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Q3 2025 (July - September) Updates

Tools

  • Added [redis-cli installation instructions]({{< relref "/develop/tools/cli" >}})

Redis AI & Vectors

  • Updated [vector types documentation]({{< relref "/develop/ai/search-and-query/vectors/_index" >}}) for INT8 and UINT8
  • Added [GEO search precision information]({{< relref "/develop/ai/search-and-query/indexing/geoindex" >}})
  • Enhanced [LangCache SDK]({{< relref "/develop/ai/langcache/_index" >}}) with savings calculator and improved API documentation

Data Types

  • [Bitmaps]({{< relref "/develop/data-types/bitmaps" >}}):
    • Added BITOP documentation with Python testable code examples
    • Added bit operation diagrams

Client Libraries

Java (Jedis)

  • Added [vector set embedding examples]({{< relref "/develop/clients/jedis/vecsets" >}})

.NET (NRedisStack)

  • Added [vector set embedding examples]({{< relref "/develop/clients/dotnet/vecsets" >}})
  • Enabled C#-Sync and C#-Async client variants with async examples on the landing page

Rust (NEW)

  • Added initial [Rust client documentation]({{< relref "/develop/clients/rust/_index" >}})
  • Enabled Rust-Sync and Rust-Async client variants
  • Landing page code examples for Rust

Documentation Updates

  • Added [close/quit details]({{< relref "/develop/clients/_index" >}}) to client landing pages
  • Added [redlock-universal]({{< relref "/develop/clients/patterns/distributed-locks" >}}) to Redlock implementations list
  • Fixed [keyspace notifications]({{< relref "/develop/pubsub/keyspace-notifications" >}}) typo
  • Updated Unicode quotes to ASCII throughout documentation
  • Fixed broken links and improved cross-references

Q2 2025 (April - June) Updates

Tools

  • Redis Insight [v2.70.1 release notes]({{< relref "/develop/tools/insight/release-notes/v.2.70.1" >}})
  • Redis Insight [v1.4.0 release notes]({{< relref "/develop/tools/insight/release-notes/v1.4.0" >}})
  • Updated [Redis Insight pages]({{< relref "/develop/tools/insight/_index" >}}) with consistent image-card layout
  • Added Redis Insight SVG icons and download links across [tools documentation]({{< relref "/develop/tools/_index" >}})

Redis AI & Vectors

  • Reorganized [search and query documentation]({{< relref "/develop/ai/search-and-query/_index" >}}) under AI section
  • Added [AI video tutorials]({{< relref "/develop/ai/ai-videos" >}}) with YouTube content
  • Added [AI notebook collection]({{< relref "/develop/ai/notebook-collection" >}}) with 8 new notebook links
  • Expanded vector examples across multiple clients:
    • [Python vector sets]({{< relref "/develop/clients/redis-py/vecsets" >}})
    • [Go vector sets]({{< relref "/develop/clients/go/vecsets" >}})
    • [JavaScript vector sets]({{< relref "/develop/clients/nodejs/vecsets" >}})
    • [Lettuce vector queries]({{< relref "/develop/clients/lettuce/vecsearch" >}})
    • [Lettuce vector sets]({{< relref "/develop/clients/lettuce/vecsets" >}})
  • Updated [redisvl documentation]({{< relref "/develop/ai/redisvl/_index" >}}) for versions 0.6.0-0.8.2
  • Added [LangCache SDK]({{< relref "/develop/ai/langcache/_index" >}}) documentation with [API reference]({{< relref "/develop/ai/langcache/api-examples" >}})

Redis 8.0 & 8.2 Features

  • [Redis Open Source 8.2 documentation]({{< relref "/operate/oss_and_stack/stack-with-enterprise/release-notes/redisce/redisos-8.2-release-notes" >}})
  • Updated [Redis 8.0 release notes]({{< relref "/operate/oss_and_stack/stack-with-enterprise/release-notes/redisce/redisos-8.0-release-notes" >}})
  • [Redis Search expiration capabilities]({{< relref "/develop/ai/search-and-query/advanced-concepts/expiration" >}}) in Redis 8
  • Enhanced [TAG documentation]({{< relref "/develop/ai/search-and-query/advanced-concepts/tags" >}}) per GitHub issues
  • [Vector quantization and compression]({{< relref "/develop/ai/search-and-query/vectors/svs-compression" >}}) moved to dedicated page

