Document server_name, valkey_version, and redis_version INFO fields#427
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Document server_name, valkey_version, and redis_version INFO fields#427kovan wants to merge 3 commits intovalkey-io:mainfrom
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Document how Valkey maintains backward compatibility with Redis OSS: 1. Version compatibility: forked from Redis 7.2.4, compatible with all Redis OSS versions up to 7.2.x, not compatible with Redis CE 7.4+ 2. INFO fields: redis_version is fixed at 7.2.4 for client compatibility, server_version reports the actual Valkey version 3. Lua scripting: both redis.call() and server.call() namespaces work 4. Module API: both RedisModule_* and ValkeyModule_* prefixes are supported All information verified against the Valkey source code (version.h, redismodule.h, valkeymodule.h). Fixes valkey-io#14
- Add server_name field description (was in example output but not in the field descriptions list) - Expand redis_version description to clarify it is fixed at 7.2.4 and does not change across Valkey releases - Expand valkey_version description to clarify it is the actual version to check Fixes valkey-io#15
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Thanks! INFO field descriptions look good. Please fix the DCO issue. Click details under the CI job below for more information.
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| * `server_name`: The name of the server software (always `valkey` for Valkey servers). Use this field to distinguish Valkey from Redis OSS. Added in Valkey 7.2.5. | ||
| * `redis_version`: The Redis OSS version that this Valkey server is compatible with. This value is fixed at `7.2.4` across all Valkey releases to maintain compatibility with existing clients and tools that check this field for feature detection. | ||
| * `valkey_version`: The actual Valkey version number (e.g. `8.1.1`). Use this field instead of `redis_version` to check the Valkey version. |
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The text looks good, but please reorder them to match the order in INFO. They are in this order:
# Server
redis_version:7.2.4
server_name:valkey
valkey_version:255.255.255
We kept redis_version first because of some concerns that some clients or tools might expect it to be first. I don't know if that's true, but the fields should be documented in the same order as they appear in INFO.
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server_nameto the server section field descriptions (it was in the example output but missing from the descriptions list)redis_versiondescription to clarify it is fixed at 7.2.4 across all Valkey releases for client compatibilityvalkey_versiondescription to recommend using it instead ofredis_versionVerified against
src/version.hand the PRs referenced in the issue (valkey-io/valkey#232, valkey-io/valkey#47).Fixes #15