Deserialise a sidecar blob straight to a columnar index (M7) — the
index-first open path: no per-record objects at any point between the
sidecar bytes and a constructed model. Top-level rows only (v1 sidecars
carry no inline rows), so count === firstInlineElement.
Deserialise a sidecar blob straight to a columnar index (M7) — the index-first open path: no per-record objects at any point between the sidecar bytes and a constructed model. Top-level rows only (v1 sidecars carry no inline rows), so
count === firstInlineElement.