`setEx` method doesn't accept `Buffer` as value type

[maximelafarie]

Issue

Normally, redis is able to handle key-buffer storage (and not only key-string storage). As I want to store a buffer, typescript returns an error if I try to provide the to the setEx or set methods something else than a string.

So my question is: Is there any (documented) way to store and retrieve (neatly) a buffer in redis?

Regards! 🖖

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Environment

• Node.js Version: @next

• Redis Server Version: 6.2.4

• Platform: Mac OSX 11.2.3

[leibale]

@maximelafarie with the new changes you can now:

1. Use SET/set with buffer as the key and/or the value.
2. Use the GET_BUFFER/getBuffer command to get a value as a buffer (rather than a string).

I'll release a new RC (with those changes) in a few days.