code: import copy
  import pickle
  import threading
  import warnings
  from collections import OrderedDict, defaultdict
  from contextlib import ExitStack
  
  import numpy as np
  import pandas as pd
  import tlz as toolz
  from packaging.version import parse as parse_version
  
  from dask.core import flatten
  
  try:
      import fastparquet
      from fastparquet import ParquetFile
      from fastparquet.util import ex_from_sep, get_file_scheme, groupby_types, val_to_num
      from fastparquet.writer import make_part_file, partition_on_columns
  except ImportError:
      pass
  
  from dask.base import tokenize
  
  #########################
  # Fastparquet interface #
  #########################
  from dask.dataframe.io.parquet.utils import (
      Engine,
      _get_aggregation_depth,
      _normalize_index_columns,
      _parse_pandas_metadata,
      _process_open_file_options,
      _row_groups_to_parts,
      _set_gather_statistics,
      _set_metadata_task_size,
      _sort_and_analyze_paths,
      _split_user_options,
  )
  from dask.dataframe.io.utils import _is_local_fs, _meta_from_dtypes, _open_input_files
  from dask.dataframe.utils import UNKNOWN_CATEGORIES
  from dask.delayed import Delayed
  from dask.utils import natural_sort_key
  
  # Thread lock required to reset row-groups
  _FP_FILE_LOCK = threading.RLock()
  
  
  def _paths_to_cats(paths, file_scheme):
      """
      Extract categorical fields and labels from hive- or drill-style paths.
      FixMe: This has been pasted from https://github.com/dask/fastparquet/pull/471
      Use fastparquet.api.paths_to_cats from fastparquet>0.3.2 instead.
  
      Parameters
      ----------
      paths (Iterable[str]): file paths relative to root
      file_scheme (str):
  
      Returns
      -------
      cats (OrderedDict[str, List[Any]]): a dict of field names and their values
      """
      if file_scheme in ["simple", "flat", "other"]:
          cats = {}
          return cats
  
      cats = OrderedDict()
      raw_cats = OrderedDict()
      s = ex_from_sep("/")
      paths = toolz.unique(paths)
      if file_scheme == "hive":
          partitions = toolz.unique((k, v) for path in paths for k, v in s.findall(path))
          for key, val in partitions:
              cats.setdefault(key, set()).add(val_to_num(val))
              raw_cats.setdefault(key, set()).add(val)
      else:
          i_val = toolz.unique(
              (i, val) for path in paths for i, val in enumerate(path.split("/")[:-1])
          )
          for i, val in i_val:
              key = "dir%i" % i
              cats.setdefault(key, set()).add(val_to_num(val))
              raw_cats.setdefault(key, set()).add(val)
  
      for key, v in cats.items():
          # Check that no partition names map to the same value after transformation by val_to_num
          raw = raw_cats[key]
          if len(v) != len(raw):
              conflicts_by_value = OrderedDict()
              for raw_val in raw_cats[key]:
                  conflicts_by_value.setdefault(val_to_num(raw_val), set()).add(raw_val)
              conflicts = [
                  c for k in conflicts_by_value.values() if len(k) > 1 for c in k
              ]
              raise ValueError("Partition names map to the same value: %s" % conflicts)
          vals_by_type = groupby_types(v)
  
          # Check that all partition names map to the same type after transformation by val_to_num
          if len(vals_by_type) > 1:
              examples = [x[0] for x in vals_by_type.values()]
              warnings.warn(
                  "Partition names coerce to values of different types, e.g. %s"
                  % examples
              )
  
      cats = OrderedDict([(key, list(v)) for key, v in cats.items()])
      return cats
  
  
  paths_to_cats = (
      _paths_to_cats  # FixMe: use fastparquet.api.paths_to_cats for fastparquet>0.3.2
  )
  
  
  class FastParquetEngine(Engine):
      @classmethod
      def _organize_row_groups(
          cls,
          pf,
          split_row_groups,
          gather_statistics,
          stat_col_indices,
          filters,
          dtypes,
          base_path,
          has_metadata_file,
          chunksize,
          aggregation_depth,
      ):
          """Organize row-groups by file."""
  
          # Get partitioning metadata
          pqpartitions = list(pf.cats)
  
          # Fastparquet does not use a natural sorting
          # order for partitioned data. Re-sort by path
          if (
              pqpartitions
              and aggregation_depth
              and pf.row_groups
              and pf.row_groups[0].columns[0].file_path
          ):
              pf.row_groups = sorted(
                  pf.row_groups,
                  key=lambda x: natural_sort_key(x.columns[0].file_path),
              )
  
          # Store types specified in pandas metadata
          pandas_type = {}
          if pf.row_groups and pf.pandas_metadata:
              for c in pf.pandas_metadata.get("columns", []):
                  if "field_name" in c:
                      pandas_type[c["field_name"]] = c.get("pandas_type", None)
  
          # Get the number of row groups per file
          single_rg_parts = int(split_row_groups) == 1
          file_row_groups = defaultdict(list)
          file_row_group_stats = defaultdict(list)
          file_row_group_column_stats = defaultdict(list)
          cmax_last = {}
          for rg, row_group in enumerate(pf.row_groups):
  
