Redis Client for V

This module provides a Redis client implementation in V that supports the Redis Serialization Protocol (RESP) versions 2 (RESP2) and 3 (RESP3) with a type-safe interface for common Redis commands.

Features

• Type-Safe Commands: Auto-detects value types at compile time
• Pipeline Support: Group commands for batch execution
• Connection Pooling: Efficient resource management
• RESP Protocol Support: Full Redis Serialization Protocol implementation
• Memory Efficient: Pre-allocated buffers for minimal allocations

Quick Start

module main

import db.redis

fn main() {
    // Connect to Redis
    // Uncomment passwod line if authentication is needed
    mut db := redis.connect(redis.Config{
        // Available Config options (none of which need to be specified if you want the defauilts):
        // host: 'localhost' - default
        // password: 'your_password' - no default, you need to supply password if your redis server
        //                             is set up to need one
        // port: 6379 - default
        // tls: false - default, set to true for ssl connection
    })!
    println('Server supports RESP${db.version} protocol')

    // Set and get values
    db.set('name', 'Alice')!
    name := db.get[string]('name')!
    println('Name: ${name}') // Output: Name: Alice

    // Integer operations
    db.set('counter', 42)!
    db.incr('counter')!
    counter := db.get[int]('counter')!
    println('Counter: ${counter}') // Output: Counter: 43

    // Clean up
    db.close()!
}

Supported Commands

Key Operations

// Set value
db.set('key', 'value')!
db.set('number', 42)!
db.set('binary', []u8{len: 4, init: 0})!

// Get value
str_value := db.get[string]('key')!
int_value := db.get[int]('number')!
bin_value := db.get[[]u8]('binary')!

// Delete key
db.del('key')!

// Set expiration
db.expire('key', 60)!  // 60 seconds

Hash Operations

// Set hash fields
db.hset('user:1', {
    'name': 'Bob',
    'age': '30',
})!

// Get single field
name := db.hget[string]('user:1', 'name')!

// Get all fields
user_data := db.hgetall[string]('user:1')!
println(user_data)  // Output: {'name': 'Bob', 'age': '30'}

Pipeline Operations

// Start pipeline
db.pipeline_start()

// Queue commands
db.incr('counter')!
db.set('name', 'Charlie')!
db.get[string]('name')!

// Execute and get responses
responses := db.pipeline_execute()!
for resp in responses {
    println(resp)
}

Custom Commands

// Run raw commands
resp := db.cmd('SET', 'custom', 'value')!
result := db.cmd('GET', 'custom')!

// Complex commands
db.cmd('HSET', 'user:2', 'field1', 'value1', 'field2', '42')!

Error Handling

All functions return ! types and will return detailed errors for:

• Connection issues
• Protocol violations
• Type mismatches
• Redis error responses
• Timeout conditions

  result := db.get[string]('nonexistent') or {
    println('Key not found')
    return
  }
  

Connection Management

config := redis.Config{
    host: 'redis.server'
    port: 6379
}

mut db := redis.connect(config)!
defer {
    db.close() or { eprintln('Error closing connection: ${err}') }
}

redis.DB also implements pool.ConnectionPoolable, so it can be used directly with vlib/pool connection pools.

Performance Tips

1. Reuse Connections: Maintain connections instead of creating new ones
2. Use Pipelines: Batch commands for high-throughput operations
3. Prefer Integers: Use numeric types for counters and metrics
4. Specify Types: Always specify return types for get operations