On Wed, Nov 6, 2024 at 01:09:12AM +0900, Fujii Masao wrote: > > > On 2024/10/31 10:22, Yushi Ogiwara wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I made a patch to make the error message more user-friendly when using a > > URI to connect a database with psql. > > > > Current Error Message: > > > > $ psql "postgres://localhost:5432/postgres?application_name=a b" > > psql: error: trailing data found: "a b" > > > > Currently, if spaces exist in the URI, psql displays this generic error > > message. > > > > New Error Message (with patch): > > > > psql: error: found unexpected spaces: “a b“. Did you forget to > > percent-encode spaces? > > > > This revised message is clearer and more concise, guiding users to check > > for encoding issues. > > I agree the error message could be improved. > > 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 > -----------
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