              # We can filter partition columns here without dealing
              # with statistics
              if (
                  pqpartitions
                  and filters
                  and fastparquet.api.filter_out_cats(row_group, filters)
              ):
                  continue
  
              # NOTE: Here we assume that all column chunks are stored
              # in the same file. This is not strictly required by the
              # parquet spec.
              fp = row_group.columns[0].file_path
              fpath = fp.decode() if isinstance(fp, bytes) else fp
              if fpath is None:
                  if not has_metadata_file:
                      # There doesn't need to be a file_path if the
                      # row group is in the same file as the metadata.
                      # Assume this is a single-file dataset.
                      fpath = pf.fn
                      base_path = base_path or ""
                  else:
                      raise ValueError(
                          "Global metadata structure is missing a file_path string. "
                          "If the dataset includes a _metadata file, that file may "
                          "have one or more missing file_path fields."
                      )
  
              # Append a tuple to file_row_groups. This tuple will
              # be structured as: `(<local-row-group-id>, <global-row-group-id>)`
              if file_row_groups[fpath]:
                  file_row_groups[fpath].append((file_row_groups[fpath][-1][0] + 1, rg))
              else:
                  file_row_groups[fpath].append((0, rg))
  
              if gather_statistics:
                  if single_rg_parts:
                      s = {
                          "file_path_0": fpath,
                          "num-rows": row_group.num_rows,
                          "total_byte_size": row_group.total_byte_size,
                          "columns": [],
                      }
                  else:
                      s = {
                          "num-rows": row_group.num_rows,
                          "total_byte_size": row_group.total_byte_size,
                      }
                  cstats = []
                  for name, i in stat_col_indices.items():
                      column = row_group.columns[i]
                      if column.meta_data.statistics:
                          cmin = None
                          cmax = None
                          # TODO: Avoid use of `pf.statistics`
                          if pf.statistics["min"][name][0] is not None:
                              cmin = pf.statistics["min"][name][rg]
                              cmax = pf.statistics["max"][name][rg]
                          elif dtypes[name] == "object":
                              cmin = column.meta_data.statistics.min_value
                              cmax = column.meta_data.statistics.max_value
                              # Older versions may not have cmin/cmax_value
                              if cmin is None:
                                  cmin = column.meta_data.statistics.min
                              if cmax is None:
                                  cmax = column.meta_data.statistics.max
                              # Decode bytes as long as "bytes" is not the
                              # expected `pandas_type` for this column
                              if (
                                  isinstance(cmin, (bytes, bytearray))
                                  and pandas_type.get(name, None) != "bytes"
                              ):
                                  cmin = cmin.decode("utf-8")
                                  cmax = cmax.decode("utf-8")
                          if isinstance(cmin, np.datetime64):
                              tz = getattr(dtypes[name], "tz", None)
                              cmin = pd.Timestamp(cmin, tz=tz)
                              cmax = pd.Timestamp(cmax, tz=tz)
                          last = cmax_last.get(name, None)
  
                          if not (filters or chunksize or aggregation_depth):
                              # Only think about bailing if we don't need
                              # stats for filtering
                              if cmin is None or (last and cmin < last):
                                  # We are collecting statistics for divisions
                                  # only (no filters) - Column isn't sorted, or
                                  # we have an all-null partition, so lets bail.
                                  #
                                  # Note: This assumes ascending order.
                                  #
                                  gather_statistics = False
                                  file_row_group_stats = {}
                                  file_row_group_column_stats = {}
                                  break
  
                          if single_rg_parts:
                              s["columns"].append(
                                  {
                                      "name": name,
                                      "min": cmin,
                                      "max": cmax,
                                  }
                              )
                          else:
                              cstats += [cmin, cmax]
                          cmax_last[name] = cmax
                      else:
                          if (
                              not (filters or chunksize or aggregation_depth)
                              and column.meta_data.num_values > 0
                          ):
                              # We are collecting statistics for divisions
                              # only (no filters) - Lets bail.
                              gather_statistics = False
                              file_row_group_stats = {}
                              file_row_group_column_stats = {}
                              break
  
                          if single_rg_parts:
                              s["columns"].append({"name": name})
                          else:
                              cstats += [None, None, None]
                  if gather_statistics:
                      file_row_group_stats[fpath].append(s)
                      if not single_rg_parts:
                          file_row_group_column_stats[fpath].append(tuple(cstats))
  
          return (
              file_row_groups,
              file_row_group_stats,
              file_row_group_column_stats,
              gather_statistics,
              base_path,
          )
  
