When working with Redis, we have multiple ways to return the members of a set. Here are 3 ways to return the members of a set in Redis.
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How to Get a Key’s Type in Redis
If you know the name of a key in Redis, but you want to find out it’s type (eg, string, list, hash, set, etc), look no further than the TYPE command. This command returns the string representation of the type of the value at the given key.
How to Return a Random Key in Redis
If you ever find yourself in the situation where you need to get a random key when using Redis, take a look at the RANDOMKEY command.
This command returns a random key from the currently selected database.
Continue reading2 Ways to Sort the Elements in a Redis List, Set, or Sorted Set
Redis provides a couple of commands that allow us to sort the elements in a list, set, or sorted set.
The SORT command is probably the most obvious, and does exactly what its namesake promises. However, there’s also a SORT_RO command, which is a read-only variant of the SORT command.
Add Minutes to a Time Value in PostgreSQL
In PostgreSQL, we can use the + operator to add one or more minutes to a time value.
By “time” value, this could be an actual time value, a timestamp, or an interval. We can also add minutes to a date value or a date and time combination.
2 Ways to Rename a Key in Redis
There are a couple of commands that enable us to rename a key in Redis. The one we use will depend on whether or not we want to overwrite any existing keys.
Continue readingFix: “ERR syntax error” when using SPOP in Redis
If you’re getting an error that reads “ERR syntax error” in Redis, it could be because you’re calling the SPOP command with too many arguments.
At the time of writing, I find that I only get this argument when I pass too many arguments. If I pass no arguments, I get a different error.
Continue readingHow to Get a Substring in Redis
If we have a key that holds a string value, we can use the GETRANGE command to get a substring from that value.
Redis also has a SUBSTR command that does the same thing, but that was deprecated in Redis 2.0.0, in favour of the GETRANGE command.
How to Copy a Key’s Value to Another Key in Redis
As from Redis 6.2.0, we can use the COPY command whenever we need to copy a key’s value to another key.
Fix: “ERR wrong number of arguments for ‘spop’ command” in Redis
If you’re getting an error that reads “ERR wrong number of arguments for ‘spop’ command” in Redis, it’s because you’re calling the SPOP command with the wrong number of arguments.
At the time of writing, I find that I only get this argument when I pass no arguments. If I pass too many, I get a different error.
In any case, to fix this issue, be sure to pass at least one argument to the command (and at the time of writing, no more than two).
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