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lancedb's public API forces downstream crates to construct foreign types
— `RecordBatch`/arrays/builders for `Table::add(...)` (arrow), and
`datafusion_expr::Expr` for `only_if_expr`/`expr_projection`/merge
filters. The required version must exactly match lancedb's internal
arrow/datafusion line, but nothing on the API surface makes that
visible. Drift surfaces only as confusing trait/type errors:
```text
error[E0277]: the trait bound `RecordBatch: Scannable` is not satisfied
= note: there are multiple different versions of crate `arrow_array` in the dependency graph
```
This re-exports the crates lancedb already pins, so consumers can rely
on a single, guaranteed-matching line via a discoverable import path
instead of declaring their own (potentially mismatched) direct
dependency.
- `lancedb::arrow::{arrow, arrow_array, arrow_buffer, arrow_cast,
arrow_data, arrow_ipc, arrow_ord, arrow_schema, arrow_select}` —
previously only `arrow_schema` was re-exported. `arrow-buffer` is
promoted from a transitive to a direct dependency.
- `lancedb::datafusion` — `Expr` is a first-class part of the query and
merge APIs (`only_if_expr`, `expr_projection`,
`QueryFilter::Datafusion`, `when_matched_update_all_expr`), and
`ExecutionPlan` is returned from `create_plan`.
This follows DataFusion's own precedent of re-exporting `arrow`. The
coupling already exists via the trait/impl bounds — this surfaces it
rather than hiding it behind an `E0277`.
Closes #3575
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