[Feature request] add support for PostgreSQL connection URI's ...

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#858 opened on Mar 18, 2019 2 comments 1 reaction 0 assignees View on GitHub

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enhancement good first issue Postgres

Dominant language: Haskell
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Description

... as described here, and used here (and possibly elsewhere).

Something like a corresponding YESOD_DATABASE_URL environment variable in the scaffolded site to override it would be helpful too.

Would this require drastic reworking of Persistent, or would it be less painful than that?

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Research direction

Start with the PostgreSQL libpq connection-string documentation linked in the issue, then inspect Persistent's PostgreSQL support and the scaffolded site's database configuration. Determine how PostgreSQL connection URIs and a YESOD_DATABASE_URL override should integrate, and define tests or examples that demonstrate both forms work.

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Assessment

Tech stack: haskell, postgresql
Domain: databases
Issue type: Feature
Difficulty: 5/5
Estimated time: Over a week
Activity status: Stale
Clarity: Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness: 25/100

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