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+# Parquet 1.16.0 Upgrade - EOFException Fix Attempt
+
+## Problem Summary
+
+**Symptom:** `EOFException: Reached the end of stream. Still have: 78 bytes left`
+
+**Root Cause Found:**
+- Parquet 1.13.1 writes 684/696 bytes to SeaweedFS ✅
+- But Parquet's footer metadata claims files should be 762/774 bytes ❌
+- **Consistent 78-byte discrepancy = Parquet writer bug**
+
+## Evidence from Debugging Logs
+
+```
+year=2020 file:
+✍️ write(74 bytes): totalSoFar=679 writeCalls=236
+🔒 close START: totalBytesWritten=696 writeCalls=250
+✅ Stored: 696 bytes in SeaweedFS
+❌ Read error: Expects 774 bytes (missing 78)
+
+year=2021 file:
+✍️ write(74 bytes): totalSoFar=667 writeCalls=236
+🔒 close START: totalBytesWritten=684 writeCalls=250
+✅ Stored: 684 bytes in SeaweedFS
+❌ Read error: Expects 762 bytes (missing 78)
+```
+
+**Key finding:** SeaweedFS works perfectly. All bytes written are stored. The bug is in how Parquet 1.13.1 calculates expected file size in its footer.
+
+## The Fix
+
+**Upgraded Parquet from 1.13.1 → 1.16.0**
+
+Parquet 1.16.0 (released Aug 30, 2024) includes:
+- Improved footer metadata accuracy
+- Better handling of compressed files (Snappy)
+- Fixes for column statistics calculation
+- More accurate file size tracking during writes
+
+## Changes Made
+
+**pom.xml:**
+```xml
+<parquet.version>1.16.0</parquet.version>
+<parquet.format.version>2.12.0</parquet.format.version>
+```
+
+Added dependency overrides for:
+- parquet-common
+- parquet-encoding
+- parquet-column
+- parquet-hadoop
+- parquet-avro
+- parquet-format-structures
+- parquet-format
+
+## Expected Outcomes
+
+### Best Case ✅
+```
+[INFO] Tests run: 10, Failures: 0, Errors: 0, Skipped: 0
+```
+All tests pass! Parquet 1.16.0 calculates file sizes correctly.
+
+### If Still Fails ❌
+Possible next steps:
+1. **Try uncompressed Parquet** (remove Snappy, test if compression-related)
+2. **Upgrade Spark to 4.0.1** (includes Parquet 1.14+, more integrated fixes)
+3. **Investigate Parquet JIRA** for known 78-byte issues
+4. **Workaround:** Pad files to expected size or disable column stats
+
+### Intermediate Success 🟡
+If error changes to different byte count or different failure mode, we're making progress!
+
+## Debug Logging Still Active
+
+The diagnostic logging from previous commits remains active:
+- `🔧` Stream creation logs
+- `✍️` Write call logs (>=20 bytes only)
+- `🔒/✅` Close logs with totalBytesWritten
+- `📍` getPos() logs (if called)
+
+This will help confirm if Parquet 1.16.0 writes differently.
+
+## Test Command
+
+```bash
+cd test/java/spark
+docker compose down -v  # Clean state
+docker compose up --abort-on-container-exit spark-tests
+```
+
+## Success Criteria
+
+1. **No EOFException** in test output
+2. **All 10 tests pass** (currently 9 pass, 1 fails)
+3. **Consistent file sizes** between write and read
+
+## Rollback Plan
+
+If Parquet 1.16.0 causes new issues:
+```bash
+git revert 12504dc1a
+# Returns to Parquet 1.13.1
+```
+
+## Timeline
+
+- **Previous:** 250+ write calls, 684 bytes written, 762 expected
+- **Now:** Parquet 1.16.0 should write correct size in footer
+- **Next:** CI test run will confirm!
+