Redis

The recommended state adapter for production. Uses the official redis package.

Installation

pnpm add @chat-adapter/state-redis

Usage

createRedisState() auto-detects the REDIS_URL environment variable, so you can call it with no arguments:

import { Chat } from "chat";
import { createRedisState } from "@chat-adapter/state-redis";

const bot = new Chat({
  userName: "mybot",
  adapters: { /* ... */ },
  state: createRedisState(),
});

To provide a URL explicitly:

const state = createRedisState({ url: "redis://localhost:6379" });

Using an existing client

If you already have a connected Redis client, pass it directly:

import { createClient } from "redis";

const client = createClient({ url: "redis://localhost:6379" });
await client.connect();

const state = createRedisState({ client });

Key prefix

All keys are namespaced under a configurable prefix (default: "chat-sdk"):

const state = createRedisState({
  url: process.env.REDIS_URL!,
  keyPrefix: "my-bot",
});

Configuration

*Either url, REDIS_URL env var, or client is required.

Environment variables

REDIS_URL=redis://localhost:6379

For serverless deployments (Vercel, AWS Lambda), use a serverless-compatible Redis provider like Upstash.

Key structure

{keyPrefix}:subscriptions     - SET of subscribed thread IDs
{keyPrefix}:lock:{threadId}   - Lock key with TTL

Production recommendations

• Use Redis 6.0+ for best performance
• Enable Redis persistence (RDB or AOF)
• Use Redis Cluster for high availability
• Set appropriate memory limits

Features

• Persistent subscriptions across restarts
• Distributed locking across multiple instances
• Automatic reconnection
• Key prefix namespacing