Redis Cache Utils

Azure devops release plugin to handle redis cache related tasks from the pipeline.

While developing an application with redis and azure devops you might end up in a situation that you need to Add/Delete/Flush your redis cache keys after a release. The you can use the task to implement the same.

tasks available in the extension

Redis Cache Add Key

You can create a cache entry on your Redis server using the task

Redis Cache Clear Key

You can clear a specific key from the Redis server.

Redis Cache Flush all

You can clear all the content on your Redis server.

Redis Cache Flush DB

You can clear all the content from specific DB on your Redis server.

"SAS Authentication key" or "Credentials within URL" or "Advanced"

Parameter Details

Authentication Method

Authentication method used while connecting to redis please find the options below

• "SAS Authentication key" : This should be used only when you are connecting to Azure Redis Service
• "Credentials within URL" : This can be used when we want pass the credentials using redis host url. This should be chosen when we are connecting without credentials and provide the host accordingly
• "Advanced" : This should provide more options to provide json instead of specific parameters, you can use the json containing information for createClient which you can refer from link below https://github.com/redis/node-redis/blob/HEAD/docs/client-configuration.md

Redis Host Name

This should be the host name to connect to the redis server

you can use below examples based on your need

sample below

redis[s]://[[username][:password]@][host][:port][/db-number]

redis host with username and password

redis://default:redis@127.0.0.1:6379

redis host without username and password

redis://127.0.0.1:6379

redis host with username and password and secure port

rediss://default:redis@127.0.0.1:6380

redis host with username and password with db index

redis://default:redis@127.0.0.1:6379/1

Azure redis host

rediss://yourredisname.redis.cache.windows.net:6380

Redis Authentication key

This should be SAS token to connect you Azure redis server

Redis Client Options

This should be an advanced json which can be passed as redis client object, the same will be parsed and used to connect to the client

sample

{"url":"redis://default:redis@127.0.0.1:6379"}

you can refer to the createClient object mentioned below link to create the same https://github.com/redis/node-redis/blob/HEAD/docs/client-configuration.md

Redis Cache key

This should be redis cache key to be added

Redis Cache Value

This should be redis cache value to be added against the key

Release Notes