feat: implements a select_arrow bulk query method

Makefile

@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ clean:                                              ## Cleanup temporary build a
 .PHONY: test
 test:                                               ## Run the tests
 	@echo "${INFO} Running test cases... 🧪"
-	@uv run pytest tests
+	@uv run pytest -n 2 --dist=loadgroup tests
 	@echo "${OK} Tests complete ✨"
 
 .PHONY: test-all
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ test-all: tests				                        ## Run all tests
 .PHONY: coverage
 coverage:                                           ## Run tests with coverage report
 	@echo "${INFO} Running tests with coverage... 📊"
-	@uv run pytest --cov -n auto --quiet
+	@uv run pytest --cov -n 2 --dist=loadgroup --quiet
 	@uv run coverage html >/dev/null 2>&1
 	@uv run coverage xml >/dev/null 2>&1
 	@echo "${OK} Coverage report generated ✨"

pyproject.toml

@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ exclude_lines = [
 ]
 
 [tool.pytest.ini_options]
-addopts = "-ra -q --doctest-glob='*.md' --strict-markers --strict-config"
+addopts = ["-q", "-ra"]
 asyncio_default_fixture_loop_scope = "function"
 asyncio_mode = "auto"
 filterwarnings = [
@@ -189,8 +189,31 @@ filterwarnings = [
   "ignore::DeprecationWarning:websockets.connection",
   "ignore::DeprecationWarning:websockets.legacy",
 ]
+markers = [
+  "integration: marks tests that require an external database",
+  "postgres: marks tests specific to PostgreSQL",
+  "duckdb: marks tests specific to DuckDB",
+  "sqlite: marks tests specific to SQLite",
+  "bigquery: marks tests specific to Google BigQuery",
+  "mysql: marks tests specific to MySQL",
+  "oracle: marks tests specific to Oracle",
+  "spanner: marks tests specific to Google Cloud Spanner",
+  "mssql: marks tests specific to Microsoft SQL Server",
+  # Driver markers
+  "adbc: marks tests using ADBC drivers",
+  "aioodbc: marks tests using aioodbc",
+  "aiosqlite: marks tests using aiosqlite",
+  "asyncmy: marks tests using asyncmy",
+  "asyncpg: marks tests using asyncpg",
+  "duckdb_driver: marks tests using the duckdb driver",
+  "google_bigquery: marks tests using google-cloud-bigquery",
+  "google_spanner: marks tests using google-cloud-spanner",
+  "oracledb: marks tests using oracledb",
+  "psycopg: marks tests using psycopg",
+  "pymssql: marks tests using pymssql",
+  "pymysql: marks tests using pymysql",
+]
 testpaths = ["tests"]
-xfail_strict = true
 
 [tool.mypy]
 packages = ["sqlspec", "tests"]
@@ -220,6 +243,8 @@ module = [
   "uvloop.*",
   "asyncmy",
   "asyncmy.*",
+  "pyarrow",
+  "pyarrow.*",
 ]
 
 [tool.pyright]

sqlspec/_typing.py

@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
+# ruff: noqa: RUF100, PLR0913, A002, DOC201, PLR6301
 """This is a simple wrapper around a few important classes in each library.
 
 This is used to ensure compatibility when one or more of the libraries are installed.
 """
 
+from collections.abc import Iterable, Mapping
 from enum import Enum
 from typing import (
     Any,
@@ -96,7 +98,7 @@ def __init__(
 
         def validate_python(
             self,
-            object: Any,  # noqa: A002
+            object: Any,
             /,
             *,
             strict: "Optional[bool]" = None,
@@ -127,10 +129,7 @@ class FailFast:  # type: ignore[no-redef]
 except ImportError:
     import enum
     from collections.abc import Iterable
-    from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Callable, Optional, Union
-
-    if TYPE_CHECKING:
-        from collections.abc import Iterable
+    from typing import Callable, Optional, Union
 
     @dataclass_transform()
     @runtime_checkable
@@ -174,7 +173,6 @@ def __init__(self, backend: Any, data_as_builtins: Any) -> None:
             """Placeholder init"""
 
         def create_instance(self, **kwargs: Any) -> "T":
-            """Placeholder implementation"""
             return cast("T", kwargs)
 
         def update_instance(self, instance: "T", **kwargs: Any) -> "T":
@@ -198,11 +196,46 @@ class EmptyEnum(Enum):
 Empty: Final = EmptyEnum.EMPTY
 
