better design

README.md

@@ -17,40 +17,43 @@ default port
 
     var connect = require('connect'),
         RedisStore = require('connect-redis')(connect),
-        redisClient = require('heroku-redis-client')();
+        redis = require('heroku-redis-client');
 
 
     connect.createServer(
         connect.cookieParser(),
-        connect.session({ store: new RedisStore({ client: redisClient }), secret: 'keyboard cat' })
+        connect.session({ store: new RedisStore({ client: redis.createClient() }), secret: 'keyboard cat' })
     );
 
 See https://github.com/visionmedia/connect-redis/ for information on how to use the returned redisClient as your session store
 
 ### Using redis as your data store
 
-    var redisClient = require('heroku-redis-client')()
+    var redis = require('heroku-redis-client'),
+        redisClient = redis.createClient();
     redisClient.set('key', 'value');
 
-See https://github.com/mranney/node_redis for information on how to use the returned redisClient
+See https://github.com/mranney/node_redis for information on how to use the wrapped redis
 
 ## Source
 
     var redis = require('redis'),
         url = require('url');
 
-    module.exports = function () {
+    exports.createClient = function (port_arg, host_arg, options) {
         var client;
         if (process.env.REDISTOGO_URL) {
             var redisURL = url.parse(process.env.REDISTOGO_URL);
-            client = redis.createClient(redisURL.port, redisURL.hostname);
+            client = redis.createClient(redisURL.port, redisURL.hostname, options);
             client.auth(redisURL.auth.split(":")[1]);
         } else {
-            client = redis.createClient();
+            client = redis.createClient(port_arg, host_arg, options);
         }
 
         return client;
-    }
+    };
+
+    exports.redis = redis;
 
 
 ## License

index.js

@@ -1,15 +1,17 @@
 var redis = require('redis'),
     url = require('url');
 
-module.exports = function () {
+exports.createClient = function (port_arg, host_arg, options) {
     var client;
     if (process.env.REDISTOGO_URL) {
         var redisURL = url.parse(process.env.REDISTOGO_URL);
-        client = redis.createClient(redisURL.port, redisURL.hostname);
+        client = redis.createClient(redisURL.port, redisURL.hostname, options);
         client.auth(redisURL.auth.split(":")[1]);
     } else {
-        client = redis.createClient();
+        client = redis.createClient(port_arg, host_arg, options);
     }
 
     return client;
-}
+};
+
+exports.redis = redis;

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "heroku-redis-client",
-  "version": "0.1.1",
+  "version": "0.2.0",
   "description": "redis client that works with heroku redis to go",
   "main": "index.js",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/cmanzana/heroku-redis-client",

test/basic.js

@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
 var tap = require('tap');
+var redis = require('../index');
 
 tap.test('load works', function (t) {
-    var redisClient = require('../index')();
+    var redisClient = redis.createClient();
 
-    t.ok(redisClient, "object loaded");
+    t.ok(redisClient, "local client created");
     t.equal(redisClient.port, 6379);
     t.equal(redisClient.host, "127.0.0.1");
+
+    t.ok(redis.redis, "redis object available");
+
     t.end();
 
     redisClient.quit();