Re: fix psql \conninfo & \connect when using hostaddr

From: Fabien COELHO <fabien(dot)coelho(at)mines-paristech(dot)fr>
To: Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>
Cc: Pavel Stehule <pavel(dot)stehule(at)gmail(dot)com>, PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org>, Artur Zakirov <a(dot)zakirov(at)postgrespro(dot)ru>, Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>
Subject: Re: fix psql \conninfo & \connect when using hostaddr
Date: 2018-11-17 16:02:43
Message-ID: alpine.DEB.2.21.1811171700000.16105@lancre
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>>> I think so some redundant messages can be reduced - see function
>>> printConnInfo - attached patch
>>
>> I thought about doing like that, but I made the debatable choice to keep the
>> existing redundancy because it minimizes diffs and having a print-to-stdout
>> special function does not look like a very clean API, as it cannot really be
>> used by non CLI clients.
>
> What? This is psql, so it doesn't affect non-CLI clientes, does it?

Indeed, you are right, and I'm really mixing everything today. What I
really thought was to have a function which would return the full
description.

> On the other hand, one message says "you're NOW connected",

Indeed, the text is slightly different.

> the other doesn't have the "now". If we're dropping the "now" (I think
> it's useless), let's make an explicit choice about it. TBH I'd drop the
> "you're" also, so both \conninfo and \c would say
>
> Connected to database foo <conn details>
>
> Anyway, a trivial change that's sure to make bikeshed paint seller cry
> with so many customers yelling at each other; not for this patch.

Ok. I'm not planning to refactor "psql" today.

--
Fabien.

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