Built a simple wrapper for phpredis

Not every page / page view will need to connect to Redis, set it up so the connect isn't made until a call is made, lazy connect if you will.

classes/CustomModule.php

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+<?php
+
+class CustomModule extends Module
+{
+	protected $redis = false;
+
+	public function __construct()
+	{
+		parent::__construct();
+
+		$this->redis = new CustomRedis();
+
+		/*
+		$datasource = $this->config->datasources['redis'];
+
+		try
+		{
+			$this->redis = new Redis();
+			$this->redis->connect($datasource['hostname'], $datasource['port']);
+			$this->redis->setOption(Redis::OPT_PREFIX, $datasource['namespace'] . ':');
+			$this->redis->select($datasource['database']);
+		}
+		catch (RedisException $e)
+		{
+
+		}
+		*/
+	}
+}
+
+?>

classes/CustomRedis.php

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+<?php
+
+class CustomRedis extends Object
+{
+	protected $redis = false;
+
+	public function __call($name, $arguments)
+	{
+		if (!$this->redis)
+		{
+			$datasource = $this->config->datasources['redis'];
+
+			try
+			{
+				$this->redis = new Redis();
+				$this->redis->connect($datasource['hostname'], $datasource['port']);
+				$this->redis->setOption(Redis::OPT_PREFIX, $datasource['namespace'] . ':');
+				$this->redis->select($datasource['database']);
+			}
+			catch (RedisException $e)
+			{
+				exit('There was error connecting to Redis :(');
+			}
+		}
+
+		return call_user_func_array(array($this->redis, $name), $arguments);
+	}
+}
+
+?>

config.php

@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ $config = array(
 		'local' => array(
 			'redis' => array(
 				'type'      => 'redis',
-				'hostname'  => 'localhost',
+				'hostname'  => '127.0.0.1',
 				'port'      => 6379,
 				'database'  => '0',
 				'namespace' => 'lb',
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ $config = array(
 		'production' => array(
 			'redis' => array(
 				'type'      => 'redis',
-				'hostname'  => 'localhost',
+				'hostname'  => '127.0.0.1',
 				'port'      => 6381,
 				'database'  => '0',
 				'namespace' => 'lb',

modules/user/create.php

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+<?php
+
+class user_create extends CustomModule
+{
+	//protected $ajax     = true;
+	//protected $method   = 'POST';
+	//protected $validate = array(
+	//	'username' => array(
+	//		'length:>:30'             => 'Usernames may not be more than 30 characters.',
+	//		'regex:is:/[^a-z0-9-]+/i' => 'Usernames may only contain alphanumeric characters or dashes.',
+	//		'regex:is:/^(-.+|.+-)$/'  => 'Usernames may not start or end with a dash.',
+	//		'regex:is:/-{2,}/'        => 'Usernames may not have two or more dashes in a row.',
+	//	),
+	//	'email' => array(
+	//		'length:>:100'            => 'Email addresses may not be more than 100 characters.',
+	//		'filter:email'            => 'Your email address is invalid.',
+	//	),
+	//	'password' => array(
+	//		'length:<:8'              => 'Passwords may not be less than 8 characters.',
+	//	),
+	//);
+
+	public function __default()
+	{
+		var_dump($this->redis->set('test', sha1(microtime(true))));
+		var_dump($this->redis->get('test'));
+		var_dump($this->redis->info());
+	}
+}
+
+?>

templates/join.phtml

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<form role="form" class="row col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-sm-offset-3" method="post">
+<form role="form" class="ajax row col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-sm-offset-3" method="post" action="/user/create" onsubmit="return false">
 	<h1>Sign up <small>Fast and free!</small></h1>
 	<?php
 	echo $this->html->div(
@@ -7,7 +7,19 @@
 			'label'       => 'Email Address',
 			'name'        => 'email',
 			'class'       => 'form-control input-lg email required',
-			'placeholder' => 'Enter your email',
+			'placeholder' => 'Your email address, double check it!',
+		))
+	);
+
+	echo $this->html->div(
+		array('class' => 'form-group'),
+		$this->html->input(array(
+			'label'       => 'Username',
+			'name'        => 'username',
+			'class'       => 'form-control input-lg required',
+			'minlength'   => 4,
+			'maxlength'   => 50,
+			'placeholder' => 'At least four letters or numbers',
 		))
 	);
 
@@ -18,7 +30,7 @@
 			'name'        => 'password',
 			'class'       => 'form-control input-lg required',
 			'minlength'   => 8,
-			'placeholder' => 'Enter your password',
+			'placeholder' => 'Use symbols along with letters and numbers',
 		))
 	);
 	?>