 
+try:
+    from pyarrow import Table as ArrowTable
+
+    PYARROW_INSTALLED = True
+except ImportError:
+
+    @runtime_checkable
+    class ArrowTable(Protocol):  # type: ignore[no-redef]
+        """Placeholder Implementation"""
+
+        def to_batches(self, batch_size: int) -> Any: ...
+        def num_rows(self) -> int: ...
+        def num_columns(self) -> int: ...
+        def to_pydict(self) -> dict[str, Any]: ...
+        def to_string(self) -> str: ...
+        def from_arrays(
+            self,
+            arrays: list[Any],
+            names: "Optional[list[str]]" = None,
+            schema: "Optional[Any]" = None,
+            metadata: "Optional[Mapping[str, Any]]" = None,
+        ) -> Any: ...
+        def from_pydict(
+            self,
+            mapping: dict[str, Any],
+            schema: "Optional[Any]" = None,
+            metadata: "Optional[Mapping[str, Any]]" = None,
+        ) -> Any: ...
+        def from_batches(self, batches: Iterable[Any], schema: Optional[Any] = None) -> Any: ...
+
+    PYARROW_INSTALLED = False  # pyright: ignore[reportConstantRedefinition]
+
+
 __all__ = (
     "LITESTAR_INSTALLED",
     "MSGSPEC_INSTALLED",
+    "PYARROW_INSTALLED",
     "PYDANTIC_INSTALLED",
     "UNSET",
+    "ArrowTable",
     "BaseModel",
     "DTOData",
     "DataclassProtocol",

sqlspec/adapters/adbc/__init__.py

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-from sqlspec.adapters.adbc.config import Adbc
+from sqlspec.adapters.adbc.config import AdbcConfig
 from sqlspec.adapters.adbc.driver import AdbcDriver
 
 __all__ = (
-    "Adbc",
+    "AdbcConfig",
     "AdbcDriver",
 )

sqlspec/adapters/adbc/config.py

@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@
     from collections.abc import Generator
 
 
-__all__ = ("Adbc",)
+__all__ = ("AdbcConfig",)
 
 
 @dataclass
-class Adbc(NoPoolSyncConfig["Connection", "AdbcDriver"]):
+class AdbcConfig(NoPoolSyncConfig["Connection", "AdbcDriver"]):
     """Configuration for ADBC connections.
 
     This class provides configuration options for ADBC database connections using the
@@ -55,17 +55,41 @@ def _set_adbc(self) -> str:  # noqa: PLR0912
         """
 
         if isinstance(self.driver_name, str):
-            if self.driver_name != "adbc_driver_sqlite.dbapi.connect" and "sqlite" in self.driver_name:
+            if self.driver_name != "adbc_driver_sqlite.dbapi.connect" and self.driver_name in {
+                "sqlite",
+                "sqlite3",
+                "adbc_driver_sqlite",
+            }:
                 self.driver_name = "adbc_driver_sqlite.dbapi.connect"
-            elif self.driver_name != "adbc_driver_duckdb.dbapi.connect" and "duckdb" in self.driver_name:
+            elif self.driver_name != "adbc_driver_duckdb.dbapi.connect" and self.driver_name in {
+                "duckdb",
+                "adbc_driver_duckdb",
+            }:
                 self.driver_name = "adbc_driver_duckdb.dbapi.connect"
-            elif self.driver_name != "adbc_driver_postgresql.dbapi.connect" and "postgres" in self.driver_name:
+            elif self.driver_name != "adbc_driver_postgresql.dbapi.connect" and self.driver_name in {
+                "postgres",
+                "adbc_driver_postgresql",
+                "postgresql",
+                "pg",
+            }:
                 self.driver_name = "adbc_driver_postgresql.dbapi.connect"
-            elif self.driver_name != "adbc_driver_snowflake.dbapi.connect" and "snowflake" in self.driver_name:
+            elif self.driver_name != "adbc_driver_snowflake.dbapi.connect" and self.driver_name in {
+                "snowflake",
+                "adbc_driver_snowflake",
+                "sf",
+            }:
                 self.driver_name = "adbc_driver_snowflake.dbapi.connect"
-            elif self.driver_name != "adbc_driver_bigquery.dbapi.connect" and "bigquery" in self.driver_name:
+            elif self.driver_name != "adbc_driver_bigquery.dbapi.connect" and self.driver_name in {
+                "bigquery",
+                "adbc_driver_bigquery",
+                "bq",
+            }:
                 self.driver_name = "adbc_driver_bigquery.dbapi.connect"
-            elif self.driver_name != "adbc_driver_flightsql.dbapi.connect" and "flightsql" in self.driver_name:
+            elif self.driver_name != "adbc_driver_flightsql.dbapi.connect" and self.driver_name in {
+                "flightsql",
+                "adbc_driver_flightsql",
+                "grpc",
+            }:
                 self.driver_name = "adbc_driver_flightsql.dbapi.connect"
             return self.driver_name
 
