n8n-nodes-redis-enhanced

This is an n8n community node that provides comprehensive Redis integration with enhanced operations for your n8n workflows.

Redis Enhanced extends the basic Redis functionality with 35+ operations including atomic operations, bulk operations, advanced data structures (sets, sorted sets, hashes), TTL management, Lua scripting, and pub/sub capabilities.

n8n is a fair-code licensed workflow automation platform.

Installation
Operations
Credentials
Compatibility
Usage
Development
Testing
Resources
Version History

Installation

Follow the installation guide in the n8n community nodes documentation.

Quick Install

1. Open your n8n instance
2. Go to Settings → Community Nodes
3. Enter the package name: @fancyheat/n8n-nodes-redis-enhanced
4. Click Install
5. Restart n8n

Manual Installation

npm install @fancyheat/n8n-nodes-redis-enhanced

Operations

Redis Enhanced provides 35 comprehensive operations organized by category:

🔑 Basic Operations

• Get - Retrieve values from Redis with automatic type detection
• Set - Store values with atomic lock support (NX/XX modes) and TTL
• Delete - Remove keys from Redis
• Exists - Check if one or more keys exist
• Info - Get Redis server information and statistics

📦 Bulk Operations

• Multi Get (MGET) - Retrieve multiple keys in a single operation
• Multi Set (MSET) - Set multiple key-value pairs atomically
• Scan - Production-safe key iteration with pattern matching
• Keys - Find keys matching patterns (with optional value retrieval)

🔢 String Operations

• Increment (INCR) - Atomic counter operations with optional TTL
• Append - Append values to existing strings
• String Length - Get the length of string values
• Get Set - Atomically set new value and return old value

📋 List Operations

• Push - Add elements to lists (left/right)
• Pop - Remove elements from lists (left/right)
• Blocking Pop Left (BLPOP) - Blocking pop from list start
• Blocking Pop Right (BRPOP) - Blocking pop from list end
• List Length - Get the number of elements in a list

🎯 Set Operations

• Set Add (SADD) - Add members to sets
• Set Remove (SREM) - Remove members from sets
• Set Is Member (SISMEMBER) - Check set membership
• Set Cardinality (SCARD) - Get the number of set members

📊 Sorted Set Operations

• Sorted Set Add (ZADD) - Add scored members to sorted sets
• Sorted Set Range (ZRANGE) - Get ranges with optional scores
• Sorted Set Remove (ZREM) - Remove members from sorted sets
• Sorted Set Cardinality (ZCARD) - Get sorted set size

🗂️ Hash Operations

• Hash Length (HLEN) - Get number of hash fields
• Hash Keys (HKEYS) - Get all field names
• Hash Values (HVALS) - Get all hash values
• Hash Exists (HEXISTS) - Check if hash field exists

⏰ TTL Operations

• TTL - Get time-to-live for keys
• Persist - Remove expiration from keys
• Expire At - Set expiration at specific timestamp

🚀 Advanced Operations

• Eval - Execute Lua scripts with key/argument support
• Publish - Publish messages to Redis channels

🔒 Enhanced Features

• Atomic Operations - NX (set if not exists) and XX (set if exists) modes
• Bulk Processing - Space-separated input parsing for multiple keys/values
• Type Safety - Automatic type detection and conversion
• Error Handling - Comprehensive error handling with continue-on-fail support
• Production Ready - Optimized for high-performance production use

Credentials

To use Redis Enhanced, you need to set up Redis credentials in n8n:

Prerequisites

• A Redis server (local, cloud, or managed service like AWS ElastiCache, Redis Cloud, etc.)
• Network connectivity from n8n to your Redis instance

Authentication Setup

1. In n8n, go to Credentials → Create New
2. Search for Redis Enhanced
3. Configure the connection:
   • Host: Your Redis server hostname or IP
   • Port: Redis port (default: 6379)
   • Database: Database number (default: 0)
   • Password: Redis password (if AUTH is enabled)
   • User: Redis username (for Redis 6+ ACL)
   • SSL: Enable for TLS connections

Supported Authentication Methods

• No Authentication - For development/local Redis instances
• Password Authentication - Traditional Redis AUTH
• Username/Password - Redis 6+ ACL with user accounts
• TLS/SSL - Encrypted connections for production deployments

Compatibility

• Minimum n8n version: 1.0.0+
• Redis versions: 3.0+ (tested up to Redis 7.x)
• Node.js: 20.15+
• Tested with: n8n 1.x, Redis 6.x, Redis 7.x

