From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
To: Achilleas Mantzios <a.mantzios@cloud.gatewaynet.com>
cc: pgsql-admin@lists.postgresql.org
Subject: Re: application_name backend (not) reporting back to the client :
 pgbouncer, PgSQL 16.1, pgbouncer 1.21.0
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Comments: In-reply-to Achilleas Mantzios <a.mantzios@cloud.gatewaynet.com>
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Achilleas Mantzios <a.mantzios@cloud.gatewaynet.com> writes:
> Hi again, I am puzzled with your observations, this is what I get with =

> psql straight against PostgreSQL no pgbouncer involved :

> command :
> psql "postgresql://amantzio@localhost:5432/dynacom?application_name=3D"

> ...
> public.S....is_superuser.on.S....application_name..S...&default_transact=
ion_read_only.off.S....scram_iterations.4096.S....DateStyle.ISO, =

                              ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

I see the report of application_name with an empty-string value right
there.

> the client does not send the application_name

I do not know what you mean by that, but maybe your client code has
some special-case behavior for an empty string?

			regards, tom lane