RedisConnectionCommands.java

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package org.springframework.data.redis.connection;

/**
 * Connection-specific commands supported by Redis.
 * 
 * @author Costin Leau
 * @author Christoph Strobl
 * @author Mark Paluch
 */
public interface RedisConnectionCommands {

	/**
	 * Select the DB with given positive {@code dbIndex}.
	 *
	 * @param dbIndex the database index.
	 * @see <a href="http://redis.io/commands/select">Redis Documentation: SELECT</a>
	 */
	void select(int dbIndex);

	/**
	 * Returns {@code message} via server roundtrip.
	 *
	 * @param message the message to echo.
	 * @return
	 * @see <a href="http://redis.io/commands/echo">Redis Documentation: ECHO</a>
	 */
	byte[] echo(byte[] message);

	/**
	 * Test connection.
	 *
	 * @return Server response message - usually {@literal PONG}.
	 * @see <a href="http://redis.io/commands/ping">Redis Documentation: PING</a>
	 */
	String ping();
}