SV: Npgsql and the Connection Service File

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>Fra: Laurenz Albe <laurenz.albe@cybertec.at> 
>Sendt: 29. januar 2021 20:14
>Til: Niels Jespersen <NJN@dst.dk>; pgsql-general@lists.postgresql.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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>Cybertec | https://www.cybertec-postgresql.com
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