      @classmethod
      def _get_thrift_row_groups(
          cls,
          pf,
          filename,
          row_groups,
      ):
          """Turn a set of row-groups into bytes-serialized form
          using thrift via pickle.
          """
  
          real_row_groups = []
          for rg, rg_global in row_groups:
              row_group = pf.row_groups[rg_global]
              columns = row_group.columns
              for c, col in enumerate(columns):
                  if c:
                      col.file_path = None
                  md = col.meta_data
                  md.key_value_metadata = None
                  # NOTE: Fastparquet may need the null count in the
                  # statistics, so we cannot just set statistics
                  # to none.  Set attributes separately:
                  st = md.statistics
                  if st:
                      st.distinct_count = None
                      st.max = None
                      st.min = None
                      st.max_value = None
                      st.min_value = None
                  md.encodings = None
                  md.total_uncompressed_size = None
                  md.encoding_stats = None
              row_group.columns = columns
              real_row_groups.append(row_group)
          return real_row_groups
  
      @classmethod
      def _make_part(
          cls,
          filename,
          rg_list,
          fs=None,
          pf=None,
          base_path=None,
          partitions=None,
      ):
          """Generate a partition-specific element of `parts`."""
  
          if partitions:
              real_row_groups = cls._get_thrift_row_groups(
                  pf,
                  filename,
                  rg_list,
              )
              part = {"piece": (real_row_groups,)}
          else:
              # Get full path (empty strings should be ignored)
              full_path = fs.sep.join([p for p in [base_path, filename] if p != ""])
              row_groups = [rg[0] for rg in rg_list]  # Don't need global IDs
              part = {"piece": (full_path, row_groups)}
  
          return part
  
      @classmethod
      def _collect_dataset_info(
          cls,
          paths,
          fs,
          categories,
          index,
          gather_statistics,
          filters,
          split_row_groups,
          chunksize,
          aggregate_files,
          ignore_metadata_file,
          metadata_task_size,
          parquet_file_extension,
          kwargs,
      ):
  
          # Define the parquet-file (pf) object to use for metadata,
          # Also, initialize `parts`.  If `parts` is populated here,
          # then each part will correspond to a file.  Otherwise, each part will
          # correspond to a row group (populated later).
  
          # Extract "supported" key-word arguments from `kwargs`.
          # Split items into `dataset_kwargs` and `read_kwargs`
          dataset_kwargs, read_kwargs, user_kwargs = _split_user_options(**kwargs)
  
          parts = []
          _metadata_exists = False
          if len(paths) == 1 and fs.isdir(paths[0]):
  
              # This is a directory.
              # Check if _metadata and/or _common_metadata files exists
              base = paths[0]
              _metadata_exists = True
              if not ignore_metadata_file:
                  _metadata_exists = fs.isfile(fs.sep.join([base, "_metadata"]))
  
              # Find all files if we are not using a _metadata file
              if ignore_metadata_file or not _metadata_exists:
                  # For now, we need to discover every file under paths[0]
                  paths, base, fns = _sort_and_analyze_paths(fs.find(base), fs)
                  _update_paths = False
                  for fn in ["_metadata", "_common_metadata"]:
                      try:
                          fns.remove(fn)
                          _update_paths = True
                      except ValueError:
                          pass
                  if _update_paths:
                      paths = [fs.sep.join([base, fn]) for fn in fns]
                  _metadata_exists = False
              if _metadata_exists:
                  # Using _metadata file (best-case scenario)
                  pf = ParquetFile(
                      fs.sep.join([base, "_metadata"]),
                      open_with=fs.open,
                      **dataset_kwargs,
                  )
              else:
                  # Use 0th file
                  # Note that "_common_metadata" can cause issues for
                  # partitioned datasets.
                  if parquet_file_extension:
                      # Raise error if all files have been filtered by extension
                      len0 = len(paths)
                      paths = [
                          path for path in paths if path.endswith(parquet_file_extension)
                      ]
                      if len0 and paths == []:
                          raise ValueError(
                              "No files satisfy the `parquet_file_extension` criteria "
                              f"(files must end with {parquet_file_extension})."
                          )
                  pf = ParquetFile(
                      paths[:1], open_with=fs.open, root=base, **dataset_kwargs
                  )
                  scheme = get_file_scheme(fns)
                  pf.file_scheme = scheme
                  pf.cats = paths_to_cats(fns, scheme)
                  if not gather_statistics:
                      parts = [fs.sep.join([base, fn]) for fn in fns]
          else:
              # This is a list of files
              paths, base, fns = _sort_and_analyze_paths(paths, fs)
  
              # Check if _metadata is in paths, and
              # remove it if ignore_metadata_file=True
              _metadata_exists = "_metadata" in fns
              if _metadata_exists and ignore_metadata_file:
                  fns.remove("_metadata")
                  _metadata_exists = False
              paths = [fs.sep.join([base, fn]) for fn in fns]
  
              if _metadata_exists:
                  # We have a _metadata file, lets use it
                  pf = ParquetFile(
                      fs.sep.join([base, "_metadata"]),
                      open_with=fs.open,
                      **dataset_kwargs,
                  )
              else:
                  # Rely on metadata for 0th file.
                  # Will need to pass a list of paths to read_partition
                  scheme = get_file_scheme(fns)
                  pf = ParquetFile(
                      paths[:1], open_with=fs.open, root=base, **dataset_kwargs
                  )
                  pf.file_scheme = scheme
                  pf.cats = paths_to_cats(fns, scheme)
                  if not gather_statistics:
                      parts = paths.copy()
  