Data Types

  • TimeSeries:
    • [Enhanced time series examples]({{< relref "/develop/data-types/timeseries/_index" >}}) with query and aggregation info
    • Added testable code examples (TCE) support
  • Probabilistic:
    • Added testable examples for [Python]({{< relref "/develop/clients/redis-py/prob/" >}}), [C#]({{< relref "/develop/clients/dotnet/prob/" >}}), [Java]({{< relref "/develop/clients/jedis/prob/" >}}), and [Go]({{< relref "/develop/clients/go/prob/" >}})
    • Updated [Cuckoo filter documentation]({{< relref "/develop/data-types/probabilistic/cuckoo-filter" >}})

Client Libraries

Python (redis-py)

  • Added [reconnection examples]({{< relref "/develop/clients/redis-py/connect/#retrying-connections" >}})
  • Enhanced [timeout and retry details]({{< relref "/develop/clients/redis-py/produsage#timeouts" >}})
  • Fixed [pip install command]({{< relref "/develop/clients/redis-py/amr/" >}}) for redis-py entraid extension
  • Added [Binder environment links]({{< relref "/develop/clients/redis-py/_index#connect-and-test" >}}) for Python examples

Java (Jedis)

  • Updated to [latest Jedis version]({{< relref "/develop/clients/jedis/#install" >}})
  • Added [reconnection examples]({{< relref "/develop/clients/jedis/connect#retrying-a-command-after-a-connection-failure" >}})
  • Enhanced [probabilistic data type examples]({{< relref "/develop/clients/jedis/prob" >}})

Node.js

  • Added [command reliability information]({{< relref "/develop/clients/nodejs/produsage#command-execution-reliability" >}})
  • Fixed [reconnection details]({{< relref "/develop/clients/nodejs/connect#reconnect-after-disconnection" >}})

.NET (NRedisStack)

  • Added [retries and timeouts]({{< relref "/develop/clients/dotnet/produsage" >}}) to production usage advice
  • Enhanced [dialect 2 notes]({{< relref "/develop/clients/dotnet/queryjson" >}})

Go (go-redis)

  • Added [retries and timeouts]({{< relref "/develop/clients/go/produsage" >}}) to production usage
  • Enhanced [dialect 2 notes]({{< relref "/develop/clients/go/queryjson" >}})
  • Added [Connect with AMR]({{< relref "/develop/clients/go/amr" >}}) page.

Lettuce

  • Updated to [latest Lettuce version]({{< relref "/develop/clients/lettuce/_index#install" >}})
  • Added [command reliability information]({{< relref "/develop/clients/lettuce/produsage#connection-and-execution-reliability" >}})
  • Added [JSON query examples]({{< relref "/develop/clients/lettuce/queryjson" >}})

PHP (Predis)

  • Enhanced [dialect 2 notes]({{< relref "/develop/clients/php/queryjson" >}})

Documentation Structure & Navigation

  • Reorganized [develop section navigation]({{< relref "/develop/_index" >}}) with improved sidebar structure
  • Moved [programmability section]({{< relref "/develop/programmability/_index" >}}) into develop area
  • Relocated [patterns folder]({{< relref "/develop/clients/patterns/_index" >}}) to clients section
  • Added [Using commands section]({{< relref "/develop/using-commands/_index" >}}) to develop area
  • Enhanced [keyspace notifications]({{< relref "/develop/pubsub/keyspace-notifications" >}}) and [pub/sub]({{< relref "/develop/pubsub/_index" >}}) documentation
  • Updated [transactions]({{< relref "/develop/using-commands/transactions" >}}) and [pipeline]({{< relref "/develop/using-commands/pipelining/" >}}) pages
  • Added comprehensive aliases for backward compatibility

