelineName,
 };
 use re_types_core::{
     ComponentDescriptor, ComponentName, DeserializationError, Loggable as _, SerializationError,
@@ -1240,11 +1240,23 @@ impl TimeColumn {
         self.timeline.typ().make_arrow_array(self.times.clone())
     }
 
+    /// All times in a time column are guaranteed not to have the value `i64::MIN`
+    /// (which is reserved for static data).
     #[inline]
     pub fn times_raw(&self) -> &[i64] {
         self.times.as_ref()
     }
 
+    /// All times in a time column are guaranteed not to have the value `i64::MIN`
+    /// (which is reserved for static data).
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn times_nonmin(&self) -> impl DoubleEndedIterator<Item = NonMinI64> + '_ {
+        self.times_raw()
+            .iter()
+            .copied()
+            .map(NonMinI64::saturating_from_i64)
+    }
+
     #[inline]
     pub fn times(&self) -> impl DoubleEndedIterator<Item = TimeInt> + '_ {
         self.times_raw().iter().copied().map(TimeInt::new_temporal)

crates/store/re_chunk/src/latest_at.rs

@@ -29,8 +29,10 @@ impl LatestAtQuery {
     /// The returned query is guaranteed to never include [`TimeInt::STATIC`].
     #[inline]
     pub fn new(timeline: TimelineName, at: impl TryInto<TimeInt>) -> Self {
-        let at = at.try_into().unwrap_or(TimeInt::MIN);
-        Self { timeline, at }
+        Self {
+            timeline,
+            at: TimeInt::saturated_nonstatic(at),
+        }
     }
 
     #[inline]

crates/store/re_data_loader/src/lib.rs

@@ -144,18 +144,19 @@ impl DataLoaderSettings {
                 args.push("--static".to_owned());
             }
 
-            for (timeline, time) in timepoint.iter() {
-                match timeline.typ() {
+            for (timeline, cell) in timepoint.iter() {
+                // TODO(#8635): update this
+                match cell.typ() {
                     re_log_types::TimeType::Time => {
                         args.extend([
                             "--time".to_owned(),
-                            format!("{}={}", timeline.name(), time.as_i64()),
+                            format!("{}={}", timeline, cell.as_i64()),
                         ]);
                     }
                     re_log_types::TimeType::Sequence => {
                         args.extend([
                             "--sequence".to_owned(),
-                            format!("{}={}", timeline.name(), time.as_i64()),
+                            format!("{}={}", timeline, cell.as_i64()),
                         ]);
                     }
                 }

crates/store/re_data_loader/src/loader_archetype.rs

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use itertools::Either;
 
 use re_chunk::{Chunk, RowId};
-use re_log_types::{EntityPath, TimeInt, TimePoint};
+use re_log_types::{EntityPath, TimePoint};
 use re_types::archetypes::{AssetVideo, VideoFrameReference};
 use re_types::components::VideoTimestamp;
 use re_types::Archetype;
@@ -67,28 +67,28 @@ impl DataLoader for ArchetypeLoader {
         // TODO(cmc): log these once heuristics (I think?) are fixed
         if false {
             if let Ok(metadata) = filepath.metadata() {
-                use re_log_types::{Time, Timeline};
+                use re_log_types::IndexCell;
 
                 if let Some(created) = metadata
                     .created()
                     .ok()
-                    .and_then(|t| TimeInt::try_from(Time::try_from(t).ok()?).ok())
+                    .and_then(|t| IndexCell::try_from(t).ok())
                 {
-                    timepoint.insert(Timeline::new_temporal("created_at"), created);
+                    timepoint.insert_index("created_at", created);
                 }
                 if let Some(modified) = metadata
                     .modified()
                     .ok()
-                    .and_then(|t| TimeInt::try_from(Time::try_from(t).ok()?).ok())
+                    .and_then(|t| IndexCell::try_from(t).ok())
                 {
-                    timepoint.insert(Timeline::new_temporal("modified_at"), modified);
+                    timepoint.insert_index("modified_at", modified);
                 }
                 if let Some(accessed) = metadata
                     .accessed()
                     .ok()
-                    .and_then(|t| TimeInt::try_from(Time::try_from(t).ok()?).ok())
+                    .and_then(|t| IndexCell::try_from(t).ok())
                 {
-                    timepoint.insert(Timeline::new_temporal("accessed_at"), accessed);
+                    timepoint.insert_index("accessed_at", accessed);
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -184,7 +184,10 @@ fn load_video(
     re_tracing::profile_function!();
 