          # Check the `aggregate_files` setting
          aggregation_depth = _get_aggregation_depth(
              aggregate_files,
              list(pf.cats),
          )
  
          # Ensure that there is no overlap between partition columns
          # and explicit columns in `pf`
          if pf.cats:
              _partitions = [p for p in pf.cats if p not in pf.columns]
              if not _partitions:
                  pf.cats = {}
              elif len(_partitions) != len(pf.cats):
                  raise ValueError(
                      "No partition-columns should be written in the \n"
                      "file unless they are ALL written in the file.\n"
                      "columns: {} | partitions: {}".format(pf.columns, pf.cats.keys())
                  )
  
          return {
              "pf": pf,
              "paths": paths,
              "has_metadata_file": _metadata_exists,
              "parts": parts,
              "base": base,
              "fs": fs,
              "gather_statistics": gather_statistics,
              "categories": categories,
              "index": index,
              "filters": filters,
              "split_row_groups": split_row_groups,
              "chunksize": chunksize,
              "aggregate_files": aggregate_files,
              "aggregation_depth": aggregation_depth,
              "metadata_task_size": metadata_task_size,
              "kwargs": {
                  "dataset": dataset_kwargs,
                  "read": read_kwargs,
                  **user_kwargs,
              },
          }
  
      @classmethod
      def _create_dd_meta(cls, dataset_info):
  
          # Collect necessary information from dataset_info
          pf = dataset_info["pf"]
          index = dataset_info["index"]
          categories = dataset_info["categories"]
  
          columns = None
          pandas_md = pf.pandas_metadata
  
          if pandas_md:
              (
                  index_names,
                  column_names,
                  storage_name_mapping,
                  column_index_names,
              ) = _parse_pandas_metadata(pandas_md)
              #  auto-ranges should not be created by fastparquet
              column_names.extend(pf.cats)
  
          else:
              index_names = []
              column_names = pf.columns + list(pf.cats)
              storage_name_mapping = {k: k for k in column_names}
              column_index_names = [None]
  
          if index is None and len(index_names) > 0:
              if len(index_names) == 1 and index_names[0] is not None:
                  index = index_names[0]
              else:
                  index = index_names
  
          # Normalize user inputs
          column_names, index_names = _normalize_index_columns(
              columns, column_names, index, index_names
          )
  
          all_columns = index_names + column_names
  
          categories_dict = None
          if isinstance(categories, dict):
              categories_dict = categories
  
          if categories is None:
              categories = pf.categories
          elif isinstance(categories, str):
              categories = [categories]
          else:
              categories = list(categories)
  
          # Check that categories are included in columns
          if categories and not set(categories).intersection(all_columns):
              raise ValueError(
                  "categories not in available columns.\n"
                  "categories: {} | columns: {}".format(categories, list(all_columns))
              )
  
          dtypes = pf._dtypes(categories)
          dtypes = {storage_name_mapping.get(k, k): v for k, v in dtypes.items()}
  
          index_cols = index or ()
          if isinstance(index_cols, str):
              index_cols = [index_cols]
          for ind in index_cols:
              if getattr(dtypes.get(ind), "numpy_dtype", None):
                  # index does not support masked types
                  dtypes[ind] = dtypes[ind].numpy_dtype
          for cat in categories:
              if cat in all_columns:
                  dtypes[cat] = pd.CategoricalDtype(categories=[UNKNOWN_CATEGORIES])
  
          for catcol in pf.cats:
              if catcol in all_columns:
                  dtypes[catcol] = pd.CategoricalDtype(categories=pf.cats[catcol])
  
          meta = _meta_from_dtypes(all_columns, dtypes, index_cols, column_index_names)
  
          # Update `dataset_info` and return `meta`
          dataset_info["dtypes"] = dtypes
          dataset_info["index"] = index
          dataset_info["index_cols"] = index_cols
          dataset_info["categories"] = categories
          dataset_info["categories_dict"] = categories_dict
  
          return meta
  
      @classmethod
      def _construct_collection_plan(cls, dataset_info):
  
          # Collect necessary information from dataset_info
          fs = dataset_info["fs"]
          parts = dataset_info["parts"]
          paths = dataset_info["paths"]
          filters = dataset_info["filters"]
          pf = dataset_info["pf"]
          split_row_groups = dataset_info["split_row_groups"]
          chunksize = dataset_info["chunksize"]
          gather_statistics = dataset_info["gather_statistics"]
          base_path = dataset_info["base"]
          aggregation_depth = dataset_info["aggregation_depth"]
          index_cols = dataset_info["index_cols"]
          categories = dataset_info["categories"]
          dtypes = dataset_info["dtypes"]
          categories_dict = dataset_info["categories_dict"]
          has_metadata_file = dataset_info["has_metadata_file"]
          metadata_task_size = dataset_info["metadata_task_size"]
          kwargs = dataset_info["kwargs"]
  
