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SDK Javascript v6.x
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type #

Returns the type of the value held by a key.

[Redis documentation]

Arguments #

type(key, [options]);

ArgumentsTypeDescription
key
string
Key
options
object
Optional query arguments

options #

The options arguments can contain the following option properties:

PropertyType (default)Description
queuable
boolean (true)
If true, queues the request during downtime, until connected to Kuzzle again

Resolve #

Resolves to one of the following: hash, list, string, set, zset

Usage #

try {
  await kuzzle.ms.set('foo', 123);
  await kuzzle.ms.rpush('listfoo', ['foo', 'bar', 'baz']);
  await kuzzle.ms.sadd('setfoo', ['foo', 'bar', 'baz']);
  // Prints: string
  console.log(await kuzzle.ms.type('foo'));
  // Prints: list
  console.log(await kuzzle.ms.type('listfoo'));
  // Prints: set
  console.log(await kuzzle.ms.type('setfoo'));
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error.message);
}