feat: seekable reader

avro/src/error.rs

@@ -534,6 +534,9 @@ pub enum Details {
     #[error("Failed to read block marker bytes: {0}")]
     ReadBlockMarker(#[source] std::io::Error),
 
+    #[error("Failed to seek to block: {0}")]
+    SeekToBlock(#[source] std::io::Error),
+
     #[error("Read into buffer failed: {0}")]
     ReadIntoBuf(#[source] std::io::Error),
 

avro/src/lib.rs

@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ pub use error::Error;
     reason = "Still need to export it until we remove it completely"
 )]
 pub use reader::{
-    Reader,
+    BlockPosition, Reader,
     datum::{from_avro_datum, from_avro_datum_reader_schemata, from_avro_datum_schemata},
     read_marker,
     single_object::{GenericSingleObjectReader, SpecificSingleObjectReader},

avro/src/reader/block.rs

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 use std::{
     collections::HashMap,
-    io::{ErrorKind, Read},
+    io::{ErrorKind, Read, Seek, SeekFrom},
     str::FromStr,
 };
 
@@ -35,10 +35,57 @@ use crate::{
     util,
 };
 
+/// Byte offset and record count of a single Avro data block.
+///
+/// Captured automatically as blocks are read during forward iteration.
+/// Use with [`super::Reader::seek_to_block`] to jump back to a previously-read block.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub struct BlockPosition {
+    /// Byte offset in the stream where this block starts (before the object-count varint).
+    pub offset: u64,
+    /// Total number of records in this block.
+    pub message_count: usize,
+}
+
+/// Wraps an inner reader and tracks the current byte position.
+///
+/// Avoids requiring `Seek` just to know how many bytes have been consumed.
+/// When the inner reader also implements `Seek`, seeking updates the tracked position.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+struct PositionTracker<R> {
+    inner: R,
+    pos: u64,
+}
+
+impl<R> PositionTracker<R> {
+    fn new(inner: R) -> Self {
+        Self { inner, pos: 0 }
+    }
+
+    fn position(&self) -> u64 {
+        self.pos
+    }
+}
+
+impl<R: Read> Read for PositionTracker<R> {
+    fn read(&mut self, buf: &mut [u8]) -> std::io::Result<usize> {
+        let n = self.inner.read(buf)?;
+        self.pos += n as u64;
+        Ok(n)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<R: Seek> Seek for PositionTracker<R> {
+    fn seek(&mut self, from: SeekFrom) -> std::io::Result<u64> {
+        self.pos = self.inner.seek(from)?;
+        Ok(self.pos)
+    }
+}
+
 /// Internal Block reader.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub(super) struct Block<'r, R> {
-    reader: R,
+    reader: PositionTracker<R>,
     /// Internal buffering to reduce allocation.
     buf: Vec<u8>,
     buf_idx: usize,
@@ -51,6 +98,10 @@ pub(super) struct Block<'r, R> {
     pub(super) user_metadata: HashMap<String, Vec<u8>>,
     names_refs: Names,
     human_readable: bool,
+    /// Byte offset where data blocks begin (right after header and sync marker).
+    pub(super) data_start: u64,
+    /// Position and record count of the currently loaded block.
+    pub(super) current_block_info: Option<BlockPosition>,
 }
 
 impl<'r, R: Read> Block<'r, R> {
@@ -60,7 +111,7 @@ impl<'r, R: Read> Block<'r, R> {
         human_readable: bool,
     ) -> AvroResult<Block<'r, R>> {
         let mut block = Block {
-            reader,
+            reader: PositionTracker::new(reader),
             codec: Codec::Null,
             writer_schema: Schema::Null,
             schemata,
@@ -71,9 +122,12 @@ impl<'r, R: Read> Block<'r, R> {
             user_metadata: Default::default(),
             names_refs: Default::default(),
             human_readable,
+            data_start: 0,
+            current_block_info: None,
         };
 
         block.read_header()?;
+        block.data_start = block.reader.position();
         Ok(block)
     }
 