          # Ensure metadata_task_size is set
          # (Using config file or defaults)
          metadata_task_size = _set_metadata_task_size(
              dataset_info["metadata_task_size"], fs
          )
  
          # Determine which columns need statistics.
          # At this point, gather_statistics is only True if
          # the user specified calculate_divisions=True
          filter_columns = {t[0] for t in flatten(filters or [], container=list)}
          stat_col_indices = {}
          _index_cols = index_cols if (gather_statistics and len(index_cols) == 1) else []
          for i, name in enumerate(pf.columns):
              if name in _index_cols or name in filter_columns:
                  stat_col_indices[name] = i
  
          # Decide final `gather_statistics` setting.
          # NOTE: The "fastparquet" engine requires statistics for
          # filtering even if the filter is on a paritioned column
          gather_statistics = _set_gather_statistics(
              gather_statistics,
              chunksize,
              split_row_groups,
              aggregation_depth,
              filter_columns,
              set(stat_col_indices) | filter_columns,
          )
  
          # Define common_kwargs
          common_kwargs = {
              "categories": categories_dict or categories,
              "root_cats": pf.cats,
              "root_file_scheme": pf.file_scheme,
              "base_path": base_path,
              **kwargs,
          }
  
          # Check if this is a very simple case where we can just
          # return the path names. This requires that `parts`
          # already be a list of paths. Also, we cannot be splitting
          # by row-group or collecting statistics.
          if (
              gather_statistics is False
              and not split_row_groups
              and isinstance(parts, list)
              and len(parts)
              and isinstance(parts[0], str)
          ):
              return (
                  [{"piece": (full_path, None)} for full_path in parts],
                  [],
                  common_kwargs,
              )
  
          dataset_info_kwargs = {
              "fs": fs,
              "split_row_groups": split_row_groups,
              "gather_statistics": gather_statistics,
              "filters": filters,
              "dtypes": dtypes,
              "stat_col_indices": stat_col_indices,
              "aggregation_depth": aggregation_depth,
              "chunksize": chunksize,
              "root_cats": pf.cats,
              "root_file_scheme": pf.file_scheme,
              "base_path": "" if base_path is None else base_path,
              "has_metadata_file": has_metadata_file,
          }
  
          if (
              has_metadata_file
              or metadata_task_size == 0
              or metadata_task_size > len(paths)
          ):
              # Construct the output-partitioning plan on the
              # client process (in serial).  This means we have
              # a global _metadata file, or that `metadata_task_size`
              # is zero or larger than the number of files.
              pf_or_paths = pf if has_metadata_file else paths
              parts, stats = cls._collect_file_parts(pf_or_paths, dataset_info_kwargs)
  
          else:
              # We DON'T have a global _metadata file to work with.
              # We should loop over files in parallel
              parts, stats = [], []
              if paths:
                  # Build and compute a task graph to construct stats/parts
                  gather_parts_dsk = {}
                  name = "gather-pq-parts-" + tokenize(paths, dataset_info_kwargs)
                  finalize_list = []
                  for task_i, file_i in enumerate(
                      range(0, len(paths), metadata_task_size)
                  ):
                      finalize_list.append((name, task_i))
                      gather_parts_dsk[finalize_list[-1]] = (
                          cls._collect_file_parts,
                          paths[file_i : file_i + metadata_task_size],
                          dataset_info_kwargs,
                      )
  
                  def _combine_parts(parts_and_stats):
                      parts, stats = [], []
                      for part, stat in parts_and_stats:
                          parts += part
                          if stat:
                              stats += stat
                      return parts, stats
  
                  gather_parts_dsk["final-" + name] = (_combine_parts, finalize_list)
                  parts, stats = Delayed("final-" + name, gather_parts_dsk).compute()
  
          return parts, stats, common_kwargs
  
      @classmethod
      def _collect_file_parts(
          cls,
          pf_or_files,
          dataset_info_kwargs,
      ):
  
          # Collect necessary information from dataset_info
          fs = dataset_info_kwargs["fs"]
          split_row_groups = dataset_info_kwargs["split_row_groups"]
          gather_statistics = dataset_info_kwargs["gather_statistics"]
          stat_col_indices = dataset_info_kwargs["stat_col_indices"]
          filters = dataset_info_kwargs["filters"]
          dtypes = dataset_info_kwargs["dtypes"]
          chunksize = dataset_info_kwargs["chunksize"]
          aggregation_depth = dataset_info_kwargs["aggregation_depth"]
          base_path = dataset_info_kwargs.get("base_path", None)
          root_cats = dataset_info_kwargs.get("root_cats", None)
          root_file_scheme = dataset_info_kwargs.get("root_file_scheme", None)
          has_metadata_file = dataset_info_kwargs["has_metadata_file"]
  
          # Get ParquetFile
          if not isinstance(pf_or_files, fastparquet.api.ParquetFile):
              # Construct local `ParquetFile` object
              pf = ParquetFile(
                  pf_or_files,
                  open_with=fs.open,
                  root=base_path,
              )
              # Update hive-partitioning to match global cats/scheme
              pf.cats = root_cats or {}
              if root_cats:
                  pf.file_scheme = root_file_scheme
          else:
              # We already have a ParquetFile object to work with
              pf = pf_or_files
  
