SV: Npgsql and the Connection Service File

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>Fra: Laurenz Albe <laurenz(dot)albe(at)cybertec(dot)at>
>Sendt: 29. januar 2021 20:14
>Til: Niels Jespersen <NJN(at)dst(dot)dk>; pgsql-general(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org
>Emne: Re: Npgsql and the Connection Service File
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>On Fri, 2021-01-29 at 14:13 +0000, Niels Jespersen wrote:
>> Is there a way to get Npgsql understand the Connection Service File (https://www.postgresql.org/docs/13/libpq-pgservice.html) ?
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>> The purpose is to abstract physical details such as hostname, portnumber away from the application.
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>No, the service file is part of libpq, and Npgsql doesn't use that.
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Yes. Thank you for clarifying.

It would be nice if Npgsql (and jdbc and others) emulated the libpq behaviour. Because in my mind, abstracting hostname, portnumber and databasename away is a really useful feature.

How do others manage this?

Regards Niels Jespersen

>Yours,
>Laurenz Albe
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