Bull redis auth attempts

attempt_1.js

// Does not throw error connecting. Also, does not process jobs
var emailQueue = 
    Queue('email', 6379, 'SomeInstance.redis.irstack.com',
          { auth_pass: 'SomePassword' });

attempt_2.js

// because redisOptions is an array https://github.com/OptimalBits/bull#queuequeuename-redisport-redishost-redisopts
// throws an error while connecting
var emailQueue = 
    Queue('email', 6379, 'SomeInstance.redis.irstack.com',
          [{ auth_pass: 'SomePassword' }]);

attempt_3.js

var redis = require('redis');

var emailQueue = 
    Queue('email');

emailQueue.client = redis.createClient(6379, 'SomeInstance.redis.irstack.com');
emailQueue.client.auth('SomePassword'); // https://github.com/mranney/node_redis#clientauthpassword-callback

// This is not really working either. The job never gets processed.

ok, the first attempt should be the correct one. There is no really magic here, the options object is passed directly to the redis client. redisOptions is not an array, the [ ] means here that it is an optional parameter. Now it should be interesting to understand why is not processing jobs.

Look at attempt_3.js. I tried the auth() from the redis package.

Thats becuase emailQueue.client is the redis client

It would be interesting to know if this is a problem related to password or something with the remote redis server. What version of redis are you using?

I'm using RedisCloud and the only way to authenticate is using the auth function

  function createClient() {
    var client;
    if(redisOptions !== undefined && redisOptions.createClient !== undefined){
      client = redisOptions.createClient();
    }else{
      client = redis.createClient(redisPort, redisHost, redisOptions);
    }
    client.auth("mypassword");
    return Promise.promisifyAll(client);
  }