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Signed-off-by: Adam Gutglick <adam@spiraldb.com>

Author: AdamGS

rfcs/0063-map-type.md

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+- Start Date: 2026-07-16
+- Authors: @AdamGS
+- RFC PR: https://github.com/vortex-data/rfcs/pull/63
+
+# Map Type
+
+## Summary
+
+One paragraph explanation of the proposed map type.
+
+## Motivation
+
+What problem does this solve? Include concrete use cases where possible.
+
+- What specific use cases does this enable or improve?
+- What workflows or operations are painful, slow, or impossible today?
+
+## Design
+
+Describe the proposed design in enough detail that someone familiar with Vortex could implement it.
+This should cover:
+
+- New or modified APIs, traits, or vtable entries.
+- How this interacts with existing components (encodings, layouts, scan, file format, etc.).
+- Key implementation details and corner cases.
+- Why is this the best approach in the space of possible designs?
+- Which crates are affected and how the dependency graph changes, if at all.
+
+Use code examples and diagrams where they might help.
+
+## Compatibility
+
+- Does this change the file format or wire format? Is it backward/forward compatible?
+- Does this break any public APIs? If so, what is the migration path?
+- Are there performance implications?
+
+If there are no compatibility concerns, briefly state why.
+
+## Drawbacks
+
+- Why should we _not_ do this?
+- What is the maintenance cost of this change?
+- Does this add complexity that could be avoided?
+
+## Alternatives
+
+- What other designs were considered and why were they rejected?
+- What is the cost of **not** doing this?
+- Is there a simpler approach that gets us most of the way there?
+
+## Prior Art
+
+How have other systems solved this or similar problems? Consider:
+
+- Other columnar formats (Parquet, Arrow, etc.).
+- Database internals (DuckDB, DataFusion, Velox, etc.).
+- Relevant academic papers or blog posts.
+
+This section helps frame the design in a broader context.
+If there is no relevant prior art, that is fine.
+
+## Unresolved Questions
+
+- What parts of the design need to be resolved during the RFC process?
+- What is explicitly out of scope for this RFC?
+- Are there open questions that can be deferred to implementation?
+
+## Future Possibilities
+
+What natural extensions or follow-on work does this enable? This is a good place to note related
+ideas that are out of scope for this RFC but worth capturing.