The new function is only in charge of meta commands, not SQL commands.
This change makes the code a little clearer: now all the state changes
are effected by advanceConnectionState.  It also removes one indent
level, which makes the diff look bulkier than it really is.

Author: Fabien Coelho
Reviewed-by: Kirk Jamison
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/alpine.DEB.2.21.1811240904500.12627@lancre