test-local-redis.mjs

import Redis from 'ioredis';

const redis = new Redis({
    keyPrefix: "hereIsAPrefixToNamespaceThings:",
    port: 6379,
    host: 'localhost',
    db: 0,
    connectTimeout: 10000,
  });

const x = await redis.get('zzz');
console.log(`X FOO: ${JSON.stringify(x)}`);

await redis.set('zzz', JSON.stringify({payload: {blargh: 'qqq'}}));

const y = await redis.get('foo');
const z = await redis.get('zzz');
console.log(`Y FOO: ${JSON.stringify(y)}`);
console.log(`Z FOO: ${JSON.stringify(z)}`);

//Redis client leaves connection open. Super. I love old school connection management.
redis.disconnect();

const redis2 = new Redis({
    port: 6379,
    host: 'localhost',
    db: 0,
    connectTimeout: 10000,
  });

// ioredis is not applying any magic. It's just a prefix for convenience.
const zzz = await redis2.get('hereIsAPrefixToNamespaceThings:foo');
console.log(zzz);
redis2.disconnect();