feat: add Form.is_equal_to

src/awkward/contents/bitmaskedarray.py

@@ -839,10 +839,15 @@ def _to_backend(self, backend: Backend) -> Self:
             parameters=self._parameters,
         )
 
-    def _is_equal_to(self, other, index_dtype, numpyarray):
+    def _is_equal_to(
+        self, other: Self, index_dtype: bool, numpyarray: bool, all_parameters: bool
+    ) -> bool:
         return (
-            self.valid_when == other.valid_when
-            and self.lsb_order == other.lsb_order
-            and self.mask.is_equal_to(other.mask, index_dtype, numpyarray)
-            and self.content.is_equal_to(other.content, index_dtype, numpyarray)
+            self._is_equal_to_generic(other, all_parameters)
+            and self._valid_when == other.valid_when
+            and self._lsb_order == other.lsb_order
+            and self._mask.is_equal_to(other.mask, index_dtype, numpyarray)
+            and self._content._is_equal_to(
+                other.content, index_dtype, numpyarray, all_parameters
+            )
         )

src/awkward/contents/bytemaskedarray.py

@@ -1182,9 +1182,14 @@ def _to_backend(self, backend: Backend) -> Self:
             mask, content, valid_when=self._valid_when, parameters=self._parameters
         )
 
-    def _is_equal_to(self, other, index_dtype, numpyarray):
+    def _is_equal_to(
+        self, other: Self, index_dtype: bool, numpyarray: bool, all_parameters: bool
+    ) -> bool:
         return (
-            self.valid_when == other.valid_when
-            and self.mask.is_equal_to(other.mask, index_dtype, numpyarray)
-            and self.content.is_equal_to(other.content, index_dtype, numpyarray)
+            self._is_equal_to_generic(other, all_parameters)
+            and self._valid_when == other.valid_when
+            and self._mask.is_equal_to(other.mask, index_dtype, numpyarray)
+            and self._content._is_equal_to(
+                other.content, index_dtype, numpyarray, all_parameters
+            )
         )

src/awkward/contents/content.py

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 from awkward._nplikes.shape import ShapeItem, unknown_length
 from awkward._nplikes.typetracer import TypeTracer
 from awkward._parameters import (
+    parameters_are_equal,
     type_parameters_equal,
 )
 from awkward._regularize import is_integer_like, is_sized_iterable
@@ -1244,20 +1245,32 @@ def __deepcopy__(self, memo):
         raise NotImplementedError
 
     def is_equal_to(
-        self, other: Content, index_dtype: bool = True, numpyarray: bool = True
+        self,
+        other: Content,
+        index_dtype: bool = True,
+        numpyarray: bool = True,
+        *,
+        all_parameters: bool = False,
     ) -> bool:
+        return self._is_equal_to(other, index_dtype, numpyarray, all_parameters)
+
+    def _is_equal_to_generic(self, other: Content, all_parameters: bool) -> bool:
+        compare_parameters = (
+            parameters_are_equal if all_parameters else type_parameters_equal
+        )
         return (
             self.__class__ is other.__class__
             and (
                 self.length is unknown_length
                 or other.length is unknown_length
                 or self.length == other.length
             )
-            and type_parameters_equal(self._parameters, other._parameters)
-            and self._is_equal_to(other, index_dtype, numpyarray)
+            and compare_parameters(self._parameters, other._parameters)
         )
 
-    def _is_equal_to(self, other: Self, index_dtype: bool, numpyarray: bool) -> bool:
+    def _is_equal_to(
+        self, other: Self, index_dtype: bool, numpyarray: bool, all_parameters: bool
+    ) -> bool:
         raise NotImplementedError
 
     def _repr(self, indent: str, pre: str, post: str) -> str:

src/awkward/contents/emptyarray.py

@@ -448,5 +448,7 @@ def _to_list(self, behavior, json_conversions):
     def _to_backend(self, backend: Backend) -> Self:
         return EmptyArray(backend=backend)
 
-    def _is_equal_to(self, other, index_dtype, numpyarray):
-        return True
+    def _is_equal_to(
+        self, other: Self, index_dtype: bool, numpyarray: bool, all_parameters: bool
+    ) -> bool:
+        return self._is_equal_to_generic(other, all_parameters)

src/awkward/contents/indexedarray.py

@@ -1155,11 +1155,6 @@ def _to_backend(self, backend: Backend) -> Self:
         index = self._index.to_nplike(backend.index_nplike)
         return IndexedArray(index, content, parameters=self._parameters)
 
