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Redis 4.x Cookbook

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Redis 4.x Cookbook

Overview of this book

Redis is considered the world's most popular key-value store database. Its versatility and the wide variety of use cases it enables have made it a popular choice of database for many enterprises. Based on the latest version of Redis, this book provides both step-by-step recipes and relevant the background information required to utilize its features to the fullest. It covers everything from a basic understanding of Redis data types to advanced aspects of Redis high availability, clustering, administration, and troubleshooting. This book will be your great companion to master all aspects of Redis. The book starts off by installing and configuring Redis for you to get started with ease. Moving on, all the data types and features of Redis are introduced in detail. Next, you will learn how to develop applications with Redis in Java, Python, and the Spring Boot web framework. You will also learn replication tasks, which will help you to troubleshoot replication issues. Furthermore, you will learn the steps that need to be undertaken to ensure high availability on your cluster and during production deployment. Toward the end of the book, you will learn the topmost tasks that will help you to troubleshoot your ecosystem efficiently, along with extending Redis by using different modules.
Table of Contents (21 chapters)
Title Page
Dedication
Packt Upsell
Foreword
Contributors
Preface
13
Windows Environment Setup
Index

Introduction


We introduced six data types that Redis supports in Chapter 2,Data Types. Besides these essential data types, which are commonly used in development, Redis also provides several useful data features to make your life easier if you understand how to use them correctly.

We will go over the following features in this chapter:

  • Bitmaps: In this recipe, we will show how bitmaps can be used in lieu of strings to save memory space under some circumstances.
  • Expiration: As Redis is an in-memory data store and usually used as the cache, it is imperative to set expiration for transient data. In this recipe, we will show how to set expiration for Redis keys, and what will happen when keys expire.
  • Sorting: Sorting is supported when retrieving values from Redis lists, sets, and sorted sets. We will show the usage of the SORT command in this recipe.
  • Pipeline: In this recipe, you will see how to use the Redis pipelines and why this is a great feature for optimizing the performance of multiple Redis...