Error: command sent is not an octet sequence in the native encoding - is croak the right way ?

[ReneBoehm]

Hi,

we are using this module in our projects and encountered this error a couple of times. The reason is clear to me but IMHO this should not result in a die but a return. Otherwise the whole process dies only because some data could not be cached. Maybe this behaviour should be configurable for those people who are using Redis as some kind of a database and not as a memory cache.

best regards
René

[dams]

Hi,

returning and not dying would mean that the command is successful though, which would be misleading ? What return mechanism do you propose ?

[ReneBoehm]

Maybe an empty (false) return would be sufficient. In this case the "client" can decide whether that's ok or not, in case it's just meant to be cached.