          # Organize row-groups by file
          (
              file_row_groups,
              file_row_group_stats,
              file_row_group_column_stats,
              gather_statistics,
              base_path,
          ) = cls._organize_row_groups(
              pf,
              split_row_groups,
              gather_statistics,
              stat_col_indices,
              filters,
              dtypes,
              base_path,
              has_metadata_file,
              chunksize,
              aggregation_depth,
          )
  
          # Convert organized row-groups to parts
          parts, stats = _row_groups_to_parts(
              gather_statistics,
              split_row_groups,
              aggregation_depth,
              file_row_groups,
              file_row_group_stats,
              file_row_group_column_stats,
              stat_col_indices,
              cls._make_part,
              make_part_kwargs={
                  "fs": fs,
                  "pf": pf,
                  "base_path": base_path,
                  "partitions": list(pf.cats),
              },
          )
  
          return parts, stats
  
      @classmethod
      def read_metadata(
          cls,
          fs,
          paths,
          categories=None,
          index=None,
          gather_statistics=None,
          filters=None,
          split_row_groups=False,
          chunksize=None,
          aggregate_files=None,
          ignore_metadata_file=False,
          metadata_task_size=None,
          parquet_file_extension=None,
          **kwargs,
      ):
  
          # Stage 1: Collect general dataset information
          dataset_info = cls._collect_dataset_info(
              paths,
              fs,
              categories,
              index,
              gather_statistics,
              filters,
              split_row_groups,
              chunksize,
              aggregate_files,
              ignore_metadata_file,
              metadata_task_size,
              parquet_file_extension,
              kwargs,
          )
  
          # Stage 2: Generate output `meta`
          meta = cls._create_dd_meta(dataset_info)
  
          # Stage 3: Generate parts and stats
          parts, stats, common_kwargs = cls._construct_collection_plan(dataset_info)
  
          # Cannot allow `None` in columns if the user has specified index=False
          index = dataset_info["index"]
          if index is False and None in meta.columns:
              meta.drop(columns=[None], inplace=True)
  
          # Add `common_kwargs` to the first element of `parts`.
          # We can return as a separate element in the future, but
          # should avoid breaking the API for now.
          if len(parts):
              parts[0]["common_kwargs"] = common_kwargs
              parts[0]["aggregation_depth"] = dataset_info["aggregation_depth"]
  
          if len(parts) and len(parts[0]["piece"]) == 1:
  
              # Strip all partition-dependent or unnecessary
              # data from the `ParquetFile` object
              pf = dataset_info["pf"]
              pf.row_groups = None
              pf.fmd.row_groups = None
              pf._statistics = None
              parts[0]["common_kwargs"]["parquet_file"] = pf
  
          return (meta, stats, parts, index)
  
      @classmethod
      def multi_support(cls):
          return cls == FastParquetEngine
  
      @classmethod
      def read_partition(
          cls,
          fs,
          pieces,
          columns,
          index,
          categories=(),
          root_cats=None,
          root_file_scheme=None,
          base_path=None,
          **kwargs,
      ):
  
          null_index_name = False
          base_path = False if not root_cats else base_path
          if isinstance(index, list):
              if index == [None]:
                  # Handling a None-labeled index...
                  # The pandas metadata told us to read in an index
                  # labeled `None`. If this corresponds to a `RangeIndex`,
                  # fastparquet will need use the pandas metadata to
                  # construct the index. Otherwise, the index will correspond
                  # to a column named "__index_level_0__".  We will need to
                  # check the `ParquetFile` object for this column below.
                  index = []
                  null_index_name = True
              columns += index
  
          # Use global `parquet_file` object.  Need to reattach
          # the desired row_group
          parquet_file = kwargs.pop("parquet_file", None)
  
          # Always convert pieces to list
          if not isinstance(pieces, list):
              pieces = [pieces]
  
          sample = pieces[0]
          if isinstance(sample, tuple):
              if isinstance(sample[0], str):
                  # We have paths to read from
                  assert parquet_file is None
  
                  row_groups = []
                  rg_offset = 0
                  parquet_file = ParquetFile(
                      [p[0] for p in pieces],
                      open_with=fs.open,
                      root=base_path or False,
                      **kwargs.get("dataset", {}),
                  )
                  for piece in pieces:
                      _pf = (
                          parquet_file
                          if len(pieces) == 1
                          else ParquetFile(
                              piece[0],
                              open_with=fs.open,
                              root=base_path or False,
                              **kwargs.get("dataset", {}),
                          )
                      )
                      n_local_row_groups = len(_pf.row_groups)
                      local_rg_indices = piece[1] or list(range(n_local_row_groups))
                      row_groups += [
                          parquet_file.row_groups[rg + rg_offset]
                          for rg in local_rg_indices
                      ]
                      rg_offset += n_local_row_groups
                  update_parquet_file = len(row_groups) < len(parquet_file.row_groups)
  
              elif parquet_file:
  
                  row_groups = []
                  for piece in pieces:
                      # `piece[1]` will contain actual row-group objects,
                      # but they may be pickled
                      rgs = piece[0]
                      if isinstance(rgs, bytes):
                          rgs = pickle.loads(rgs)
                      row_groups += rgs
                  update_parquet_file = True
  
              else:
                  raise ValueError("Neither path nor ParquetFile detected!")
  