@@ -153,11 +177,10 @@ def create_connection(self) -> "Connection":
         """
         try:
             connect_func = self._get_connect_func()
-            _config = self.connection_config_dict
-            return connect_func(**_config)
+            return connect_func(**self.connection_config_dict)
         except Exception as e:
             # Include driver name in error message for better context
-            driver_name = self.driver_name if isinstance(self.driver_name, str) else "Unknown/Derived"
+            driver_name = self.driver_name if isinstance(self.driver_name, str) else "Unknown/Missing"
             # Use the potentially modified driver_path from _get_connect_func if available,
             # otherwise fallback to self.driver_name for the error message.
             # This requires _get_connect_func to potentially return the used path or store it.

sqlspec/adapters/adbc/driver.py

@@ -2,14 +2,16 @@
 import re
 from collections.abc import Generator
 from contextlib import contextmanager
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Optional, Union, cast
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, ClassVar, Optional, Union, cast
 
-from adbc_driver_manager.dbapi import Connection, Cursor
+from adbc_driver_manager.dbapi import Connection
+from adbc_driver_manager.dbapi import Cursor as DbapiCursor
 
-from sqlspec.base import SyncDriverAdapterProtocol, T
+from sqlspec._typing import ArrowTable
+from sqlspec.base import SyncArrowBulkOperationsMixin, SyncDriverAdapterProtocol, T
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from sqlspec.typing import ModelDTOT, StatementParameterType
+    from sqlspec.typing import ArrowTable, ModelDTOT, StatementParameterType
 
 __all__ = ("AdbcDriver",)
 
@@ -26,10 +28,11 @@
 )
 
 
-class AdbcDriver(SyncDriverAdapterProtocol["Connection"]):
+class AdbcDriver(SyncArrowBulkOperationsMixin["Connection"], SyncDriverAdapterProtocol["Connection"]):
     """ADBC Sync Driver Adapter."""
 
     connection: Connection
+    __supports_arrow__: ClassVar[bool] = True
 
     def __init__(self, connection: "Connection") -> None:
         """Initialize the ADBC driver adapter."""
@@ -38,12 +41,12 @@ def __init__(self, connection: "Connection") -> None:
         # For now, assume 'qmark' based on typical ADBC DBAPI behavior
 
     @staticmethod
-    def _cursor(connection: "Connection", *args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> "Cursor":
+    def _cursor(connection: "Connection", *args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> "DbapiCursor":
         return connection.cursor(*args, **kwargs)
 
     @contextmanager
-    def _with_cursor(self, connection: "Connection") -> Generator["Cursor", None, None]:
-        cursor = self._cursor(connection)
+    def _with_cursor(self, connection: "Connection") -> Generator["DbapiCursor", None, None]:
+        cursor: DbapiCursor = self._cursor(connection)
         try:
             yield cursor
         finally:
@@ -331,3 +334,24 @@ def execute_script_returning(
             if schema_type is not None:
                 return cast("ModelDTOT", schema_type(**dict(zip(column_names, result[0]))))  # pyright: ignore[reportUnknownArgumentType]
             return dict(zip(column_names, result[0]))  # pyright: ignore[reportUnknownArgumentType, reportUnknownVariableType]
+
+    # --- Arrow Bulk Operations ---
+
+    def select_arrow(  # pyright: ignore[reportUnknownParameterType]
+        self,
+        sql: str,
+        parameters: "Optional[StatementParameterType]" = None,
+        /,
+        connection: "Optional[Connection]" = None,
+    ) -> "ArrowTable":
+        """Execute a SQL query and return results as an Apache Arrow Table.
+
+        Returns:
+            The results of the query as an Apache Arrow Table.
+        """
+        conn = self._connection(connection)
+        sql, parameters = self._process_sql_params(sql, parameters)
+
+        with self._with_cursor(conn) as cursor:
+            cursor.execute(sql, parameters)  # pyright: ignore[reportUnknownMemberType]
+            return cast("ArrowTable", cursor.fetch_arrow_table())  # pyright: ignore[reportUnknownMemberType]

