v.25.7New Feature

Now clickhouse supports compressed metadata.json files

Now clickhouse supports compressed metadata.json files for Iceberg. Fixes #70874. #81451 (alesapin).
ClickHouse now supports reading compressed metadata.json files for Iceberg tables.

Why it matters

This feature addresses the issue where Iceberg table metadata stored in compressed metadata.json files was not supported, improving compatibility and performance for users managing Iceberg tables with compressed metadata.

How to use it

Users can now transparently use Iceberg tables with compressed metadata.json files without any additional configuration, as ClickHouse automatically detects and processes the compressed metadata during query execution.