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Can't SET/GET with NodeJS and Redis


I want to write a ueberDB Redis-Handler for my Etherpad.

I absolutely do not understand my problem because with PHP I can set and get key/values without any problems. It only does not work with NodeJS.

Here is a example code:

var redis = require("redis");
client = redis.createClient();
client.on("error", function (err) {
  console.log("Error " + err);
});

client.set("test", "string val", redis.print);
console.log(client.get("test"));

What do I wrong? Maybe somebody has a tip for me.


Solution

  • First, you need to know if your redis client is connected. You can check with console.log(client) and you will see a varaible called "connected". You should see "true"

    If you want to use redis in node you should use something like this

        client.set("test","val", function(err) {
            if (err) {
               // Something went wrong
               console.error("error");
            } else {
                client.get("test", function(err, value) {
                     if (err) {
                         console.error("error");
                     } else {
                         console.log("Worked: " + value);
                     }
                });
            }
        });
    

    Keep in mind that all redis function are asynchronous.