RedisStore can have its users (e.g connect-session) handle connection…

… to Redis problems

lib/connect-redis.js

@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ module.exports = function(connect){
    */
 
   function RedisStore(options) {
+    var self = this;
+
     options = options || {};
     Store.call(this, options);
     this.prefix = null == options.prefix
@@ -58,18 +60,24 @@ module.exports = function(connect){
     this.ttl =  options.ttl;
 
     if (options.db) {
-      var self = this;
       self.client.select(options.db);
       self.client.on("connect", function() {
         self.client.send_anyways = true;
         self.client.select(options.db);
         self.client.send_anyways = false;
       });
     }
+
+    // Let users of the RedisStore handle connection to Redis issues if safe mode enabled
+    if (options.safeMode) {
+      self.client.on('error', function () { self.emit('connectionError'); });
+      self.client.on('connect', function () { self.emit('connectionEstablished'); });
+    }
   };
 
   /**
    * Inherit from `Store`.
+   * Store is an EventEmitter so RedisStore is one too
    */
 
   RedisStore.prototype.__proto__ = Store.prototype;