✨ Add variable to not block if redis is unreachable (#214)

* ✨ Add variable to not block if redis is unreachable

* 🚨 fix lint

* 📝 Update README.md

pkg/cache/cache.go

@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ const (
 	CaptchaDoneValue = "d"
 	// CacheMiss error string when cache is miss.
 	CacheMiss = "cache:miss"
+	// CacheUnreachable error string when cache is unreachable.
+	CacheUnreachable = "cache:unreachable"
 )
 
 //nolint:gochecknoglobals
@@ -60,9 +62,13 @@ func (redisCache) get(key string) (string, error) {
 	if err == nil && len(valueString) > 0 {
 		return valueString, nil
 	}
-	if err.Error() == simpleredis.RedisMiss {
+	errRedisMessage := err.Error()
+	if errRedisMessage == simpleredis.RedisMiss {
 		return "", errors.New(CacheMiss)
 	}
+	if errRedisMessage == simpleredis.RedisUnreachable {
+		return "", errors.New(CacheUnreachable)
+	}
 	return "", err
 }
 

pkg/configuration/configuration.go

@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	RedisCachePassword                       string   `json:"redisCachePassword,omitempty"`
 	RedisCachePasswordFile                   string   `json:"redisCachePasswordFile,omitempty"`
 	RedisCacheDatabase                       string   `json:"redisCacheDatabase,omitempty"`
+	RedisCacheUnreachableBlock               bool     `json:"redisCacheUnreachableBlock,omitempty"`
 	BanHTMLFilePath                          string   `json:"banHtmlFilePath,omitempty"`
 	CaptchaHTMLFilePath                      string   `json:"captchaHtmlFilePath,omitempty"`
 	CaptchaProvider                          string   `json:"captchaProvider,omitempty"`
@@ -128,6 +129,7 @@ func New() *Config {
 		RedisCacheHost:                 "redis:6379",
 		RedisCachePassword:             "",
 		RedisCacheDatabase:             "",
+		RedisCacheUnreachableBlock:     true,
 	}
 }