Inconsistent EXPIRE: EXPIRE with empty string as TTL should report an error

[lucifercr07]

Steps to reproduce

Run the commands mentioned in the test on Line 81 in the file https://github.com/AshwinKul28/dice-tests/blob/main/tcltests/unit/expire.tcl#L81.

Expected output

The expected output when the above set of commands when run on Redis

'*not an integer*'

Observed output

The observed output when the above set of commands when run on DiceDB

'ERR invalid expire time in 'expire' command'

The steps to run the test cases are mentioned in the README of the dice-tests repository.

Expectations for resolution

This issue will be considered resolved when the following things are done:

1. Changes in the dice repository code to meet the expected behavior.
2. Successful run of the tcl test behavior.

You can find the tests under the tests directory of the dice repository and the steps to run are in the README file. Refer to the following links to set up DiceDB and Redis 7.2.5 locally

• Setup DiceDB locally
• Setup Redis 7.2.5 locally
• Setup DiceDB CLI

[Abh-ay]

@lucifercr07
can i take this up?

[AshwinKul28]

@Abh-ay Thanks for picking this up. Assigned!

[Abh-ay]

Hi @AshwinKul28 @lucifercr07
Just verify this command in redis and it accept -ve value also refer below ss

And In DiceDB we throw error as ERR invalid expire time in 'expire' command
Should we handle this or keep as it is?