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Re: Making error message more user-friendly with spaces in a URI

Michael Paquier <michael@paquier.xyz>

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From: Michael Paquier <michael@paquier.xyz>
To: Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>
Cc: Fujii Masao <masao.fujii@oss.nttdata.com>, Yushi Ogiwara <btogiwarayuushi@oss.nttdata.com>, Pgsql Hackers <pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org>
Date: 2024-11-19T00:29:27Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers 
On Mon, Nov 18, 2024 at 02:59:18PM -0500, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> On Wed, Nov  6, 2024 at 01:09:12AM +0900, Fujii Masao wrote:
>> The phrasing "Did you forget" feels a bit indirect to me.
>> How about using something clearer and more direct instead?
>> 
>> -----------
>> psql: error: unexpected spaces found "a b", use percent-encoded spaces instead
>> -----------
> 
> +1

Could it be better to mention %20 in the error message?  Say an
addition like:
"unexpected spaces found \"%s\", use percent-encoded spaces (%%20)
instead"
--
Michael

Commits

  1. libpq: Improve error message when parsing URI parameters and keywords