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Salvatore Sanfilippo submitted a PR adding a new data type - arrays - to Redis.
Redis creator Salvatore Sanfilippo submitted an AI-assisted PR adding arrays as a native data type with server-side regex search, ending Redis's reliance on workarounds for indexed data.
What: Sanfilippo's PR introduces 18 array commands (ARGET, ARSET, ARINSERT, ARGREP) with the TRE regex library for server-side pattern matching. Simon Willison built a WASM-based Redis playground to try the unreleased commands in the browser.
Why it matters: This signals AI-assisted development reaching core infrastructure while WASM tooling democratizes access to unreleased database features.
Original article
Redis has been missing a real indexed data structure for situations where the index and the spatial relationship of elements are semantic. Arrays handle index-first requirements natively, and usually with much better memory and CPU usage than the workarounds. They also often provide much better space, time, and usability at the same time. This article links to an interactive playground for trying out the new commands in the recently submitted PR for Arrays in Redis.
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