              if update_parquet_file:
                  with _FP_FILE_LOCK:
                      for rg in row_groups:
                          for chunk in rg.columns:
                              s = chunk.file_path
                              if s and isinstance(s, bytes):
                                  chunk.file_path = s.decode()
  
                      parquet_file.fmd.row_groups = row_groups
                      # NOTE: May lose cats after `_set_attrs` call
                      save_cats = parquet_file.cats
                      parquet_file._set_attrs()
                      parquet_file.cats = save_cats
  
              if null_index_name:
                  if "__index_level_0__" in parquet_file.columns:
                      # See "Handling a None-labeled index" comment above
                      index = ["__index_level_0__"]
                      columns += index
  
              # Update hive-partitioning information if necessary
              parquet_file.cats = root_cats or {}
              if root_cats:
                  parquet_file.file_scheme = root_file_scheme
  
              parquet_file._dtypes = (
                  lambda *args: parquet_file.dtypes
              )  # ugly patch, could be fixed
  
              # Convert ParquetFile to pandas
              return cls.pf_to_pandas(
                  parquet_file,
                  fs=fs,
                  columns=columns,
                  categories=categories,
                  index=index,
                  **kwargs.get("read", {}),
              )
  
          else:
              # `sample` is NOT a tuple
              raise ValueError(f"Expected tuple, got {type(sample)}")
  
      @classmethod
      def pf_to_pandas(
          cls,
          pf,
          fs=None,
          columns=None,
          categories=None,
          index=None,
          open_file_options=None,
          **kwargs,
      ):
          # This method was mostly copied from the fastparquet
          # `ParquetFile.to_pandas` definition. We maintain our
          # own implmentation in Dask to enable better remote
          # file-handling control
  
          # Handle selected columns
          if columns is not None:
              columns = columns[:]
          else:
              columns = pf.columns + list(pf.cats)
          if index:
              columns += [i for i in index if i not in columns]
  
          # Extract row-groups and pre-allocate df
          rgs = pf.row_groups
          size = sum(rg.num_rows for rg in rgs)
          df, views = pf.pre_allocate(size, columns, categories, index)
          start = 0
  
          # Get a map of file names -> row-groups
          fn_rg_map = defaultdict(list)
          for rg in rgs:
              fn = pf.row_group_filename(rg)
              fn_rg_map[fn].append(rg)
  
          # Define file-opening options
          precache_options, open_file_options = _process_open_file_options(
              open_file_options,
              **(
                  {
                      "allow_precache": False,
                      "default_cache": "readahead",
                  }
                  if _is_local_fs(fs)
                  else {
                      "metadata": pf,
                      "columns": list(set(columns).intersection(pf.columns)),
                      "row_groups": [rgs for rgs in fn_rg_map.values()],
                      "default_engine": "fastparquet",
                      "default_cache": "readahead",
                  }
              ),
          )
  
          with ExitStack() as stack:
  
              for fn, infile in zip(
                  fn_rg_map.keys(),
                  _open_input_files(
                      list(fn_rg_map.keys()),
                      fs=fs,
                      context_stack=stack,
                      precache_options=precache_options,
                      **open_file_options,
                  ),
              ):
                  for rg in fn_rg_map[fn]:
                      thislen = rg.num_rows
                      parts = {
                          name: (
                              v
                              if name.endswith("-catdef")
                              else v[start : start + thislen]
                          )
                          for (name, v) in views.items()
                      }
  
                      # Add row-group data to df
                      pf.read_row_group_file(
                          rg,
                          columns,
                          categories,
                          index,
                          assign=parts,
                          partition_meta=pf.partition_meta,
                          infile=infile,
                          **kwargs,
                      )
                      start += thislen
          return df
  
      @classmethod
      def initialize_write(
          cls,
          df,
          fs,
          path,
          append=False,
          partition_on=None,
          ignore_divisions=False,
          division_info=None,
          schema=None,
          object_encoding="utf8",
          index_cols=None,
          custom_metadata=None,
          **kwargs,
      ):
          if index_cols is None:
              index_cols = []
          if append and division_info is None:
              ignore_divisions = True
          fs.mkdirs(path, exist_ok=True)
          if object_encoding == "infer" or (
              isinstance(object_encoding, dict) and "infer" in object_encoding.values()
          ):
              raise ValueError(
                  '"infer" not allowed as object encoding, '
                  "because this required data in memory."
              )
  
