1. Add EQ Hash to Field relations 2. Add SharedBuffer Arc tool

src/enums/time_units.rs

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ use std::fmt::{Display, Formatter, Result as FmtResult};
 /// ## Behaviour
 /// - Unit values are stored on the `DatetimeArray`, enabling variant-specific logic.
 /// - When transmitted over FFI, an `Apache Arrow`- produces compatible native format.
-#[derive(PartialEq, Clone, Copy, Debug, Default)]
+#[derive(PartialEq, Eq, Hash, Clone, Copy, Debug, Default)]
 pub enum TimeUnit {
     /// Seconds for Apache Arrow `Time32` and `Time64` units.
     Seconds,
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ pub enum TimeUnit {
 /// T-integer represents an interval, rather than an epoch value.
 /// Then, it will materialise as an `Interval` *Apache Arrow* type
 /// when sent over FFI.
-#[derive(PartialEq, Clone, Debug)]
+#[derive(PartialEq, Eq, Hash, Clone, Debug)]
 pub enum IntervalUnit {
     YearMonth,
     DaysTime,

src/ffi/arrow_dtype.rs

@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ use crate::{BooleanArray, CategoricalArray, Float, FloatArray, Integer, StringAr
 /// - For `DatetimeArray` types, `ArrowType` reflects only the physical encoding.  
 ///   Logical distinctions (e.g., interpreting a `Date64` as a timestamp vs. a duration) are stored in `Field` metadata.
 /// - Dictionary key widths are defined by the associated `CategoricalIndexType`.
-#[derive(PartialEq, Clone, Debug)]
+#[derive(PartialEq, Eq, Hash, Clone, Debug)]
 pub enum ArrowType {
     Null,
     Boolean,
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ pub enum ArrowType {
 /// - Maps directly to the integer index type in Apache Arrow's `DictionaryType`.
 /// - Preserved when sending categorical arrays over the Arrow C Data Interface.
 
-#[derive(PartialEq, Clone, Debug)]
+#[derive(PartialEq, Eq, Hash, Clone, Debug)]
 pub enum CategoricalIndexType {
     #[cfg(feature = "default_categorical_8")]
     UInt8,

src/structs/field.rs

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 
 use std::collections::BTreeMap;
 use std::fmt::{Display, Formatter};
+use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicUsize, Ordering};
 
 #[cfg(feature = "datetime")]
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@ static UNNAMED_FIELD_COUNTER: AtomicUsize = AtomicUsize::new(1);
 /// - This ensures that when sent over Arrow C-FFI (or `to_apache_arrow()`),
 /// it converts to the correct external type. Whilst, avoiding proliferating many
 /// specialised types prematurely, keeping the API and binary size minimal.
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
 pub struct Field {
     pub name: String,
     pub dtype: ArrowType,
@@ -235,6 +236,12 @@ impl Display for Field {
     }
 }
 
+impl From<Arc<Field>> for Field {
+    fn from(arc: Arc<Field>) -> Self {
+        Arc::try_unwrap(arc).unwrap_or_else(|a| (*a).clone())
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;

src/structs/shared_buffer/mod.rs

@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 //! This is an internal module that backs the `Buffer` type supporting
 //! the typed Arrays in *Minarrow*.
 
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
 use crate::Vec64;
 use crate::structs::shared_buffer::internal::owned::{OWNED_VT, Owned};
 use crate::structs::shared_buffer::internal::pvec::PromotableVec;
@@ -161,6 +163,24 @@ impl SharedBuffer {
         Self::from_vec64(Vec64(raw_vec))
     }
 
+    /// Constructs a `SharedBuffer` from an `Arc<M>` where `M: AsRef<[u8]>`.
+    ///
+    /// Handles the double deref internally so callers don't need a wrapper
+    /// type. Use `.slice()` for sub-region views.
+    pub fn from_arc<M: ?Sized + AsRef<[u8]> + Send + Sync + 'static>(arc: Arc<M>) -> Self {
+        // ArcOwner adapts Arc<M> to AsRef<[u8]> for from_owner.
+        // Always Sized since Arc is a pointer regardless of M.
+        struct ArcOwner<M: ?Sized>(Arc<M>);
+        impl<M: ?Sized + AsRef<[u8]>> AsRef<[u8]> for ArcOwner<M> {
+            #[inline]
+            fn as_ref(&self) -> &[u8] { (*self.0).as_ref() }
+        }
+        unsafe impl<M: ?Sized + Send + Sync> Send for ArcOwner<M> {}
+        unsafe impl<M: ?Sized + Send + Sync> Sync for ArcOwner<M> {}
+
+        Self::from_owner(ArcOwner(arc))
+    }
+
     /// Constructs a `SharedBuffer` from an arbitrary owner (e.g. Arc<[u8]>, mmap, etc).
     ///
     /// The owner must implement `AsRef<[u8]> + Send + Sync + 'static`.