sqlspec/adapters/aiosqlite/__init__.py

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-from sqlspec.adapters.aiosqlite.config import Aiosqlite
+from sqlspec.adapters.aiosqlite.config import AiosqliteConfig
 from sqlspec.adapters.aiosqlite.driver import AiosqliteDriver
 
 __all__ = (
-    "Aiosqlite",
+    "AiosqliteConfig",
     "AiosqliteDriver",
 )

sqlspec/adapters/aiosqlite/config.py

@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@
     from typing import Literal
 
 
-__all__ = ("Aiosqlite",)
+__all__ = ("AiosqliteConfig",)
 
 
 @dataclass
-class Aiosqlite(NoPoolAsyncConfig["Connection", "AiosqliteDriver"]):
+class AiosqliteConfig(NoPoolAsyncConfig["Connection", "AiosqliteDriver"]):
     """Configuration for Aiosqlite database connections.
 
     This class provides configuration options for Aiosqlite database connections, wrapping all parameters

sqlspec/adapters/asyncmy/__init__.py

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-from sqlspec.adapters.asyncmy.config import Asyncmy, AsyncmyPool
+from sqlspec.adapters.asyncmy.config import AsyncmyConfig, AsyncmyPoolConfig
 from sqlspec.adapters.asyncmy.driver import AsyncmyDriver  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
 
 __all__ = (
-    "Asyncmy",
+    "AsyncmyConfig",
     "AsyncmyDriver",
-    "AsyncmyPool",
+    "AsyncmyPoolConfig",
 )

sqlspec/adapters/asyncmy/config.py

@@ -16,16 +16,16 @@
     from asyncmy.pool import Pool  # pyright: ignore[reportUnknownVariableType]
 
 __all__ = (
-    "Asyncmy",
-    "AsyncmyPool",
+    "AsyncmyConfig",
+    "AsyncmyPoolConfig",
 )
 
 
 T = TypeVar("T")
 
 
 @dataclass
-class AsyncmyPool(GenericPoolConfig):
+class AsyncmyPoolConfig(GenericPoolConfig):
     """Configuration for Asyncmy's connection pool.
 
     This class provides configuration options for Asyncmy database connection pools.
@@ -104,19 +104,19 @@ def pool_config_dict(self) -> "dict[str, Any]":
 
 
 @dataclass
-class Asyncmy(AsyncDatabaseConfig["Connection", "Pool", "AsyncmyDriver"]):
+class AsyncmyConfig(AsyncDatabaseConfig["Connection", "Pool", "AsyncmyDriver"]):
     """Asyncmy Configuration."""
 
     __is_async__ = True
     __supports_connection_pooling__ = True
 
-    pool_config: "Optional[AsyncmyPool]" = None
+    pool_config: "Optional[AsyncmyPoolConfig]" = None
     """Asyncmy Pool configuration"""
-    connection_type: "type[Connection]" = field(init=False, default_factory=lambda: Connection)  # pyright: ignore
+    connection_type: "type[Connection]" = field(hash=False, init=False, default_factory=lambda: Connection)  # pyright: ignore
     """Type of the connection object"""
-    driver_type: "type[AsyncmyDriver]" = field(init=False, default_factory=lambda: AsyncmyDriver)
+    driver_type: "type[AsyncmyDriver]" = field(hash=False, init=False, default_factory=lambda: AsyncmyDriver)
     """Type of the driver object"""
-    pool_instance: "Optional[Pool]" = None  # pyright: ignore[reportUnknownVariableType]
+    pool_instance: "Optional[Pool]" = field(hash=False, default=None)  # pyright: ignore[reportUnknownVariableType]
     """Instance of the pool"""
 
     @property