duncwinn / cf-redis-example-app

Example Cloud Foundry application for use with Pivotal Redis service

CF Redis Example App

This app is an example of how you can consume a Cloud Foundry service within an app.

It allows you to set, get and delete Redis key/value pairs using RESTful endpoints.

Getting Started

Install the app by pushing it to your Cloud Foundry and binding with the Pivotal Redis service

Example:

 $ git clone [e-mail]:pivotal-cf/cf-redis-example-app.git
 $ cd redis-example-app
 $ cf push redis-example-app --no-start
 $ cf create-service p-redis development redis
 $ cf bind-service redis-example-app redis
 $ cf start redis-example-app

Endpoints

PUT /:key

Sets the value stored in Redis at the specified key to a value posted in the 'data' field. Example:

$ export APP=redis-example-app.my-cloud-foundry.com
$ curl -X PUT $APP/foo -d 'data=bar'
success

GET /:key

Returns the value stored in Redis at the key specified by the path. Example:

$ curl -X GET $APP/foo
bar

DELETE /:key

Deletes a Redis key spcified by the path. Example:

$ curl -X DELETE $APP/foo
success

GET /config/:item

Returns the Redis configuration value at the key specified by the path. Example:

$ curl -X GET $APP/config/max_clients
100