     let video_timeline = re_log_types::Timeline::new_temporal("video");
-    timepoint.insert(video_timeline, re_log_types::TimeInt::new_temporal(0));
+    timepoint.insert_index(
+        *video_timeline.name(),
+        re_log_types::IndexCell::ZERO_DURATION,
+    );
 
     let video_asset = AssetVideo::new(contents);
 

crates/store/re_data_loader/src/loader_lerobot.rs

@@ -264,8 +264,7 @@ fn log_episode_task(
             continue;
         };
 
-        let mut timepoint = TimePoint::default();
-        timepoint.insert(*timeline, time_int);
+        let timepoint = TimePoint::default().with(*timeline, time_int);
         let text = TextDocument::new(task.task.clone());
         chunk = chunk.with_archetype(row_id, timepoint, &text);
 
@@ -290,17 +289,14 @@ fn load_episode_images(
 
     let mut chunk = Chunk::builder(observation.into());
     let mut row_id = RowId::new();
-    let mut time_int = TimeInt::ZERO;
 
-    for idx in 0..image_bytes.len() {
-        let img_buffer = image_bytes.value(idx);
+    for frame_idx in 0..image_bytes.len() {
+        let img_buffer = image_bytes.value(frame_idx);
         let encoded_image = EncodedImage::from_file_contents(img_buffer.to_owned());
-        let mut timepoint = TimePoint::default();
-        timepoint.insert(*timeline, time_int);
+        let timepoint = TimePoint::default().with(*timeline, frame_idx as i64);
         chunk = chunk.with_archetype(row_id, timepoint, &encoded_image);
 
         row_id = row_id.next();
-        time_int = time_int.inc();
     }
 
     Ok(std::iter::once(chunk.build().with_context(|| {
@@ -322,19 +318,16 @@ fn load_episode_depth_images(
 
     let mut chunk = Chunk::builder(observation.into());
     let mut row_id = RowId::new();
-    let mut time_int = TimeInt::ZERO;
 
-    for idx in 0..image_bytes.len() {
-        let img_buffer = image_bytes.value(idx);
+    for frame_idx in 0..image_bytes.len() {
+        let img_buffer = image_bytes.value(frame_idx);
         let depth_image = DepthImage::from_file_contents(img_buffer.to_owned())
             .map_err(|err| anyhow!("Failed to decode image: {err}"))?;
 
-        let mut timepoint = TimePoint::default();
-        timepoint.insert(*timeline, time_int);
+        let timepoint = TimePoint::default().with(*timeline, frame_idx as i64);
         chunk = chunk.with_archetype(row_id, timepoint, &depth_image);
 
         row_id = row_id.next();
-        time_int = time_int.inc();
     }
 
     Ok(std::iter::once(chunk.build().with_context(|| {

crates/store/re_dataframe/src/lib.rs

@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ pub use self::external::re_chunk_store::{
 };
 #[doc(no_inline)]
 pub use self::external::re_log_types::{
-    EntityPath, EntityPathFilter, EntityPathSubs, ResolvedEntityPathFilter, ResolvedTimeRange,
-    StoreKind, TimeInt, Timeline, TimelineName,
+    EntityPath, EntityPathFilter, EntityPathSubs, IndexCell, ResolvedEntityPathFilter,
+    ResolvedTimeRange, StoreKind, TimeInt, Timeline, TimelineName,
 };
 #[doc(no_inline)]
 pub use self::external::re_query::{QueryCache, QueryCacheHandle, StorageEngine};