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Support HA Connection Strings

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Description

Type: Feature Request

Should be able to support HA-style connections strings such as:

PostgreSQL://[user[:password]@[host][:port][,[host][:port]][/dbname][?param1=value1&...]

A concrete example of this is

postgres://testhost1.example.com:5342,testhost2.example.com:5342/postgres&sslmode=require&targetServerType=primary

This is common when using pg_autofailver.

Extension version: 1.4.1
VS Code version: 1.100.0 (19e0f9e681ecb8e5c09d8784acaa601316ca4571, 2025-05-07T12:48:53.763Z)
OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.22631
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  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by tracing how the extension currently parses and opens PostgreSQL connection strings, then compare that path with the HA format and pg_autofailover example in the issue. Done means multiple hosts and ports, the database name, and the requested query parameters are accepted for an HA connection.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
postgresql, vscode
Domain
databases
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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