Re: Psql meta-command conninfo+

On 2024-02-06 19:19 +0100, Nathan Bossart wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 06, 2024 at 05:27:01PM +0000, Maiquel Grassi wrote:
> > postgres=# \conninfo+
> >  Current Connection Information
> >    Attribute    |     Value
> > ----------------+----------------
> >  Database       | postgres
> >  User           | postgres
> >  Server Version | 16.1
> >  Server Address | 192.168.0.5/32
> >  Server Port    | 5433
> >  Client Address | 192.168.0.5/32
> >  Client Port    | 52716
> >  Session PID    | 21624
> > (8 rows)
> 
> My first reaction is that this should instead return a single row with the
> same set of columns for any connection type (the not-applicable ones would
> just be set to NULL).  That would match the other meta-commands like \l and
> \du, and you could still get an expanded display with \x if needed.  Also,
> I think it would simplify the code a bit.

+1 for a single-row result and triggering expanded display with \x for
consistency with other commands.

-- 
Erik