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Redis 中的 TTL 与过期

了解 Redis 如何处理键过期：设置 TTL、使用 EXPIRE 和 SETEX 命令、懒惰过期与主动过期的工作方式，以及 maxmemory 驱逐策略如何与 TTL 交互。

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本课时的部分内容尚未翻译，以英文显示。

Why Expire Cache Keys?

Cached data goes stale. Time To Live (TTL) lets Redis automatically remove a key after a set duration, so your cache stays reasonably fresh without manual cleanup.

Setting a TTL with EXPIRE

The EXPIRE command sets a timeout in seconds on an existing key. After that time, Redis deletes the key automatically.

SET user:1 "Alice"
EXPIRE user:1 60
TTL user:1

SET with EX in One Step

You can set a value and its TTL together. SET key value EX seconds (or the older SETEX) avoids a race between writing and expiring.

SET session:abc "data" EX 300

Checking Remaining TTL

The TTL command returns seconds left. PTTL returns milliseconds. Special return values matter:

-1: key exists but has no expiry
-2: key does not exist

def interpret_ttl(value):
    if value == -1:
        return 'no expiry set'
    if value == -2:
        return 'key does not exist'
    return str(value) + 's remaining'

print(interpret_ttl(-2))
print(interpret_ttl(45))

Removing an Expiry

The PERSIST command removes the TTL from a key, making it permanent again. Useful when a value should stop expiring after some condition is met.

PERSIST user:1

Lazy Expiration

Redis does not check every key constantly. With lazy expiry, an expired key is only removed when someone tries to access it. Until then it lingers in memory.

Active Expiration

To reclaim memory from keys nobody touches, Redis also runs a background sampler that periodically removes a batch of expired keys. This is active expiry. Together with lazy expiry it keeps memory in check.

TTL vs Eviction

TTL is voluntary removal at a set time. Eviction happens when Redis hits its maxmemory limit and must drop keys to make room. They are different mechanisms that often work together.

volatile vs allkeys Policies

Eviction policies decide what to drop under memory pressure:

volatile-lru: evict least-recently-used keys that have a TTL
allkeys-lru: evict LRU among all keys

For a pure cache, allkeys policies are common.

Choosing TTL Values

Pick TTLs from the data's tolerance for staleness: seconds for fast-changing prices, hours for catalogs, days for rarely-changing config. Add jitter to avoid synchronized mass expiry.

import random
base = 3600
print('TTL:', base + random.randint(0, 300), 'seconds')

Common Pitfall: No TTL

Forgetting to set a TTL turns a cache into an ever-growing store that eventually exhausts memory. For cache use cases, almost every key should have an expiry or rely on an allkeys eviction policy.

Quick Check

What does the Redis command TTL mykey return if the key exists but has no expiration set?

Recap

You learned TTL and expiration in Redis:

EXPIRE / SET ... EX set timeouts; TTL/PTTL inspect them; PERSIST removes them.
Redis uses lazy plus active expiration.
Eviction policies (volatile vs allkeys) handle memory pressure.
Always set TTLs (or an allkeys policy) for cache keys.

Good expiration keeps a cache both fresh and bounded.

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