@@ -142,6 +196,7 @@ impl<'r, R: Read> Block<'r, R> {
     /// the block. The objects are stored in an internal buffer to the `Reader`.
     fn read_block_next(&mut self) -> AvroResult<()> {
         assert!(self.is_empty(), "Expected self to be empty!");
+        let block_start = self.reader.position();
         match util::read_long(&mut self.reader).map_err(Error::into_details) {
             Ok(block_len) => {
                 self.message_count = block_len as usize;
@@ -156,6 +211,11 @@ impl<'r, R: Read> Block<'r, R> {
                     return Err(Details::GetBlockMarker.into());
                 }
 
+                self.current_block_info = Some(BlockPosition {
+                    offset: block_start,
+                    message_count: block_len as usize,
+                });
+
                 // NOTE (JAB): This doesn't fit this Reader pattern very well.
                 // `self.buf` is a growable buffer that is reused as the reader is iterated.
                 // For non `Codec::Null` variants, `decompress` will allocate a new `Vec`
@@ -295,6 +355,26 @@ impl<'r, R: Read> Block<'r, R> {
     }
 }
 
+impl<R: Read + Seek> Block<'_, R> {
+    /// Seek the underlying stream to `offset` and read the block there.
+    /// Validates the sync marker to confirm it's a real block boundary.
+    /// Returns an error if no valid block can be read at the offset
+    /// (e.g., the offset is at or past EOF).
+    pub(super) fn seek_to_block(&mut self, offset: u64) -> AvroResult<()> {
+        self.reader
+            .seek(SeekFrom::Start(offset))
+            .map_err(Details::SeekToBlock)?;
+
+        self.buf.clear();
+        self.buf_idx = 0;
+        self.message_count = 0;
+        self.current_block_info = None;
+
+        self.read_block_next()?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
 fn read_codec(metadata: &HashMap<String, Value>) -> AvroResult<Codec> {
     let result = metadata
         .get("avro.codec")

avro/src/reader/mod.rs

@@ -21,9 +21,14 @@ mod block;
 pub mod datum;
 pub mod single_object;
 
-use std::{collections::HashMap, io::Read, marker::PhantomData};
+use std::{
+    collections::HashMap,
+    io::{Read, Seek},
+    marker::PhantomData,
+};
 
 use block::Block;
+pub use block::BlockPosition;
 use bon::bon;
 use serde::de::DeserializeOwned;
 
