redis-timed-disconnection

Get a redis connection and auto-terminate after 30 seconds.

If you require a new connection, you will get the one active if present.

If there is no active connection, a new one will be created. Very useful when digesting a huge queue

Usage

ar redis = require('redis-timed-disconnector');

var client = redis.getClient(); // this client will end() in 30 seconds.

Why

This module is very useful when you are parsing a huge queue when each worker requires a redis connections. You can create a global client and use when you need, but you will have to end() it manually.

I wrote this module because I have a server that is listening for new queues and parse when needed. Mantaining a redis connection is not a good solution for me, so this module solves my problem perfectly.

Example

Let's suppose we have a worker that is parsing 1000 queue elements.

This may be the code of our worker:

function worker(task, cb) {
  var client = redis.getClient();
  var key = 'what:a:key:' + task.id;
  //
  client.set(key, task.statut, cb);
}

Our queue has 200 tasks. Each task will call getClient().

Each getClient() will posticipate by 30 seconds the client.end(), so we will use only one connection.

Let's see how this works:

RedisHelper.prototype.getClient = function(port, host) {
  this.startTimeout();
  if (!this.client) {
    this.client = redis.createClient(port, host);
  }
  return this.client;
};

Enjoy.