Support for redis expiration

TODO

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ cache static in memory
 add feedback for errors to UI - esp. too long
 copy URL to clipboard button
 add about page
-support built-in expiration
 
 # shared version only
 some way to do announcements easily (and use for ads)

config.js

@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@
     "type": "redis",
     "host": "localhost",
     "port": 6379,
-    "db": 2
+    "db": 2,
+    "expire": 3600
   }
 
 }

lib/file_document_store.js

@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ var winston = require('winston');
 var hashlib = require('hashlib');
 
 // For storing in files
+// options[type] = file
+// options[path] - Where to store
 
 var FileDocumentStore = function(options) {
   this.basePath = options.path || './data';

lib/redis_document_store.js

@@ -2,7 +2,15 @@ var redis = require('redis');
 var winston = require('winston');
 var hashlib = require('hashlib');
 
+// For storing in redis
+// options[type] = redis
+// options[host] - The host to connect to (default localhost)
+// options[port] - The port to connect to (default 5379)
+// options[db] - The db to use (default 0)
+// options[expire] - The time to live for each key set (default never)
+
 var RedisDocumentStore = function(options) {
+  this.expire = options.expire;
   if (!RedisDocumentStore.client) {
     RedisDocumentStore.connect(options);
   }
@@ -27,11 +35,31 @@ RedisDocumentStore.connect = function(options) {
 
 // Save file in a key
 RedisDocumentStore.prototype.set = function(key, data, callback) {
+  var _this = this;
   RedisDocumentStore.client.set(key, data, function(err, reply) {
-    callback(!err);
+    if (err) {
+      callback(false);
+    }
+    else {
+      _this.setExpiration(key);
+      callback(true);
+    }
   });
 };
 
+// Expire a key in expire time if set
+RedisDocumentStore.prototype.setExpiration = function(key) {
+  if (this.expire) {
+    RedisDocumentStore.client.expire(key, this.expire, function(err, reply) {
+      if (err || !reply) {
+        winston.error('failed to set expiry on key: ' + key);
+      } else {
+        console.log('set');
+      }
+    });
+  }
+};
+
 // Get a file from a key
 RedisDocumentStore.prototype.get = function(key, callback) {
   RedisDocumentStore.client.get(key, function(err, reply) {

server.js

@@ -28,16 +28,14 @@ if (config.logging) {
 
 // build the store from the config on-demand - so that we don't load it
 // for statics
-var preferredStore = function() {
-  if (!config.storage) {
+if (!config.storage) {
   config.storage = { type: 'file' };
-  }
-  if (!config.storage.type) {
+}
+if (!config.storage.type) {
   config.storage.type = 'file';
-  }
-  var Store = require('./lib/' + config.storage.type + '_document_store');
-  return new Store(config.storage);
-};
+}
+var Store = require('./lib/' + config.storage.type + '_document_store');
+var preferredStore = new Store(config.storage);
 
 // Set the server up and listen forever
 http.createServer(function(request, response) {
@@ -48,7 +46,7 @@ http.createServer(function(request, response) {
     handler = new DocumentHandler({
       keyLength: config.keyLength,
       maxLength: config.maxLength,
-      store: preferredStore()
+      store: preferredStore
     });
     return handler.handlePost(request, response);
   }
@@ -56,7 +54,7 @@ http.createServer(function(request, response) {
   var match = incoming.pathname.match(/^\/documents\/([A-Za-z0-9]+)$/);
   if (request.method == 'GET' && match) {
     handler = new DocumentHandler({
-      store: preferredStore()
+      store: preferredStore
     });
     return handler.handleGet(match[1], response);
   }