-    def _is_equal_to(self, other, index_dtype, numpyarray):
-        return self.index.is_equal_to(
-            other.index, index_dtype, numpyarray
-        ) and self.content.is_equal_to(other.content, index_dtype, numpyarray)
-
     def _push_inside_record_or_project(self) -> Self | ak.contents.RecordArray:
         if self.content.is_record:
             return ak.contents.RecordArray(
@@ -1174,3 +1169,14 @@ def _push_inside_record_or_project(self) -> Self | ak.contents.RecordArray:
             )
         else:
             return self.project()
+
+    def _is_equal_to(
+        self, other: Self, index_dtype: bool, numpyarray: bool, all_parameters: bool
+    ) -> bool:
+        return (
+            self._is_equal_to_generic(other, all_parameters)
+            and self._index.is_equal_to(other.index, index_dtype, numpyarray)
+            and self._content._is_equal_to(
+                other.content, index_dtype, numpyarray, all_parameters
+            )
+        )

src/awkward/contents/indexedoptionarray.py

@@ -1755,7 +1755,13 @@ def _to_backend(self, backend: Backend) -> Self:
         index = self._index.to_nplike(backend.index_nplike)
         return IndexedOptionArray(index, content, parameters=self._parameters)
 
-    def _is_equal_to(self, other, index_dtype, numpyarray):
-        return self.index.is_equal_to(
-            other.index, index_dtype, numpyarray
-        ) and self.content.is_equal_to(other.content, index_dtype, numpyarray)
+    def _is_equal_to(
+        self, other: Self, index_dtype: bool, numpyarray: bool, all_parameters: bool
+    ) -> bool:
+        return (
+            self._is_equal_to_generic(other, all_parameters)
+            and self._index.is_equal_to(other.index, index_dtype, numpyarray)
+            and self._content._is_equal_to(
+                other.content, index_dtype, numpyarray, all_parameters
+            )
+        )

src/awkward/contents/listarray.py

@@ -1607,9 +1607,14 @@ def _to_backend(self, backend: Backend) -> Self:
         stops = self._stops.to_nplike(backend.index_nplike)
         return ListArray(starts, stops, content, parameters=self._parameters)
 
-    def _is_equal_to(self, other, index_dtype, numpyarray):
+    def _is_equal_to(
+        self, other: Self, index_dtype: bool, numpyarray: bool, all_parameters: bool
+    ) -> bool:
         return (
-            self.starts.is_equal_to(other.starts, index_dtype, numpyarray)
-            and self.stops.is_equal_to(other.stops, index_dtype, numpyarray)
-            and self.content.is_equal_to(other.content, index_dtype, numpyarray)
+            self._is_equal_to_generic(other, all_parameters)
+            and self._starts.is_equal_to(other.starts, index_dtype, numpyarray)
+            and self._stops.is_equal_to(other.stops, index_dtype, numpyarray)
+            and self._content._is_equal_to(
+                other.content, index_dtype, numpyarray, all_parameters
+            )
         )

src/awkward/contents/listoffsetarray.py

@@ -2318,7 +2318,13 @@ def _awkward_strings_to_nonfinite(self, nonfinit_dict):
 
                 return content
 
-    def _is_equal_to(self, other, index_dtype, numpyarray):
-        return self.offsets.is_equal_to(
-            other.offsets, index_dtype, numpyarray
-        ) and self.content.is_equal_to(other.content, index_dtype, numpyarray)
+    def _is_equal_to(
+        self, other: Self, index_dtype: bool, numpyarray: bool, all_parameters: bool
+    ) -> bool:
+        return (
+            self._is_equal_to_generic(other, all_parameters)
+            and self._offsets.is_equal_to(other.offsets, index_dtype, numpyarray)
+            and self._content._is_equal_to(
+                other.content, index_dtype, numpyarray, all_parameters
+            )
+        )

src/awkward/contents/numpyarray.py

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 from awkward._nplikes.jax import Jax
 from awkward._nplikes.numpy import Numpy
 from awkward._nplikes.numpy_like import IndexType, NumpyMetadata
-from awkward._nplikes.shape import ShapeItem
+from awkward._nplikes.shape import ShapeItem, unknown_length
 from awkward._nplikes.typetracer import TypeTracerArray
 from awkward._parameters import (
     parameters_intersect,
@@ -1375,18 +1375,24 @@ def _to_backend(self, backend: Backend) -> Self:
             backend=backend,
         )
 
