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# redis-rb
A Ruby client library for the [Redis](http://redis.io) key-value store.
+A simple Ruby client trying to match Redis' API one-to-one while still providing a Rubystic interface.
+It features thread safety, client-side sharding, and an obsession for performance.
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## A note about versions
Versions *1.0.x* target all versions of Redis. You have to use this one if you are using Redis < 1.2.
Version *2.0* is a big refactoring of the previous version and makes little effort to be
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## Storing objects
Redis only stores strings as values. If you want to store an object inside a key, you can use a serialization/deseralization mechanism like JSON:
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+ >> require 'json'
+ => true
>> redis.set "foo", [1, 2, 3].to_json
=> OK
>> JSON.parse(redis.get("foo"))