@@ -159,6 +164,41 @@ impl<R: Read> Iterator for Reader<'_, R> {
     }
 }
 
+impl<R: Read> Reader<'_, R> {
+    /// The currently loaded block's position and record count.
+    ///
+    /// Returns `None` only before the first block is loaded (via iteration or
+    /// [`seek_to_block`](Self::seek_to_block)). Always `Some` afterward.
+    pub fn current_block(&self) -> Option<BlockPosition> {
+        self.block.current_block_info
+    }
+
+    /// Byte offset where data blocks begin (right after the file header).
+    ///
+    /// This is the offset of the first data block — equivalent to the position
+    /// that would be returned by `current_block().offset` for block 0.
+    pub fn data_start(&self) -> u64 {
+        self.block.data_start
+    }
+}
+
+impl<R: Read + Seek> Reader<'_, R> {
+    /// Seek to the data block at the given byte offset and load it.
+    ///
+    /// The offset must point to the start of a valid data block (before its
+    /// object-count varint). The block is read, decompressed, and its sync
+    /// marker is validated against the file header. After this call, [`Iterator::next`]
+    /// yields the first record in that block.
+    ///
+    /// Typically the caller saves offsets from [`current_block`](Self::current_block)
+    /// during forward iteration and later passes them here to jump back.
+    pub fn seek_to_block(&mut self, offset: u64) -> AvroResult<()> {
+        let seek_status = self.block.seek_to_block(offset);
+        self.errored = seek_status.is_err();
+        seek_status
+    }
+}
+
 /// Wrapper around [`Reader`] where the iterator deserializes `T`.
 pub struct ReaderDeser<'a, R, T> {
     inner: Reader<'a, R>,
@@ -366,4 +406,111 @@ mod tests {
             panic!("Expected an error in the reading of the codec!");
         }
     }
+
+    /// Write an Avro file with multiple blocks and verify we can seek between them.
+    #[test]
+    fn test_seek_to_block() -> TestResult {
+        use crate::writer::Writer;
+
+        let schema = Schema::parse_str(SCHEMA)?;
+        let mut writer = Writer::new(&schema, Vec::new())?;
+
+        // Block 0: records with a=10, a=20
+        let mut r = Record::new(&schema).unwrap();
+        r.put("a", 10i64);
+        r.put("b", "b0_r0");
+        writer.append_value(r)?;
+        let mut r = Record::new(&schema).unwrap();
+        r.put("a", 20i64);
+        r.put("b", "b0_r1");
+        writer.append_value(r)?;
+        writer.flush()?;
+
+        // Block 1: records with a=30, a=40
+        let mut r = Record::new(&schema).unwrap();
+        r.put("a", 30i64);
+        r.put("b", "b1_r0");
+        writer.append_value(r)?;
+        let mut r = Record::new(&schema).unwrap();
+        r.put("a", 40i64);
+        r.put("b", "b1_r1");
+        writer.append_value(r)?;
+        writer.flush()?;
+
+        // Block 2: records with a=50
+        let mut r = Record::new(&schema).unwrap();
+        r.put("a", 50i64);
+        r.put("b", "b2_r0");
+        writer.append_value(r)?;
+        writer.flush()?;
+
+        let data = writer.into_inner()?;
+
+        // Read forward and collect block positions
+        let mut reader = Reader::new(Cursor::new(&data))?;
+        let mut block_offsets: Vec<BlockPosition> = Vec::new();
+        let mut all_values: Vec<Value> = Vec::new();
+
+        assert!(reader.current_block().is_none());
+
+        while let Some(value) = reader.next() {
+            all_values.push(value?);
+            let pos = reader.current_block().expect("block info after read");
+            if block_offsets
+                .last()
+                .is_none_or(|last| last.offset != pos.offset)
+            {
+                block_offsets.push(pos);
+            }
+        }
+
+        assert_eq!(all_values.len(), 5);
+        assert_eq!(block_offsets.len(), 3);
+        assert_eq!(block_offsets[0].message_count, 2);
+        assert_eq!(block_offsets[1].message_count, 2);
+        assert_eq!(block_offsets[2].message_count, 1);
+        assert_eq!(reader.data_start(), block_offsets[0].offset);
+
+        // Seek back to block 1 and read its records
+        reader.seek_to_block(block_offsets[1].offset)?;
+        let v1 = reader.next().unwrap()?;
+        assert_eq!(v1, all_values[2]);
+        let v2 = reader.next().unwrap()?;
+        assert_eq!(v2, all_values[3]);
+
+        // Seek back to block 0
+        reader.seek_to_block(block_offsets[0].offset)?;
+        let v0 = reader.next().unwrap()?;
+        assert_eq!(v0, all_values[0]);
+
+        // Seek to block 2
+        reader.seek_to_block(block_offsets[2].offset)?;
+        let v4 = reader.next().unwrap()?;
+        assert_eq!(v4, all_values[4]);
+
+        assert!(reader.next().is_none());
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    /// Seeking to an invalid offset should fail with a sync marker error.
+    #[test]
+    fn test_seek_to_invalid_offset() -> TestResult {
+        use crate::writer::Writer;
+
+        let schema = Schema::parse_str(SCHEMA)?;
+        let mut writer = Writer::new(&schema, Vec::new())?;
+        let mut r = Record::new(&schema).unwrap();
+        r.put("a", 1i64);
+        r.put("b", "x");
+        writer.append_value(r)?;
+        writer.flush()?;
+        let data = writer.into_inner()?;
+
+        let mut reader = Reader::new(Cursor::new(&data))?;
+        let result = reader.seek_to_block(7);
+        assert!(result.is_err());
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
 }