go get -u "github.com/gnagel/dog_pool/dog_pool"

import "github.com/gnagel/dog_pool/dog_pool"
import redis "github.com/fzzy/radix/redis"

// Setup the pool
pool := dog_pool.RedisConnectionPool{}
pool.Mode = dog_pool.LAZY
pool.Size = 100
pool.Urls = []string{"127.0.0.1:6379"}
pool.Logger = log4go.NewDefaultLogger(log4go.ERROR)

// Initialize the connections
if err := pool.Open(); nil != err {
	// Abort!
	panic(err)
}

// Pop a Redis connection from the pool
connection := pool.Pop();
defer pool.Push(connection)

// Ping the redis server
if err := connection.Ping(); nil != err {
	// Redis connection error!

	// Exit your test/go routine/app/etc here
	return err
}


// Get the redis client from the connection
// This will re-connect if the client was previously disconnected
client, err := connection.Client()
if  nil != err {
	// Unable to connect to redis!

	// Exit your test/go routine/app/etc here
	return err
}

// Get the keys from the server
client.Append("keys *")

// Get the response
reply := client.GetReply()

// Connection error? Then tell the connection to invalidate the Redis connection
if nil != reply.Err {
	// Close the connection
	connection.Close(reply.Err)

	// Exit your test/go routine/app/etc here
	return reply.Err
}

// ...
// ...
// ...