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+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
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+
+module Arrow
+ class Date32ArrayBuilder
+ private
+ UNIX_EPOCH = Date.new(1970, 1, 1)
+ def convert_to_arrow_value(value)
+ value = value.to_date if value.respond_to?(:to_date)
+
+ if value.is_a?(Date)
+ (value - UNIX_EPOCH).to_i
+ else
+ value
+ end
+ end
+ end
+end