Delete a set of keys from a pattern in Redis

This was built to make removing a set of cached related items possible in one fell swoop.

Install the module with: npm install redis-delete-pattern

// Create a redis client
var redis = require('redis');
var redisDeletePattern = require('redis-delete-pattern');
var client = redis.createClient();

// Set up some data (pattern `model-{{id}}` in cache)
client.set('model-1234', 'hello');
client.set('model-5678', 'world');

// Fetch some data
client.get('model-1234', console.log); // null, 'hello'
client.get('model-5678', console.log); // null, 'world'

// Delete cached model data
redisDeletePattern({
  redis: redis,
  pattern: 'model-*'
}, function handleError (err) {
  // Fetch our keys but find nothing
  client.get('model-1234', console.log); // null, null
  client.get('model-5678', console.log); // null, null
});

redis-delete-pattern presents redisDeletePattern as its module.exports.

Function that deletes list of keys that match a pattern from Redis

• params Object, container for parameters
  • redis Redis, instance of redis client to interact with
  • pattern String, pattern for redis to resolve keys via
    • Under the hood, this uses the KEYS command
• cb Function, error-first, (err), callback function to handle errors
  • err Error|null, if there was an error, this will be it

In lieu of a formal styleguide, take care to maintain the existing coding style. Add unit tests for any new or changed functionality. Lint via grunt and test via npm test.

Copyright (c) 2014 Uber Technologies, Inc.

Licensed under the MIT license.