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GUARD.CREATE

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GUARD.CREATE namespace [MAX_ENTRIES n] [TTL seconds]
Group
Keyed caches
Complexity
O(1)
Arity
-2 (at least 2 words, counting the command name)
Flags
write, fast
Keys
first 1, last 1, step 1
HotKV Cloud
Performance and Scale
On-Premise
requires the guard-cache license feature

The guard cache stores only responses that have already passed your schema validation or guardrail checks, so a hit is known to be safe to replay without checking it again. GUARD.CREATE creates a namespace. You must create a namespace before you can store entries in it with GUARD.SET.

Options

Section titled “Options”
Option Effect
MAX_ENTRIES n Maximum number of entries. 0 or omitted uses the server’s per-namespace limit, and larger values are capped at that limit (max_entries_per_namespace under [guard]). When the namespace is full, HotKV evicts existing entries to make room.
TTL seconds Default time to live for entries stored without their own TTL. 0 or omitted means entries do not expire.

Options can be given in any order and are case-insensitive.

Return value

Section titled “Return value”
Case RESP2 RESP3
Namespace created Simple string OK Same

Errors:

  • ERR namespace already exists or limit reached if the namespace exists, or the server already holds its maximum number of guard cache namespaces (max_namespaces under [guard]).
  • ERR invalid MAX_ENTRIES or ERR invalid TTL if a value is not a non-negative integer.
  • ERR unknown option for any other option name.
  • ERR wrong number of arguments for 'guard.create' command if the argument count is wrong.
  • NOLICENSE guard-cache requires a HotKV license. Contact sales@hotkv.com if your license does not include the guard-cache feature.

Examples

Section titled “Examples”
127.0.0.1:6379> GUARD.CREATE validated TTL 86400
OK
127.0.0.1:6379> GUARD.CREATE validated
(error) ERR namespace already exists or limit reached

Compatibility

Section titled “Compatibility”

HotKV-only command. Redis and Valkey have no equivalent.

See also

Section titled “See also”

GUARD.SET, GUARD.GET, GUARD.DEL, GUARD.STATS, GUARD.FLUSH, GUARD.DROP, GUARD.LIST, AI features guide