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This version is used with pgx `v4`. In pgx `v5` it is part of the https://github.com/jackc/pgx repository.

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# pgproto3

Package pgproto3 is a encoder and decoder of the PostgreSQL wire protocol version 3.

pgproto3 can be used as a foundation for PostgreSQL drivers, proxies, mock servers, load balancers and more.

See example/pgfortune for a playful example of a fake PostgreSQL server.

Extracted from original implementation in https://github.com/jackc/pgx.