3 files changed, 18 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/backend/build.zig.zon b/backend/build.zig.zon
index b1423b1..911bb3d 100644
--- a/backend/build.zig.zon
+++ b/backend/build.zig.zon
@@ -44,10 +44,6 @@
             .url = "git+https://github.com/zigster64/dotenv.zig?ref=main#7d50f9fe0ce223d94d180d5a5a49fe0df5bc3743",
             .hash = "dotenv-0.1.0-Q9TxeuEMAADw6cHl9uKbjwunS0PlYYc1yw9Ol82TwAAm",
         },
-        .okredis = .{
-            .url = "git+https://github.com/kristoff-it/zig-okredis?ref=master#f00a50311e5fcc5a688fc027bd0a7ebbe8e2f0cc",
-            .hash = "okredis-0.1.0-Cg726sgHBAClOCW_xaaqoS6m_uyiw3iD9Qj20AAzGcTL",
-        },
     },
     .paths = .{
         "build.zig",
diff --git a/backend/src/Redis/Connection.zig b/backend/src/Redis/Connection.zig
index bde187b..b20903d 100644
--- a/backend/src/Redis/Connection.zig
+++ b/backend/src/Redis/Connection.zig
@@ -23,20 +23,28 @@ pub fn Disconnect() void {
 
 pub const Message = struct {
     Key: []const u8,
-    Value: []const u8
+    Value: []const u8,
+    SecondsToLive: u16
 };
 
 pub fn WriteToTopic(topic: []const u8, message: Message) !void {
-    _ = redis.redisCommand(connection, "SET %s:%s %s", 
+    _ = redis.redisCommand(connection, "SET %s:%s %s EX %d", 
         topic.ptr,
         message.Key.ptr,
-        message.Value.ptr); 
+        message.Value.ptr,
+        message.SecondsToLive); 
 }
 
-pub fn ReadFromTopic(topic: []const u8, Key: []const u8) !?[]const u8 {
-    const resp: *redis.redisReply = @alignCast(@ptrCast(redis.redisCommand(connection, "GET %s:%s", 
-        topic.ptr,
-        Key.ptr)));
+pub fn ReadFromTopic(topic: []const u8, Key: []const u8) ?[]const u8 {
+    const raw = redis.redisCommand(connection, "GET %s:%s", 
+            topic.ptr,
+            Key.ptr);
+    if (raw == null) {
+        return null;
+    }
+    const resp: *redis.redisReply = @alignCast(@ptrCast(raw));
+    if (resp.type != redis.REDIS_REPLY_STRING) {
+        return null;
+    }
     return std.mem.span(resp.str);
 }
-
diff --git a/backend/src/main.zig b/backend/src/main.zig
index d1fbde2..9c4351f 100644
--- a/backend/src/main.zig
+++ b/backend/src/main.zig
@@ -27,9 +27,10 @@ pub fn main() !void {
     try redis.WriteToTopic("test", redis.Message {
         .Key = "xdd",
         .Value = "ddx",
+        .SecondsToLive = 10,
     });
 
-    std.debug.print("redis response: {s}\n", .{try redis.ReadFromTopic("test", "xdd") orelse "not found"});
+    std.debug.print("redis response: {s}\n", .{redis.ReadFromTopic("test", "xdd") orelse "not found"});
 
     var router = try server.router(.{});
     router.get("/", index, .{});