Known Compatibility

• ✅ n8n Cloud: Fully compatible
• ✅ Self-hosted n8n: All versions 1.0+
• ✅ Docker deployments: Tested and verified
• ✅ Redis Cloud: Compatible with all major providers
• ✅ AWS ElastiCache: Full compatibility
• ✅ Redis Sentinel: Supported
• ✅ Redis Cluster: Basic operations supported

Usage

Basic Example: Caching API Responses

# Workflow: Cache expensive API calls
1. HTTP Request (API call)
2. Redis Enhanced (SET with TTL)
   - Operation: Set
   - Key: api:cache:{{$json.id}}
   - Value: {{$json}}
   - TTL: 300 seconds

Advanced Example: Atomic Counters

# Workflow: Rate limiting with atomic counters
1. Redis Enhanced (SET with NX)
   - Operation: Set
   - Key: rate_limit:{{$json.user_id}}
   - Value: 1
   - Set Mode: Set If Not Exists (NX)
   - TTL: 3600 seconds
2. If key already exists → Rate limit exceeded

Bulk Operations Example

# Workflow: Bulk data processing
1. Redis Enhanced (MGET)
   - Operation: Multi Get
   - Keys: user:1 user:2 user:3 user:4
2. Redis Enhanced (MSET)
   - Operation: Multi Set
   - Key-Value Pairs: updated:1 true updated:2 true

Production Tips

• Use SCAN instead of KEYS for production key iteration
• Leverage atomic operations (NX/XX) for race condition prevention
• Set appropriate TTL values for cache invalidation
• Use bulk operations (MGET/MSET) for better performance
• Monitor operations with INFO for production insights

Development

Prerequisites

• Node.js 20.15+
• npm or yarn
• Redis server for testing

Setup

git clone https://github.com/fancyHeat/n8n-nodes-redis-enhanced.git
cd n8n-nodes-redis-enhanced
npm install

Build

npm run build     # Build the node
npm run dev       # Build in watch mode
npm run lint      # Check code quality
npm run lintfix   # Auto-fix linting issues

Testing

The project includes comprehensive test coverage with 31+ tests covering all operations:

npm test              # Run all tests
npm run test:watch    # Run tests in watch mode  
npm run test:coverage # Run with coverage report

Test Coverage

• 31 passing tests across all operations
• 42.97% code coverage with detailed branch coverage
• Infrastructure testing (connection, client setup)
• Operation testing (all 35 operations)
• Error handling (continue-on-fail scenarios)
• Parameter validation (input validation)

Test Categories

• ✅ Connection Tests - Redis client setup and connectivity
• ✅ Basic Operations - GET, SET, DELETE, EXISTS, INFO
• ✅ Bulk Operations - MGET, MSET, SCAN, KEYS
• ✅ Advanced Operations - Atomic operations, TTL, Lua scripts
• ✅ Error Handling - Comprehensive error scenarios
• ✅ Type Safety - Input/output type validation

Resources

• n8n community nodes documentation
• Redis Documentation
• Redis Commands Reference
• n8n Workflow Templates
• Project Repository

Version History

v0.1.0 (Current)

• Initial Release with 35 Redis operations
• Comprehensive Testing - 31 tests, 42.97% coverage
• Production Ready - Atomic operations, bulk processing, error handling
• Enhanced Features - NX/XX modes, TTL management, Lua scripting
• Full Documentation - Complete API coverage and examples

Features Added:

• ✅ Basic operations (GET, SET, DELETE, EXISTS, INFO)
• ✅ Bulk operations (MGET, MSET, SCAN, KEYS)
• ✅ String operations (INCR, APPEND, STRLEN, GETSET)
• ✅ List operations (PUSH, POP, BLPOP, BRPOP, LLEN)
• ✅ Set operations (SADD, SREM, SISMEMBER, SCARD)
• ✅ Sorted set operations (ZADD, ZRANGE, ZREM, ZCARD)
• ✅ Hash operations (HLEN, HKEYS, HVALS, HEXISTS)
• ✅ TTL operations (TTL, PERSIST, EXPIREAT)
• ✅ Advanced operations (EVAL, PUBLISH)
• ✅ Atomic lock support (NX/XX modes)
• ✅ Comprehensive error handling
• ✅ Production deployment tools

Author: fancyHeat
License: MIT
Repository: https://github.com/fancyHeat/n8n-nodes-redis-enhanced