-    def _is_equal_to(self, other, index_dtype, numpyarray):
-        if numpyarray:
-            return (
-                (
-                    not self._backend.nplike.known_data
-                    or self._backend.nplike.array_equal(self.data, other.data)
-                )
-                and self.dtype == other.dtype
-                and self.shape == other.shape
+    def _is_equal_to(
+        self, other: Self, index_dtype: bool, numpyarray: bool, all_parameters: bool
+    ) -> bool:
+        return self._is_equal_to_generic(other, all_parameters) and (
+            not numpyarray
+            # dtypes agree
+            or self.dtype == other.dtype
+            # Contents agree
+            and (
+                not self._backend.nplike.known_data
+                or self._backend.nplike.array_equal(self.data, other.data)
+            )
+            # Shapes agree
+            and all(
+                x is unknown_length or y is unknown_length or x == y
+                for x, y in zip(self.shape, other.shape)
             )
-        else:
-            return True
+        )
 
     def _to_regular_primitive(self) -> ak.contents.RegularArray:
         # A length-1 slice in each dimension

src/awkward/contents/recordarray.py

@@ -1291,12 +1291,17 @@ def _to_backend(self, backend: Backend) -> Self:
             backend=backend,
         )
 
-    def _is_equal_to(self, other, index_dtype, numpyarray):
+    def _is_equal_to(
+        self, other: Self, index_dtype: bool, numpyarray: bool, all_parameters: bool
+    ) -> bool:
         return (
-            self.fields == other.fields
-            and len(self.contents) == len(other.contents)
+            self._is_equal_to_generic(other, all_parameters)
+            and self.is_tuple == other.is_tuple
+            and set(self.fields) == set(other.fields)
             and all(
-                self.contents[i].is_equal_to(other.contents[i], index_dtype, numpyarray)
-                for i in range(len(self.contents))
+                content._is_equal_to(
+                    other.content(field), index_dtype, numpyarray, all_parameters
+                )
+                for field, content in zip(self.fields, self._contents)
             )
         )

src/awkward/contents/regulararray.py

@@ -1527,7 +1527,17 @@ def _to_backend(self, backend: Backend) -> Self:
             content, self._size, zeros_length=self._length, parameters=self._parameters
         )
 
-    def _is_equal_to(self, other, index_dtype, numpyarray):
-        return self._size == other.size and self._content.is_equal_to(
-            other._content, index_dtype, numpyarray
+    def _is_equal_to(
+        self, other: Self, index_dtype: bool, numpyarray: bool, all_parameters: bool
+    ) -> bool:
+        return (
+            self._is_equal_to_generic(other, all_parameters)
+            and (
+                self._size is unknown_length
+                or other.size is unknown_length
+                or self._size == other.size
+            )
+            and self._content._is_equal_to(
+                other._content, index_dtype, numpyarray, all_parameters
+            )
         )

src/awkward/contents/unionarray.py

@@ -1655,13 +1655,16 @@ def _to_backend(self, backend: Backend) -> Self:
             parameters=self._parameters,
         )
 
-    def _is_equal_to(self, other, index_dtype, numpyarray):
+    def _is_equal_to(
+        self, other: Self, index_dtype: bool, numpyarray: bool, all_parameters: bool
+    ) -> bool:
         return (
-            self.tags.is_equal_to(other.tags)
-            and self.index.is_equal_to(other.index, index_dtype, numpyarray)
-            and len(self.contents) == len(other.contents)
+            self._is_equal_to_generic(other, all_parameters)
+            and self._tags.is_equal_to(other.tags)
+            and self._index.is_equal_to(other.index, index_dtype, numpyarray)
+            and len(self._contents) == len(other.contents)
             and all(
-                self.contents[i].is_equal_to(other.contents[i], index_dtype, numpyarray)
-                for i in range(len(self.contents))
+                content.is_equal_to(other.contents[i], index_dtype, numpyarray)
+                for i, content in enumerate(self.contents)
             )
         )

src/awkward/contents/unmaskedarray.py

@@ -584,5 +584,9 @@ def _to_backend(self, backend: Backend) -> Self:
         content = self._content.to_backend(backend)
         return UnmaskedArray(content, parameters=self._parameters)
 