          metadata_file_exists = False
          if append:
              try:
                  # to append to a dataset without _metadata, need to load
                  # _common_metadata or any data file here
                  pf = fastparquet.api.ParquetFile(path, open_with=fs.open)
                  metadata_file_exists = fs.exists(fs.sep.join([path, "_metadata"]))
              except (OSError, ValueError):
                  # append for create
                  append = False
          if append:
              if pf.file_scheme not in ["hive", "empty", "flat"]:
                  raise ValueError(
                      "Requested file scheme is hive, but existing file scheme is not."
                  )
              elif (set(pf.columns) != set(df.columns) - set(partition_on)) or (
                  set(partition_on) != set(pf.cats)
              ):
                  raise ValueError(
                      "Appended columns not the same.\n"
                      "Previous: {} | New: {}".format(pf.columns, list(df.columns))
                  )
              elif (pd.Series(pf.dtypes).loc[pf.columns] != df[pf.columns].dtypes).any():
                  raise ValueError(
                      "Appended dtypes differ.\n{}".format(
                          set(pf.dtypes.items()) ^ set(df.dtypes.items())
                      )
                  )
              else:
                  df = df[pf.columns + partition_on]
  
              fmd = pf.fmd
              i_offset = fastparquet.writer.find_max_part(fmd.row_groups)
              if not ignore_divisions:
                  if not set(index_cols).intersection([division_info["name"]]):
                      ignore_divisions = True
              if not ignore_divisions:
                  minmax = fastparquet.api.sorted_partitioned_columns(pf)
                  # If fastparquet detects that a partitioned column isn't sorted, it won't
                  # appear in the resulting min/max dictionary
                  old_end = (
                      minmax[index_cols[0]]["max"][-1]
                      if index_cols[0] in minmax
                      else None
                  )
                  divisions = division_info["divisions"]
                  if old_end is None or divisions[0] <= old_end:
                      raise ValueError(
                          "Appended divisions overlapping with previous ones."
                          "\n"
                          "Previous: {} | New: {}".format(old_end, divisions[0])
                      )
          else:
              fmd = fastparquet.writer.make_metadata(
                  df._meta,
                  object_encoding=object_encoding,
                  index_cols=index_cols,
                  ignore_columns=partition_on,
                  **kwargs,
              )
              i_offset = 0
          if custom_metadata is not None:
              kvm = fmd.key_value_metadata or []
              kvm.extend(
                  [
                      fastparquet.parquet_thrift.KeyValue(key=key, value=value)
                      for key, value in custom_metadata.items()
                  ]
              )
              fmd.key_value_metadata = kvm
  
          extra_write_kwargs = {"fmd": fmd}
          return i_offset, fmd, metadata_file_exists, extra_write_kwargs
  
      @classmethod
      def write_partition(
          cls,
          df,
          path,
          fs,
          filename,
          partition_on,
          return_metadata,
          fmd=None,
          compression=None,
          custom_metadata=None,
          **kwargs,
      ):
          # Update key/value metadata if necessary
          fmd = copy.copy(fmd)
          for s in fmd.schema:
              if isinstance(s.name, bytes):
                  # can be coerced to bytes on copy
                  s.name = s.name.decode()
          if custom_metadata and fmd is not None:
              fmd.key_value_metadata = fmd.key_value_metadata + (
                  [
                      fastparquet.parquet_thrift.KeyValue(key=key, value=value)
                      for key, value in custom_metadata.items()
                  ]
              )
  
          if not len(df):
              # Write nothing for empty partitions
              rgs = []
          elif partition_on:
              mkdirs = lambda x: fs.mkdirs(x, exist_ok=True)
              if parse_version(fastparquet.__version__) >= parse_version("0.1.4"):
                  rgs = partition_on_columns(
                      df, partition_on, path, filename, fmd, compression, fs.open, mkdirs
                  )
              else:
                  rgs = partition_on_columns(
                      df,
                      partition_on,
                      path,
                      filename,
                      fmd,
                      fs.sep,
                      compression,
                      fs.open,
                      mkdirs,
                  )
          else:
              with fs.open(fs.sep.join([path, filename]), "wb") as fil:
                  fmd.num_rows = len(df)
                  rg = make_part_file(
                      fil, df, fmd.schema, compression=compression, fmd=fmd
                  )
              for chunk in rg.columns:
                  chunk.file_path = filename
              rgs = [rg]
          if return_metadata:
              return rgs
          else:
              return []
  
      @classmethod
      def write_metadata(cls, parts, meta, fs, path, append=False, **kwargs):
          _meta = copy.copy(meta)
          rgs = meta.row_groups
          if parts:
              for rg in parts:
                  if rg is not None:
                      if isinstance(rg, list):
                          for r in rg:
                              rgs.append(r)
                      else:
                          rgs.append(rg)
              _meta.row_groups = rgs
              fn = fs.sep.join([path, "_metadata"])
              fastparquet.writer.write_common_metadata(
                  fn, _meta, open_with=fs.open, no_row_groups=False
              )
  
          # if appending, could skip this, but would need to check existence
          fn = fs.sep.join([path, "_common_metadata"])
          fastparquet.writer.write_common_metadata(fn, _meta, open_with=fs.open)
  
apis: pandas.CategoricalDtype pandas.Series pandas.Timestamp