redis

Kind	ffi-zig
Categories	database caching ffi
Keywords	redis database cache key-value nosql

Redis client for Kit using native Zig FFI

Files

File	Description
`kit.toml`	Package manifest with metadata and dependencies
`src/main.kit`	Main module - exports all public functions and types
`zig/kit_ffi.zig`	C ABI exports for Kit-Zig interop
`zig/redis.zig`	RESP protocol and TCP socket handling
`tests/redis.test.kit`	Tests for connection and key-value ops
`examples/basic.kit`	Simple get/set operations demo
`examples/redis.kit`	Full Redis command examples
`LICENSE`	MIT license file

Architecture

Command Flow

sequenceDiagram participant App participant Redis.kit participant Zig FFI participant Redis Server App->>Redis.kit: set / get / del Redis.kit->>Zig FFI: RESP Protocol Zig FFI->>Redis Server: TCP Command Redis Server->>Zig FFI: RESP Response Zig FFI->>Redis.kit: Parse Result Redis.kit->>App: Result

FFI Structure

graph TD A[Kit Code] -->|import Redis| B[src/main.kit] B -->|extern-zig| C[zig/redis.zig] C --> D[zig/kit_ffi.zig] D --> E[TCP Socket] E --> F[Redis Server]

Dependencies

No Kit package dependencies.

Installation

kit add gitlab.com/kit-lang/packages/kit-redis.git

Usage

import Kit.Redis

License

MIT License - see LICENSE for details.

Exported Functions & Types

`RedisError`

Redis error type for typed error handling. Variants distinguish between connection and command errors.

Variants

RedisConnectionError {message}

RedisCommandError {message}