void NativeBlockOutputStream::writeData(const IDataType & type, const ColumnPtr & column, WriteBuffer & ostr, size_t offset, size_t limit)
{
    /** If there are columns-constants - then we materialize them.
      * (Since the data type does not know how to serialize / deserialize constants.)
      */
    ColumnPtr full_column;

    if (auto converted = column->convertToFullColumnIfConst())
        full_column = converted;
    else
        full_column = column;

    if (type.isNullable())
    {
        const DataTypeNullable & nullable_type = static_cast<const DataTypeNullable &>(type);
        const IDataType & nested_type = *nullable_type.getNestedType();

        const ColumnNullable & nullable_col = static_cast<const ColumnNullable &>(*full_column.get());
        const ColumnPtr & nested_col = nullable_col.getNestedColumn();

        const IColumn & null_map = nullable_col.getNullMapConcreteColumn();
        DataTypeUInt8{}.serializeBinaryBulk(null_map, ostr, offset, limit);

        writeData(nested_type, nested_col, ostr, offset, limit);
    }
    else if (const DataTypeArray * type_arr = typeid_cast<const DataTypeArray *>(&type))
    {
        /** For arrays, you first need to serialize the offsets, and then the values.
          */
        const ColumnArray & column_array = typeid_cast<const ColumnArray &>(*full_column);
        type_arr->getOffsetsType()->serializeBinaryBulk(*column_array.getOffsetsColumn(), ostr, offset, limit);

        if (!typeid_cast<const ColumnArray &>(*full_column).getData().empty())
        {
            const ColumnArray::Offsets_t & offsets = column_array.getOffsets();

            if (offset > offsets.size())
                return;

            /** offset - from which array to write.
              * limit - how many arrays should be written, or 0, if you write everything that is.
              * end - up to which array written part finishes.
              *
              * nested_offset - from which nested element to write.
              * nested_limit - how many nested elements to write, or 0, if you write everything that is.
              */

            size_t end = std::min(offset + limit, offsets.size());

            size_t nested_offset = offset ? offsets[offset - 1] : 0;
            size_t nested_limit = limit
                ? offsets[end - 1] - nested_offset
                : 0;

            const DataTypePtr & nested_type = type_arr->getNestedType();

            DataTypePtr actual_type;
            if (nested_type->isNull())
            {
                /// Special case: an array of Null is actually an array of Nullable(UInt8).
                actual_type = std::make_shared<DataTypeNullable>(std::make_shared<DataTypeUInt8>());
            }
            else
                actual_type = nested_type;

            if (limit == 0 || nested_limit)
                writeData(*actual_type, typeid_cast<const ColumnArray &>(*full_column).getDataPtr(), ostr, nested_offset, nested_limit);
        }
    }
    else
        type.serializeBinaryBulk(*full_column, ostr, offset, limit);
}
bool DataTypeNullable::equals(const IDataType & rhs) const
{
    return rhs.isNullable() && nested_data_type->equals(*static_cast<const DataTypeNullable &>(rhs).nested_data_type);
}