=encoding utf-8


=head1 NAME

lua-redis-parser - Redis reply parser and request constructor library for Lua



This document describes lua-redis-parser L<v0.09rc5|https://github.com/agentzh/lua-redis-parser/tags> released on 28 August 2011.


=head1 Description

This lua library implements a thin and fast redis raw response parser
that constructs corresponding lua data strucutres, as well as a
function that constructs redis raw requests.

To maximize speed, this module is implemented in pure C.

This library is usually used by Lua code running atop L<lua-nginx-module|http://github.com/chaoslawful/lua-nginx-module> to access
redis backends though L<redis2-nginx-module|http://github.com/agentzh/redis2-nginx-module>.


=head1 Functions

The C<parser> variable used below is referring to the variable holding the return value of C<require "redis.parser">. In other words, we assume you have written the following code first:


        local parser = require "redis.parser"




=head2 parse_reply

B<syntax:> I<res, typ = parser.parse_reply(raw_reply)>

Parses the single (or the first) raw redis reply from the C<raw_reply> string and returns the Lua data structure C<res>, as well as the reply type C<typ>.

Here is an example:


        local parser = require 'redis.parser'
    
        -- assuming the reply variable holds the (single) redis response
        --  to be parsed:
        local res, typ = parser.parse_reply(reply)
    
        if typ == parser.BAD_REPLY then
            -- res is the textual error message from the parser
        elseif typ == parser.INTEGER_REPLY then
            -- res is an integer, like 3, returned from the redis server
        elseif typ == parser.ERROR_REPLY then
            -- res is the error message from the redis2 server
        elseif typ == parser.STATUS_REPLY then
            -- res is the textual message from the redis server
        elseif typ == parser.BULK_REPLY then
            --- res is a string for the bulk data
        elseif typ == parser.MULTI_BULK_REPLY then
            -- res is a lua (array) table that holds the individual bulks
        end




=head2 parse_replies

B<syntax:> I<results = parser.parse_replies(raw_replies)>

Similar to the L<parse_reply> method, but parse multiple pipelined redis replies in the C<raw_replies> string argument. Returns a table of all the parsed results where each result is an array-like table consists of two elements, C<res> and C<typ>, which have exactly the same meaning as the return values of the L<parse_reply> function.

For instance,


        local parser = require "redis.parser"
    
        -- assuming the replies variable holds n redis responses
        --  to be parsed:
        local results = parser.parse_replies(replies, n)
        for i, result in ipairs(results) do
            local res = result[1]
            local typ = result[2]
    
            -- res and typ have exactly the same meaning as in
            --  the parse_reply method documented above
        end




=head2 typename

B<syntax:> I<str = parser.typename(typ)>

Returns the textual representation of the reply type values returned by the L<parse_reply> and L<parse_replies> functions. Here's the correspondence:


        parser.typename(parser.BAD_REPLY)        == "bad reply"
        parser.typename(parser.INTEGER_REPLY)    == "integer reply"
        parser.typename(parser.ERROR_REPLY)      == "error reply"
        parser.typename(parser.STATUS_REPLY)     == "status reply"
        parser.typename(parser.BULK_REPLY)       == "bulk reply"
        parser.typename(parser.MULTI_BULK_REPLY) == "multi-bulk reply"




=head2 build_query

B<syntax:> I<raw_request = parser.build_query(args)>

Constructs a raw Redis request from simple Lua values. It simply accepts a Lua array-like table, a list of parameters including
the command name.

Please check out the complete list of redis 2.0 commands,

E<lt>http://redis.io/commandsE<gt>

The first command in that list, "APPEND   key value", for example, we can just use


        local parser = require "redis.parser"
    
        local req = parser.build_query({'APPEND', 'some-key', 'some-value'})

to construct a binary request in the return value. Because the Redis command is case insensitive, I usually just use 'append', the lower case form, as the first element of that list, as in


        local parser = require "redis.parser"
    
        local req = parser.build_query({'set', 'foo', 'some value'})
            -- req is the raw TCP request ready to send to the remote redis server
            -- over the TCP connection

Null values should be specified by C<parser.null> rather than Lua's C<nil> value.

Boolean values will be converted to C<1> or C<0>, for C<true> and C<false>, respectively.




=head1 Constants




=head2 BAD_REPLY

B<syntax:> I<typ = parser.BAD_REPLY>




=head2 INTEGER_REPLY

B<syntax:> I<typ = parser.INTEGER_REPLY>




=head2 ERROR_REPLY

B<syntax:> I<typ = parser.ERROR_REPLY>




=head2 STATUS_REPLY

B<syntax:> I<typ = parser.STATUS_REPLY>




=head2 BULK_REPLY

B<syntax:> I<typ = parser.BULK_REPLY>




=head2 MULTI_BULK_REPLY

B<syntax:> I<typ = parser.MULTI_BULK_REPLY>




=head2 null

B<syntax:> I<val = parser.null>




=head1 Background

This module is originally written for L<lua-nginx-module|http://github.com/chaoslawful/lua-nginx-module> and L<redis2-nginx-module|http://github.com/agentzh/redis2-nginx-module>:




=head1 Report Bugs

Although a lot of effort has been put into testing and code tuning, there must be some serious bugs lurking somewhere in this module. So whenever you are bitten by any quirks, please don't hesitate to


=over


=item 1.

create a ticket on the L<issue tracking interface|http://github.com/agentzh/lua-redis-parser/issues> provided by GitHub,

=item 2.

or send a bug report or even patches to C<agentzh@gmail.com>.


=back




=head1 Source Repository

Available on GitHub at L<agentzhE<sol>lua-redis-parser|http://github.com/agentzh/lua-redis-parser>.




=head1 Installation




=head2 Build requirements


=over


=item *

Lua (http://www.lua.org/)

=item *

or LuaJIT (http://www.luajit.org/)

=item *

Latest source tarball of this library downloaded from E<lt>https://github.com/agentzh/lua-redis-parser/tagsE<gt>


=back

Gnu make and gcc is required to build this module.




=head2 Linux/BSD/Solaris


        gmake CC=gcc
        gmake install CC=gcc




=head2 Mac OS X


        make LDFLAGS='-bundle -undefined dynamic_lookup' CC=gcc
        make install

If your Lua or LuaJIT is not installed into the system, specify its include directory like this:


        make LUA_INCLUDE_DIR=/opt/luajit/include/luajit-2.0

You can specify a custom path for the installation target:


        make install LUA_LIB_DIR=/opt/lualib

The C<DESTDIR> variable is also supported, to ease RPM packaging.

This library is included and enabled by default in the L<ngx_openresty bundle|http://openresty.org>.




=head1 Author


=over


=item *

Yichun "agentzh" Zhang (章亦春) E<lt>agentzh@gmail.comE<gt>


=back




=head1 Copyright & License

This module is licenced under the BSD license.

Copyright (C) 2009-2015, by Yichun "agentzh" Zhang (章亦春) E<lt>agentzh@gmail.comE<gt>.

All rights reserved.

Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:


=over


=item *

Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.


=back


=over


=item *

Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.


=back

THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.




=head1 SEE ALSO


=over


=item *

Use case: L<Dynamic Routing Based On Redis|http://openresty.org/#DynamicRoutingBasedOnRedis>

=item *

L<lua-nginx-module|http://github.com/chaoslawful/lua-nginx-module>

=item *

L<redis2-nginx-module|http://github.com/agentzh/redis2-nginx-module>

=item *

L<Redis official site|http://redis.io/>


=back