4 files changed, 25 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/api/python/PythonRDD.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/api/python/PythonRDD.scala
index 19be093903..8464b578ed 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/api/python/PythonRDD.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/api/python/PythonRDD.scala
@@ -633,7 +633,7 @@ private[spark] object PythonRDD extends Logging {
    *
    * The thread will terminate after all the data are sent or any exceptions happen.
    */
-  private def serveIterator[T](items: Iterator[T], threadName: String): Int = {
+  def serveIterator[T](items: Iterator[T], threadName: String): Int = {
     val serverSocket = new ServerSocket(0, 1, InetAddress.getByName("localhost"))
     // Close the socket if no connection in 3 seconds
     serverSocket.setSoTimeout(3000)
diff --git a/python/pyspark/sql/dataframe.py b/python/pyspark/sql/dataframe.py
index 80f8d8a0eb..b09422aade 100644
--- a/python/pyspark/sql/dataframe.py
+++ b/python/pyspark/sql/dataframe.py
@@ -300,7 +300,10 @@ class DataFrame(object):
         >>> df.take(2)
         [Row(age=2, name=u'Alice'), Row(age=5, name=u'Bob')]
         """
-        return self.limit(num).collect()
+        with SCCallSiteSync(self._sc) as css:
+            port = self._sc._jvm.org.apache.spark.sql.execution.EvaluatePython.takeAndServe(
+                self._jdf, num)
+        return list(_load_from_socket(port, BatchedSerializer(PickleSerializer())))
 
     @ignore_unicode_prefix
     @since(1.3)
diff --git a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/pythonUDFs.scala b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/python.scala
index c35c726bfc..d6aaf424a8 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/pythonUDFs.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/python.scala
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ import org.apache.spark.annotation.DeveloperApi
 import org.apache.spark.api.python.{PythonRunner, PythonBroadcast, PythonRDD, SerDeUtil}
 import org.apache.spark.broadcast.Broadcast
 import org.apache.spark.rdd.RDD
-import org.apache.spark.sql.catalyst.InternalRow
+import org.apache.spark.sql.DataFrame
+import org.apache.spark.sql.catalyst.{CatalystTypeConverters, InternalRow}
 import org.apache.spark.sql.catalyst.expressions._
 import org.apache.spark.sql.catalyst.plans.logical
 import org.apache.spark.sql.catalyst.plans.logical.LogicalPlan
@@ -118,6 +119,17 @@ object EvaluatePython {
   def apply(udf: PythonUDF, child: LogicalPlan): EvaluatePython =
     new EvaluatePython(udf, child, AttributeReference("pythonUDF", udf.dataType)())
 
+  def takeAndServe(df: DataFrame, n: Int): Int = {
+    registerPicklers()
+    // This is an annoying hack - we should refactor the code so executeCollect and executeTake
+    // returns InternalRow rather than Row.
+    val converter = CatalystTypeConverters.createToCatalystConverter(df.schema)
+    val iter = new SerDeUtil.AutoBatchedPickler(df.take(n).iterator.map { row =>
+      EvaluatePython.toJava(converter(row).asInstanceOf[InternalRow], df.schema)
+    })
+    PythonRDD.serveIterator(iter, s"serve-DataFrame")
+  }
+
   /**
    * Helper for converting from Catalyst type to java type suitable for Pyrolite.
    */
diff --git a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/test/ExamplePointUDT.scala b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/test/ExamplePointUDT.scala
index 2fdd798b44..963e6030c1 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/test/ExamplePointUDT.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/test/ExamplePointUDT.scala
@@ -39,22 +39,20 @@ private[sql] class ExamplePointUDT extends UserDefinedType[ExamplePoint] {
 
   override def pyUDT: String = "pyspark.sql.tests.ExamplePointUDT"
 
-  override def serialize(obj: Any): Seq[Double] = {
+  override def serialize(obj: Any): GenericArrayData = {
     obj match {
       case p: ExamplePoint =>
-        Seq(p.x, p.y)
+        val output = new Array[Any](2)
+        output(0) = p.x
+        output(1) = p.y
+        new GenericArrayData(output)
     }
   }
 
   override def deserialize(datum: Any): ExamplePoint = {
     datum match {
-      case values: Seq[_] =>
-        val xy = values.asInstanceOf[Seq[Double]]
-        assert(xy.length == 2)
-        new ExamplePoint(xy(0), xy(1))
-      case values: util.ArrayList[_] =>
-        val xy = values.asInstanceOf[util.ArrayList[Double]].asScala
-        new ExamplePoint(xy(0), xy(1))
+      case values: ArrayData =>
+        new ExamplePoint(values.getDouble(0), values.getDouble(1))
     }
   }