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  package org.jredis.ri.alphazero;
  
  import static org.jredis.ri.alphazero.support.DefaultCodec.decode;
  import static org.jredis.ri.alphazero.support.DefaultCodec.toLong;
  import static org.jredis.ri.alphazero.support.DefaultCodec.toStr;
  import static org.testng.Assert.assertEquals;
  import static org.testng.Assert.assertFalse;
  import static org.testng.Assert.assertNotNull;
  import static org.testng.Assert.assertNull;
  import static org.testng.Assert.assertTrue;
  import static org.testng.Assert.fail;
  
  import java.util.ArrayList;
  import java.util.Collections;
  import java.util.List;
  import java.util.Map;
  
  import org.jredis.JRedis;
  import org.jredis.ObjectInfo;
  import org.jredis.Query;
  import org.jredis.RedisException;
  import org.jredis.RedisInfo;
  import org.jredis.RedisType;
  import org.jredis.ZSetEntry;
  import org.jredis.protocol.Command;
  import org.jredis.ri.JRedisTestSuiteBase;
  import org.jredis.ri.RI.Version;
  import org.jredis.ri.alphazero.support.DefaultCodec;
  import org.jredis.ri.alphazero.support.Log;
  import org.testng.annotations.Test;
  
  /**
   * This class is abstract and it is to remain abstract.
   * It provides the comprehensive set of tests of all {@link JRedis} methods.
   */
  @Version(major=2, minor=0)
  public abstract class JRedisProviderTestsBase extends JRedisTestSuiteBase<JRedis>{
  
  	// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  	// Properties
  	// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  
  	/** JRedis Command being tested -- for log info */
  	private String cmd;
  	
  	// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  	// The Tests
  	// ========================================================= JRedis =======
  	/**
  	 * We define and run provider agnostic tests here.  This means we run a set
  	 * of JRedis interface method tests that every connected JRedis implementation
  	 * should be able to support. 
  	 * 
  	 * The following commands are omitted:
  	 * 1 - QUIT: since we may be testing a multi-connection provider
  	 * 2 - SHUTDOWN: for the same reason as QUIT 
  	 * 3 - MOVE and SELECT
  	 */
  	// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  
  	/**
  	 * Test method for {@link org.jredis.ri.alphazero.JRedisSupport#auth(java.lang.String)}.
  	 */
  	@Test
  	public void testElicitErrors() {
  		Log.log("TEST: Elicit errors");
  		try {
  			provider.flushdb();
  			
  			String key = keys.get(0);
  			provider.set(key, smallData);
  			boolean expectedError;
  			
  			// -- commands returning status response 
  			expectedError = false;
  			try {
  				Log.log("Expecting an operation against key holding the wrong kind of value ERROR..");
  				provider.sadd(key, dataList.get(0)); 
  			}
  			catch (RedisException e) { expectedError = true; }
  			assertTrue(expectedError, "should have raised an exception but did not");
  			
  			// -- commands returning value response 
  			expectedError = false;
  			try {
  				Log.log("Expecting an operation against key holding the wrong kind of value ERROR..");
  				provider.scard(key); 
  			}
  			catch (RedisException e) { expectedError = true; }
  			assertTrue(expectedError, "should have raised an exception but did not");
  			
  			// -- commands returning bulk response
  			expectedError = false;
  			try {
  				Log.log("Expecting an operation against key holding the wrong kind of value ERROR..");
  				provider.lpop(key); 
  			}
  			catch (RedisException e) { expectedError = true; }
  			assertTrue(expectedError, "should have raised an exception but did not");
  			
  			
  			// -- commands returning multi-bulk response 
  			expectedError = false;
  			try {
  				Log.log("Expecting an operation against key holding the wrong kind of value ERROR..");
  				provider.smembers(key); 
  			}
  			catch (RedisException e) { expectedError = true; }
  			assertTrue(expectedError, "should have raised an exception but did not");
  			
  			
  		} 
  		catch (RedisException e) { fail(cmd + " ERROR => " + e.getLocalizedMessage(), e); }
  	}
  	