Protocol & Technical Updates

  • Fixed [RESP protocol specification]({{< relref "/develop/reference/protocol-spec" >}}) attribute byte documentation
  • Enhanced [FT.AGGREGATE expression precedence]({{< relref "/develop/ai/search-and-query/advanced-concepts/aggregations-syntax/" >}}) documentation
  • Updated [distributed locks]({{< relref "/develop/clients/patterns/distributed-locks" >}}) documentation
  • Fixed [FP32 vectorsets endianness]({{< relref "/develop/data-types/vector-sets#endianness-considerations-for-fp32-format" >}}) documentation

Q1 2025 (January - March) Updates

Tools

  • Redis Insight [v2.66 release notes]({{< relref "/develop/tools/insight/release-notes/v.2.66.0.md" >}})
  • Updated CLI output samples for [bigkeys, memkeys, keystats]({{< relref "/develop/tools/cli.md" >}})

Redis AI & Vectors

  • Expanded vector examples:
    • [Python]({{< relref "/develop/clients/redis-py/vecsearch.md" >}})
    • [Node.js]({{< relref "/develop/clients/nodejs/vecsearch.md" >}})
    • [Java (Jedis)]({{< relref "/develop/clients/jedis/vecsearch.md" >}})
    • [Go]({{< relref "/develop/clients/go/vecsearch.md" >}})
    • [.NET]({{< relref "/develop/clients/dotnet/vecsearch.md" >}})
  • Updated AI integrations:
    • [AI overview]({{< relref "/develop/ai/index.md" >}})
    • [RAG intro]({{< relref "/develop/get-started/rag.md" >}})
    • [Redis in AI]({{< relref "/develop/get-started/redis-in-ai.md" >}})

Data Types

  • TimeSeries:
    • [COMPACTION_POLICY]({{< relref "/develop/data-types/timeseries/configuration.md" >}})
    • [Client-side caching update]({{< relref "/develop/clients/client-side-caching.md" >}})
  • JSON:
    • [Active memory defragmentation]({{< relref "/operate/oss_and_stack/stack-with-enterprise/json/commands.md" >}})
  • Probabilistic:
    • [Bloom filter]({{< relref "/develop/data-types/probabilistic/bloom-filter.md" >}})
    • [Count-min sketch]({{< relref "/develop/data-types/probabilistic/count-min-sketch.md" >}})
    • [Top-K]({{< relref "/develop/data-types/probabilistic/top-k.md" >}})
    • [Cuckoo filter]({{< relref "/develop/data-types/probabilistic/cuckoo-filter.md" >}})

Commands & API Docs

  • Pages updated for format and accuracy:
    • [ACL SETUSER]({{< relref "/commands/acl-setuser/index.md" >}})
    • [JSON.GET]({{< relref "/commands/json.get/index.md" >}})
    • [TS.ADD]({{< relref "/commands/ts.add/index.md" >}})
    • [SCAN]({{< relref "/commands/scan/index.md" >}})
    • [SORT]({{< relref "/commands/sort/index.md" >}})
  • RESP3 reply types documented in [Hiredis command page]({{< relref "/develop/clients/hiredis/issue-commands.md" >}})
  • [CSC behavior clarified]({{< relref "/develop/clients/client-side-caching.md" >}})

Search & Query

  • Best practices:
    • [Dev-to-prod guide]({{< relref "/develop/ai/search-and-query/best-practices/dev-to-prod-best-practices.md" >}})
    • [Scalable queries]({{< relref "/develop/ai/search-and-query/best-practices/scalable-query-best-practices.md" >}})
    • [Index lifecycle]({{< relref "/develop/ai/search-and-query/best-practices/index-mgmt-best-practices.md" >}})
  • New/updated topics:
    • [Autocomplete]({{< relref "/develop/ai/search-and-query/advanced-concepts/autocomplete.md" >}})
    • [Escaping & tokenization]({{< relref "/develop/ai/search-and-query/advanced-concepts/escaping.md" >}})
    • [Geo indexing]({{< relref "/develop/ai/search-and-query/indexing/geoindex.md" >}})
    • [Sorting, scoring, stemming]({{< relref "/develop/ai/search-and-query/advanced-concepts/sorting.md" >}})

Client Libraries

Go

  • [Trans/pipe examples]({{< relref "/develop/clients/go/transpipe.md" >}})
  • [JSON queries]({{< relref "/develop/clients/go/queryjson.md" >}})

