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Subject: Re: [pgjdbc/pgjdbc] PR #4063: fix: getCharacterStream wraps String in StringReader
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Would a changelog entry ("getCharacterStream now returns StringReader; callers should rely on the Reader contract as per JDBC spec") be enough to address it?  Alternatively I could extend the PR to make this opt-in change (but I would need guidance for the best mechanism).