rediscontainer-data-type

What is the container data type in redis?

I wast trying to store some data into redis use below code

>>> r.zadd('metric:tag1:tag2:tag3:tag4', 1539870365, '0')
0

I am using pyredis as the client.

My understanding to above code is that

  1. I create a key 'metric:tag1:tag2:tag3:tag4'
  2. The value is 0
  3. The value has a score 1539870365

But when I open my GUI redis client. I can see the GUI identify the data type as container.

And the key of the container is metric.

The container seems a nested object which has a second level key tag1

So what is the container data type?

Solution

  • Your UI is playing tricks with you by processing the key's name, splitting by the colon and presenting you with a falsified nested view. You are correct in your understanding.