Port / Add Documentation for VarianceSample and VariancePopulation

Author: alamb

datafusion/expr/src/udf_docs.rs

@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ impl DocumentationBuilder {
         self
     }
 
+    /// Adds an argument to the documentation,
     pub fn with_argument(
         mut self,
         arg_name: impl Into<String>,
@@ -142,6 +143,18 @@ impl DocumentationBuilder {
         self
     }
 
+    /// Add a standard "expression" argument to the documentation
+    ///
+    /// This is a common argument for scalar UDFs that operate on an expression and is rendered like
+    ///
+    /// ```no-run
+    /// expression:
+    ///   Expression to operate on. Can be a constant, column, or function, and any combination of arithmetic operators.
+    /// ```
+    pub fn with_expression_argument(self) -> Self {
+        self.with_argument("expression", "Expression to operate on. Can be a constant, column, or function, and any combination of arithmetic operators.")
+    }
+
     pub fn with_related_udf(mut self, related_udf: impl Into<String>) -> Self {
         let mut related = self.related_udfs.unwrap_or_default();
         related.push(related_udf.into());

datafusion/functions-aggregate/src/variance.rs

@@ -18,22 +18,24 @@
 //! [`VarianceSample`]: variance sample aggregations.
 //! [`VariancePopulation`]: variance population aggregations.
 
-use std::{fmt::Debug, sync::Arc};
-
 use arrow::{
     array::{Array, ArrayRef, BooleanArray, Float64Array, UInt64Array},
     buffer::NullBuffer,
     compute::kernels::cast,
     datatypes::{DataType, Field},
 };
+use std::sync::OnceLock;
+use std::{fmt::Debug, sync::Arc};
 
 use datafusion_common::{
     downcast_value, not_impl_err, plan_err, DataFusionError, Result, ScalarValue,
 };
+use datafusion_expr::aggregate_doc_sections::DOC_SECTION_GENERAL;
 use datafusion_expr::{
     function::{AccumulatorArgs, StateFieldsArgs},
     utils::format_state_name,
-    Accumulator, AggregateUDFImpl, GroupsAccumulator, Signature, Volatility,
+    Accumulator, AggregateUDFImpl, Documentation, GroupsAccumulator, Signature,
+    Volatility,
 };
 use datafusion_functions_aggregate_common::{
     aggregate::groups_accumulator::accumulate::accumulate, stats::StatsType,
@@ -135,6 +137,26 @@ impl AggregateUDFImpl for VarianceSample {
     ) -> Result<Box<dyn GroupsAccumulator>> {
         Ok(Box::new(VarianceGroupsAccumulator::new(StatsType::Sample)))
     }
+
+    fn documentation(&self) -> Option<&Documentation> {
+        Some(get_variance_sample_doc())
+    }
+}
+
+static VARIANCE_SAMPLE_DOC: OnceLock<Documentation> = OnceLock::new();
+
+fn get_variance_sample_doc() -> &'static Documentation {
+    VARIANCE_SAMPLE_DOC.get_or_init(|| {
+        Documentation::builder()
+            .with_doc_section(DOC_SECTION_GENERAL)
+            .with_description(
+                "Returns the statistical sample variance of a set of numbers.",
+            )
+            .with_syntax_example("var(expression)")
+            .with_expression_argument()
+            .build()
+            .unwrap()
+    })
 }
 
 pub struct VariancePopulation {
@@ -222,6 +244,25 @@ impl AggregateUDFImpl for VariancePopulation {
             StatsType::Population,
         )))
     }
+    fn documentation(&self) -> Option<&Documentation> {
+        Some(get_variance_population_doc())
+    }
+}
+
+static VARIANCE_POPULATION_DOC: OnceLock<Documentation> = OnceLock::new();
+
+fn get_variance_population_doc() -> &'static Documentation {
+    VARIANCE_POPULATION_DOC.get_or_init(|| {
+        Documentation::builder()
+            .with_doc_section(DOC_SECTION_GENERAL)
+            .with_description(
+                "Returns the statistical population variance of a set of numbers.",
+            )
+            .with_syntax_example("var_pop(expression)")
+            .with_expression_argument()
+            .build()
+            .unwrap()
+    })
 }
 
 /// An accumulator to compute variance

docs/source/user-guide/sql/aggregate_functions.md

@@ -349,45 +349,6 @@ stddev_samp(expression)
 
 #### Arguments
 
-- **expression**: Expression to operate on.
-  Can be a constant, column, or function, and any combination of arithmetic operators.
-
-### `var`
-
-Returns the statistical variance of a set of numbers.
-
-```
-var(expression)
-```
-
-#### Arguments
-
-- **expression**: Expression to operate on.
-  Can be a constant, column, or function, and any combination of arithmetic operators.
-
-### `var_pop`
-
-Returns the statistical population variance of a set of numbers.
-
-```
-var_pop(expression)
-```
-
-#### Arguments
-
-- **expression**: Expression to operate on.
-  Can be a constant, column, or function, and any combination of arithmetic operators.
-
-### `var_samp`
-
-Returns the statistical sample variance of a set of numbers.
-
-```
-var_samp(expression)
-```
-
-#### Arguments
-
 - **expression**: Expression to operate on.
   Can be a constant, column, or function, and any combination of arithmetic operators.