module PG

def self::connect( *args )

## Convenience alias for PG::Connection.new. 
def self::connect( *args )
	return PG::Connection.new( *args )
end

def self::version_string( include_buildnum=false )

## Get the PG library version. If +include_buildnum+ is +true+, include the build ID. 
def self::version_string( include_buildnum=false )
	vstring = "%s %s" % [ self.name, VERSION ]
	vstring << " (build %s)" % [ REVISION[/: ([[:xdigit:]]+)/, 1] || '0' ] if include_buildnum
	return vstring
end