1 files changed, 19 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/cmd/server/app.go b/cmd/server/app.go
index c4992ae..4f62a09 100644
--- a/cmd/server/app.go
+++ b/cmd/server/app.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"log"
 	"os"
 
 	"github.com/gomodule/redigo/redis"
@@ -72,3 +73,21 @@ func loadConf(fn string) (*App, error) {
 
 	return app, nil
 }
+
+// ClearRedis is a little helper function that allows us to easily clear
+// the redis cache at runtime.
+func (a *App) ClearRedis() error {
+	if a.redisPool == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	client := a.redisPool.Get()
+	defer client.Close()
+
+	_, err := client.Do("DEL", a.RedisKey)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Println("Encountered error clearing redis cache: ", err)
+	}
+
+	return fmt.Errorf("clearing redis: %w", err)
+}