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module Arrow
  class Field
    alias_method :initialize_raw, :initialize
    def initialize(name, data_type)
      case data_type
      when String, Symbol
        data_type_name = data_type.to_s.capitalize.gsub(/\AUint/, "UInt")
        data_type_class_name = "#{data_type_name}DataType"
        if Arrow.const_defined?(data_type_class_name)
          data_type_class = Arrow.const_get(data_type_class_name)
          data_type = data_type_class.new
        end
      end
      initialize_raw(name, data_type)
    end
  end
end