ByteKV

A lightweight JavaScript client for ByteKV — a Redis-like in-memory key-value server over TCP using RESP protocol.

Supports basic commands like SET, GET, DEL, and PING. Can be extended to EXPIRE, TTL, PUBLISH, etc.

Installation

npm install bytekv

Usage

import { ByteKVClient } from "bytekv";

const client = new ByteKVClient("127.0.0.1", 6379);

(async () => {
  await client.set("foo", "bar");
  const value = await client.get("foo");
  console.log(value); // "bar"

  await client.del("foo");
  const ping = await client.ping();
  console.log(ping); // "PONG"
})();

API

new ByteKVClient(host, port)

Creates a new client instance. Defaults: host = "127.0.0.1", port = 6379.

Commands

• set(key, value) → Sets a key-value pair.

• get(key) → Gets the value of a key. Returns null if missing.

• del(key) → Deletes a key. Returns 1 if deleted, 0 if not found.

• ping() → Pings the server. Returns "PONG".

Example with TTL (optional)

await client.sendCommand(["SET", "foo", "bar", "10"]); // TTL in seconds

License

MIT