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+The connection object is a 1 to 1 mapping to the [postgres
+client/server messaging protocol](http://developer.postgresql.org/pgdocs/postgres/protocol.html).
+The __Connection_ object is mostly used by the Client object (which...I haven't yet
+finished implementing) but you can do anything you want with PostgreSQL using
+the connection object if you're really into that.  I studied the
+protocol for a while implementing this and the documentation is pretty
+solid.  If you're already familiar you should be right at home.  Have
+fun looking up the [oids for the datatypes in your bound queries](http://github.com/brianc/node-postgres/blob/master/script/list-db-types.js)
+
+There are a few minor variations from the protocol:
+
+- The connection only supports 'text' mode right now.
+- Renamed 'passwordMessage' to 'password'
+- Renamed 'startupMessage' to 'startup'
+- Renamed 'errorResposne' to 'error'
+- Renamed 'noticeResponce' to 'notice'
+
+The reason for the renamings is 90% of the message names in the
+protocol do no contain "message" "request" "response" or anything
+similar, and I feel it's a bit redundant to send a "passwordMessage
+message."  But then again...[I do say ATM machine](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAS_syndrome).
+
+Anyways...using a connection directly is a pretty verbose and
+cumbersom affair.  Here's an example of executing a prepared query
+using the directly __Connection__ api in compliance with
+PostgreSQL.
+ 
+_note: this works and is taken directly from an integration test;
+however, it doesn't include error handling_
+
+    var con = new Connection({stream: new net.Stream()});
+
+    con.connect('5432','localhost');
+
+    con.once('connect', function() {
+
+      con.startup({
+        user: username,
+        database: database
+      });
+
+      con.once('readyForQuery', function() {
+
+        con.query('create temp table ids(id integer)');
+
+        con.once('readyForQuery', function() {
+
+          con.query('insert into ids(id) values(1); insert into ids(id) values(2);');
+
+          con.once('readyForQuery', function() {
+
+            con.parse({
+              text: 'select * from ids'
+            });
+            con.flush();
+
+            con.once('parseComplete', function() {
+              con.bind();
+              con.flush();
+            });
+
+            con.once('bindComplete', function() {
+              con.execute();
+              con.flush();
+            });
+
+            con.once('commandComplete', function() {
+              con.sync();
+            });
+
+            con.once('readyForQuery', function() {
+              con.end();
+            });
+          });
+        });
+      });
+    });
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