.NET

  • [Vector search]({{< relref "/develop/clients/dotnet/vecsearch.md" >}})
  • [Trans/pipe usage]({{< relref "/develop/clients/dotnet/transpipe.md" >}})
  • [JSON queries]({{< relref "/develop/clients/dotnet/queryjson.md" >}})

Java (Jedis)

  • [Vector search]({{< relref "/develop/clients/jedis/vecsearch.md" >}})
  • [Trans/pipe usage]({{< relref "/develop/clients/jedis/transpipe.md" >}})

Node.js

  • [Vector queries]({{< relref "/develop/clients/nodejs/vecsearch.md" >}})
  • [Trans/pipe examples]({{< relref "/develop/clients/nodejs/transpipe.md" >}})
  • [JSON queries]({{< relref "/develop/clients/nodejs/queryjson.md" >}})

Redis-py

  • [ScanIter usage]({{< relref "/develop/clients/redis-py/scaniter.md" >}})
  • [Vector search]({{< relref "/develop/clients/redis-py/vecsearch.md" >}})
  • [Trans/pipe usage]({{< relref "/develop/clients/redis-py/transpipe.md" >}})
  • [JSON queries]({{< relref "/develop/clients/redis-py/queryjson.md" >}})

Lettuce

  • [Cluster connection]({{< relref "/develop/clients/lettuce/connect.md" >}})
  • [Production usage]({{< relref "/develop/clients/lettuce/produsage.md" >}})

Hiredis

  • Full client guide:
    • [Overview]({{< relref "/develop/clients/hiredis/_index.md" >}})
    • [Connect]({{< relref "/develop/clients/hiredis/connect.md" >}})
    • [Issue commands]({{< relref "/develop/clients/hiredis/issue-commands.md" >}})
    • [Handle replies]({{< relref "/develop/clients/hiredis/handle-replies.md" >}})
    • [Transactions and pipelines]({{< relref "/develop/clients/hiredis/transpipe.md" >}})

Q4 2024 (October - December) Updates

  • Updated the RESP3 specification document to include the [attribute type]({{< relref "/develop/reference/protocol-spec#attributes" >}}).
  • Updates to the [key eviction]({{< relref "/develop/reference/eviction" >}}) page.
  • Updates to the Redis Insight page related to its new Redis Search auto-completion [feature]({{< relref "/develop/tools/insight#workbench">}}).
  • Restructured and added testable connection examples to the [client pages]({{< relref "/develop/clients" >}}).
  • Added [Redis Open Source]({{< relref "/operate/oss_and_stack/stack-with-enterprise/release-notes/redisce" >}}) and [Redis Stack]({{< relref "/operate/oss_and_stack/stack-with-enterprise/release-notes/redisstack" >}}) release notes.
  • Added new [Redis for AI]({{< relref "/develop/ai" >}}) page.
  • Added new [Predis (PHP client library)]({{< relref "/develop/clients/php" >}}) page.

Q3 2024 (July - September) Updates

  • Updated the [RAG with Redis quick start guide]({{< relref "/develop/get-started/rag" >}}).
  • Updates for [Redis Open Source version 7.4]({{< relref "/operate/oss_and_stack/stack-with-enterprise/release-notes/redisce" >}}).
  • Added new [Redis Insight debugging]({{< relref "/develop/tools/insight/debugging" >}}) page.
  • Completed a major re-write/restructuring of the [vector indexing page]({{< relref "/develop/ai/search-and-query/vectors" >}}).
  • Added new [client-side caching page]({{< relref "/develop/clients/client-side-caching" >}}).
  • Added new documentation for the [RDI in Redis Insight feature]({{< relref "/develop/tools/insight/rdi-connector" >}}).
  • Added new documentation for the [Redis for VS Code feature]({{< relref "/develop/tools/redis-for-vscode/" >}}).
  • Added multi-language code examples to Redis Search [query]({{< relref "/develop/ai/search-and-query/query">}}) pages.
  • Added client-side caching information to the [supported clients]({{< relref "/develop/clients/client-side-caching#which-client-libraries-support-client-side-caching" >}}) pages.
  • Numerous changes to the [Redis client content]({{< relref "/develop/clients" >}}).