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This PR addresses issue #4596.

Currently, conditional DEL only supports IFEQ through a standalone function. This PR introduces a more general DELX structure, similar to the existing SET implementation, allowing additional conditions such as IFNE to be supported more easily.

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The change adds the DELEX command with IFEQ and IFNE conditions. It adds command metadata, argument parsing, shared deletion logic, tests, and several comment or formatting-only edits.

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DELEX command

Layer / File(s) Summary
Command contract and registration
src/commands/delex.json, src/commands.h, src/commands.def
Defines and registers DELEX with conditional arguments, key deletion metadata, and 0/1 replies.
Argument parsing and deletion execution
src/server.h, src/server.c, src/t_string.c
Parses IFEQ and IFNE, compares string values, preserves keys on failed conditions, and deletes matching keys.
Conditional deletion validation
tests/unit/type/string.tcl
Tests missing keys, matching and non-matching conditions, deletion state, and wrong-type errors.

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An unsupported expiry option can silently turn DELEX into an unconditional deletion, risking unintended key loss. This should be fixed before merge; the command complexity metadata should also be corrected.

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sequenceDiagram
  participant Client
  participant ArgumentParser
  participant delexCommand
  participant delexGenericCommand
  Client->>ArgumentParser: DELEX key IFEQ/IFNE value
  ArgumentParser->>delexCommand: Parsed condition and comparison value
  delexCommand->>delexGenericCommand: Conditional deletion request
  delexGenericCommand-->>Client: 0 when not deleted, 1 when deleted
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Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly identifies the primary change: adding the DELEX command with conditional predicates.
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The new command is registered, but its implementation never parses the predicate, so every valid DELEX invocation reaches the delete path unconditionally. The generated command metadata also advertises a spelling different from the implementation.

Comment thread src/t_string.c Outdated
robj *compare_val = NULL;

if (parseExtendedCommandArgumentsOrReply(
c, COMMAND_DELX, 2, 1,

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max_args is the exclusive upper bound in parseExtendedCommandArgumentsOrReply (for (j = start_idx; j < max_args; j++)). Passing start_idx = 2 and max_args = 1 makes the loop run zero times, leaving flags == 0 and compare_val == NULL; delxGenericCommand then falls through the empty else and deletes the key regardless of IFEQ/IFNE. Pass c->argc here, as the SET/GET callers do, so argument 2 and its value are actually parsed.

Comment thread src/commands/delex.json
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
{
"DELEX": {

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The PR and implementation call this command DELX (COMMAND_DELX, delxCommand), but this JSON key registers the user-visible command as DELEX; commands.def consequently exposes only DELEX. Rename the JSON key/file and regenerated symbols to DELX, or consistently rename the implementation if DELEX is intentional.

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❌ Patch coverage is 96.29630% with 1 line in your changes missing coverage. Please review.
✅ Project coverage is 79.88%. Comparing base (bb74166) to head (7cffaa1).

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lightsigma96 force-pushed the implement-delx-command branch from 19652bd to 0d80ffe Compare September 4, 2026 17:57
Implement the DELEX command with support for IFEQ and IFNE
predicates. The new command follows similar pattern to SET command.

- Add DELEX command metadata in delex.json
- Extend extended argument parsing for DELX predicates
- Add DELX-specific IFEQ and IFNE flags
- Refactor deletion logic into delxGenericCommand

Signed-off-by: lightsigma96 <8f34yashjadhav@gmail.com>
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lightsigma96 force-pushed the implement-delx-command branch from 0d80ffe to 7cffaa1 Compare September 4, 2026 18:40
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In `@src/commands/delex.json`:
- Line 4: Update the complexity metadata for DELEX from O(1) to O(N), reflecting
compareStringObjects() scanning the compared value length. Check and update any
related generated command documentation to keep it consistent.

In `@src/server.c`:
- Around line 8159-8180: Update the expiry-option branches for EX, PX, EXAT, and
PXAT in the command argument parser to reject COMMAND_DELEX, ensuring expiry
flags are only accepted for supported command types. Preserve the existing
COMMAND_SET behavior and conditional-option handling, while leaving the GET
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Comment thread src/commands/delex.json
{
"DELEX": {
"summary": "Delete a key conditionally based on its value.",
"complexity": "O(1)",

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📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Correct the complexity metadata.

compareStringObjects() can scan the string contents. DELEX is O(N) in the worst case, where N is the compared value length. The current value produces incorrect generated command documentation.

As per coding guidelines, command changes must check related documentation for updates.

Proposed fix
-        "complexity": "O(1)",
+        "complexity": "O(N), where N is the length of the value.",
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"complexity": "O(1)",
"complexity": "O(N), where N is the length of the value.",
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In `@src/commands/delex.json` at line 4, Update the complexity metadata for DELEX
from O(1) to O(N), reflecting compareStringObjects() scanning the compared value
length. Check and update any related generated command documentation to keep it
consistent.

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Comment thread src/server.c
Comment on lines 8159 to +8180
next &&
!(*flags & ARGS_SET_CONDITIONAL) && (command_type == COMMAND_SET))
!(*flags & ARGS_SET_CONDITIONAL) && !(*flags & ARGS_DELEX_CONDITIONAL) && (command_type == COMMAND_SET || command_type == COMMAND_DELEX))
{
*flags |= ARGS_SET_IFEQ;
if (command_type == COMMAND_SET) {
*flags |= ARGS_SET_IFEQ;
}else {
*flags |= ARGS_DELEX_IFEQ;
}
*compare_val = next;
j++;
} else if ((opt[0] == 'i' || opt[0] == 'I') &&
(opt[1] == 'f' || opt[1] == 'F') &&
(opt[2] == 'n' || opt[2] == 'N') &&
(opt[3] == 'e' || opt[3] == 'E') && opt[4] == '\0' &&
next &&
!(*flags & ARGS_SET_CONDITIONAL) && (command_type == COMMAND_SET))
!(*flags & ARGS_SET_CONDITIONAL) && !(*flags & ARGS_DELEX_CONDITIONAL) && (command_type == COMMAND_SET || command_type == COMMAND_DELEX))
{
*flags |= ARGS_SET_IFNE;
if (command_type == COMMAND_SET) {
*flags |= ARGS_SET_IFNE;
}else {
*flags |= ARGS_DELEX_IFNE;
}

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🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Reject expiry options for COMMAND_DELEX.

The EX, PX, EXAT, and PXAT branches accept DELEX key EX 10 and set an expiry flag without setting a conditional flag. delexGenericCommand() then skips the conditional checks and deletes the key unconditionally. Add command_type != COMMAND_DELEX to all four expiry branches, or use an equivalent allow-list. The GET branch already restricts itself to COMMAND_SET.

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In `@src/server.c` around lines 8159 - 8180, Update the expiry-option branches for
EX, PX, EXAT, and PXAT in the command argument parser to reject COMMAND_DELEX,
ensuring expiry flags are only accepted for supported command types. Preserve
the existing COMMAND_SET behavior and conditional-option handling, while leaving
the GET branch restriction unchanged.

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