microsoft / microsoft/vscode-pgsql
Feature Request: Allow connect to PSQL via pgpass
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Description
Problem: Has a lot of existing connections in ~/.pgpass (or whatever user set PGPASSFILE to).
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reading the linked PostgreSQL pgpass documentation and reviewing the ~/.pgpass and PGPASSFILE behavior described in the issue. Done would mean defining and implementing support for using those existing connection entries, but the issue does not name files, tests, or a specific user flow.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- postgresql
- Domain
- databases
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100