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Add missing date/time functions (current_timestamp, date_format, make_time) #1451

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Summary

A few date/time functions from upstream DataFusion are not exposed in datafusion-python.

Missing Functions

  • current_timestamp — returns the current timestamp
  • date_format — formats a date/timestamp as a string
  • make_time — creates a time value from hour, minute, and second components

Upstream Reference

Implementation

  • Rust bindings: crates/core/src/functions.rs
  • Python wrappers: python/datafusion/functions.py

Note: This gap analysis was performed using an AI agent comparing upstream DataFusion v53 documentation against the current datafusion-python codebase.

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