[Feature](lance) Support time travel and REST managed versioning
Author: Gabriel39Created Aug 5, 2026Updated Sep 17, 2026
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Tracked by #66340. The baseline Lance read integration was introduced by #65730.
Scope
- Support time travel and explicit dataset version selection.
- Support REST Namespace managed versioning in the BE reader.
- Keep schema binding, fragment planning, and scan execution on the selected version.
- Define errors for missing, expired, or inaccessible versions.
Completion criteria
- FE and BE implementation is complete.
- Unit and regression tests cover explicit versions, timestamps, and REST-managed versions.
- User documentation describes syntax, semantics, and limitations.
- The capability is verified with representative filesystem and REST Namespace datasets.
Source: apache/doris