-    def _is_equal_to(self, other, index_dtype, numpyarray):
-        return self.content.is_equal_to(other.content, index_dtype, numpyarray)
+    def _is_equal_to(
+        self, other: Self, index_dtype: bool, numpyarray: bool, all_parameters: bool
+    ) -> bool:
+        return self._content._is_equal_to(
+            other.content, index_dtype, numpyarray, all_parameters
+        )

src/awkward/forms/bitmaskedform.py

@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@
 import awkward as ak
 from awkward._meta.bitmaskedmeta import BitMaskedMeta
 from awkward._nplikes.numpy_like import NumpyMetadata
-from awkward._parameters import type_parameters_equal
-from awkward._typing import DType, Iterator, Self, final
+from awkward._typing import Any, DType, Iterator, Self, final
 from awkward._util import UNSET
 from awkward.forms.form import Form, _SpecifierMatcher, index_to_dtype
 
@@ -150,19 +149,6 @@ def type(self):
             self._content.type, parameters=self._parameters
         ).simplify_option_union()
 
-    def __eq__(self, other):
-        if isinstance(other, BitMaskedForm):
-            return (
-                self._form_key == other._form_key
-                and self._mask == other._mask
-                and self._valid_when == other._valid_when
-                and self._lsb_order == other._lsb_order
-                and type_parameters_equal(self._parameters, other._parameters)
-                and self._content == other._content
-            )
-        else:
-            return False
-
     def _columns(self, path, output, list_indicator):
         self._content._columns(path, output, list_indicator)
 
@@ -215,3 +201,12 @@ def _expected_from_buffers(
         yield (getkey(self, "mask"), index_to_dtype[self._mask])
         if recursive:
             yield from self._content._expected_from_buffers(getkey, recursive)
+
+    def _is_equal_to(self, other: Any, all_parameters: bool, form_key: bool) -> bool:
+        return (
+            self._is_equal_to_generic(other, all_parameters, form_key)
+            and self._mask == other._mask
+            and self._valid_when == other._valid_when
+            and self._lsb_order == other._lsb_order
+            and self._content._is_equal_to(other._content, all_parameters, form_key)
+        )

src/awkward/forms/bytemaskedform.py

@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@
 import awkward as ak
 from awkward._meta.bytemaskedmeta import ByteMaskedMeta
 from awkward._nplikes.numpy_like import NumpyMetadata
-from awkward._parameters import type_parameters_equal
-from awkward._typing import DType, Iterator, Self, final
+from awkward._typing import Any, DType, Iterator, Self, final
 from awkward._util import UNSET
 from awkward.forms.form import Form, _SpecifierMatcher, index_to_dtype
 
@@ -134,18 +133,6 @@ def type(self):
             self._content.type, parameters=self._parameters
         ).simplify_option_union()
 
-    def __eq__(self, other):
-        if isinstance(other, ByteMaskedForm):
-            return (
-                self._form_key == other._form_key
-                and self._mask == other._mask
-                and self._valid_when == other._valid_when
-                and type_parameters_equal(self._parameters, other._parameters)
-                and self._content == other._content
-            )
-        else:
-            return False
-
     def _columns(self, path, output, list_indicator):
         self._content._columns(path, output, list_indicator)
 
@@ -185,3 +172,11 @@ def _expected_from_buffers(
         yield (getkey(self, "mask"), index_to_dtype[self._mask])
         if recursive:
             yield from self._content._expected_from_buffers(getkey, recursive)
+
+    def _is_equal_to(self, other: Any, all_parameters: bool, form_key: bool) -> bool:
+        return (
+            self._is_equal_to_generic(other, all_parameters, form_key)
+            and self._mask == other._mask
+            and self._valid_when == other._valid_when
+            and self._content._is_equal_to(other._content, all_parameters, form_key)
+        )