On 2021-Feb-25, Paul Förster wrote: > So, my suggestion is: > > postgresql://[user[:password]@][[host][:port]][,...][/dbname][?param1=value1&...] > > Still, I think that it's an improvement, because it makes clear that not only the port, but also the host may be repeated. I wonder if we shouldn't instead try to break it up in parts that can be explained or described separately. This many brackets makes it pretty hard to read. We could say something like postgresql://[userspec@][hostspec][/dbname][?paramspec] where userspec is user[:password] hostspec is [[host][:port]][,...] paramspec is param1=value1&... which makes it easier to focus on each part separately, and we can provide more verbose explanations or examples where needed. (Now that I broke it up, the original line became very clear to me, but when I saw it in isolation it was not. You need to count brackets carefully to be able to read it.) -- Álvaro Herrera Valdivia, Chile
