gomodule/redigo

Redis streams

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#375 opened on Nov 20, 2018

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Description

I am using Redigo in a project that relies on reading messages from streams. I know this is a newer feature of Redis, but is this something that Redigo plans to support natively in the future? I have cobbled together a stream reader by traversing through the nested interfaces returned from the Do() call and using type assertion (based on trial and improvement and knowledge of whats being sent) to pull useful results out. However this is extremely brittle and only works because I can guarantee whats being appended to the streams. If a code update is not required it would be great to see some documentation showing an idiomatic way of reading streams.

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Tech stack
goredis
Domain
backenddatabase
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-2 days
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
mostly clear
Prerequisites
Go programming knowledgeFamiliarity with Redis basics
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
40
Research direction
Start by reading the official Redis documentation on streams (XADD, XREAD, XREADGROUP, etc.). Examine how other Redis clients in Go (e.g., go redis) implement stream commands to understand common patterns. Then review Redigo's existing command execution flow in the `Do` method and connection handling in files like `conn.go` and `redis.go`. Determine if adding stream support requires new types or can be implemented using the existing `Do` interface with proper argument marshaling.