postgres: bump 0.17.1 and improve custom connection API

Aligned connection constructors to include an explicit name parameter, updated documentation, and streamlined connection methods for consistency. Adjusted dependencies and cleaned unused references.

app/src/data/entities/EntityManager.ts

@@ -258,6 +258,9 @@ export class EntityManager<TBD extends object = DefaultDB> {
 
    // @todo: centralize and add tests
    hydrate(entity_name: string, _data: EntityData[]) {
+      if (!Array.isArray(_data) || _data.length === 0) {
+         return [];
+      }
       const entity = this.entity(entity_name);
       const data: EntityData[] = [];