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# loopback-connector-redis

The official Redis connector for the LoopBack framework.

## Usage

### Install dependencies

Install the required dependencies via NPM:

```
npm install --save loopback-connector-redis
npm install --save loopback-datasource-juggler
```

> This connector depends on [`loopback-datasource-juggler`](https://github.com/strongloop/loopback-datasource-juggler).

### Configure a Redis datasource

In your code, declare Redis as a datasource:

```
var DataSource = require('loopback-datasource-juggler).DataSource;

var ds = new DataSource('redis');
...
```

## Testing

1. Start the Redis server (using the default port)
2. Run `npm test`

> WARNING
> 
> Existing data in database 0 may be deleted