feat(internal/encoding): add Discard method to decoders #280
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Rationale for this change
Building towards proper support for Skipping rows to address #278 we need to be able to efficiently discard values from decoders rather than actively having to allocate a buffer and read into it. This makes the skipping/seeking within a page more efficient.
What changes are included in this PR?
Adding a new
Discardmethod to theDecoderinterface along with implementations for all the various decodersAre these changes tested?
Yes, tests are added for the various decoders.
Are there any user-facing changes?
No, this is in an internal package.