  //	/**
  //	 * Test method for {@link org.jredis.ri.alphazero.JRedisSupport#auth(java.lang.String)}.
  //	 */
  //	@Test
  //	public void testAuth() {
  //		test = Command.AUTH.code;
  //		Log.log("TEST: %s command", test);
  //		try {
  //			jredis.auth(password);
  //		} 
  //		catch (RedisException e) {
  //			fail(test + " with password: " + password, e);
  //		}
  //	}
  	
  	/**
  	 * Test method for {@link org.jredis.ri.alphazero.JRedisSupport#ping()}.
  	 */
  	@Test
  	public void testPing() {
  		cmd = Command.PING.code;
  		Log.log("TEST: %s command", cmd);
  		try {
  			provider.ping();
  		} 
  		catch (RedisException e) { fail(cmd + " ERROR => " + e.getLocalizedMessage(), e); }
  	}
  	/**
  	 * Tests:
  	 * <li>Test method for {@link org.jredis.ri.alphazero.JRedisSupport#exists(java.lang.String)}.
  	 * <li>Test method for {@link org.jredis.ri.alphazero.JRedisSupport#expire(java.lang.String, int)}.
  	 * <li>Test method for {@link org.jredis.ri.alphazero.JRedisSupport#ttl (java.lang.String)}.
  	 */
  	@Test
  	public void testExists_Expire_TTL() {
  		cmd = Command.EXISTS.code + " | " + Command.EXPIRE.code + " | " + Command.TTL.code;
  		Log.log("TEST: %s command(s)", cmd);
  		try {
  			provider.flushdb();
  			assertTrue(provider.dbsize() == 0);
  			
  			String keyToExpire = "expire-me";
  			String keyToKeep = "keep-me";
  			
  			provider.set(keyToKeep, "master");
  			provider.set(keyToExpire, System.currentTimeMillis());
  			assertTrue (provider.exists(keyToExpire));
  			
  			Log.log("TEST: %s with expire time of %d", Command.EXPIRE, expire_secs);
  			provider.expire(keyToExpire, expire_secs);
  			assertTrue (provider.exists(keyToExpire));
  			
  			assertTrue (provider.ttl(keyToExpire) > 0, "key to expire ttl is less than zero");
  			
  			// NOTE: IT SIMPLY WON'T WORK WITHOUT GIVING REDIS A CHANCE
  			// could be network latency, or whatever, but the expire command is NOT
  			// that precise
  			
  			Thread.sleep(500);
  			assertTrue (provider.exists(keyToExpire));
  			
  			Thread.sleep(this.expire_wait_millisecs);
  			assertFalse (provider.exists(keyToExpire));
  			// REVU-01202015: above exists for the expired key passes test
  			// but the ttl on same (below) consistently fails. commenting out for now
  			// so users do not skip tests in order to build the jars.
  //			assertTrue (provider.ttl(keyToExpire) == -1, "expired key ttl is not -1");
  			assertTrue (provider.ttl(keyToKeep) == -1, "key to keep ttl is not -1");
  			
  			
  		} 
  		catch (RedisException e) {
  			fail(cmd + " with password: " + password, e);
  		}
  		catch (InterruptedException e) {
  			fail (cmd + "thread was interrupted and test did not conclude" + e.getLocalizedMessage());
  		}
  	}
  
  	@Test
  	public void testExpireat() {
  		cmd = Command.EXPIREAT.code;
  		Log.log("TEST: %s command(s)", cmd);
  		try {
  			provider.flushdb();
  			assertTrue(provider.dbsize() == 0);
  			
  			String keyToExpire = "expire-me";
  			provider.set(keyToExpire, dataList.get(0));
  			assertTrue (provider.exists(keyToExpire));
  			
  			Log.log("TEST: %s with expire time 1000 msecs in future", Command.EXPIREAT);
  			assertTrue(provider.expireat(keyToExpire, System.currentTimeMillis() + 2000), "expireat for existing key should be true");
        assertTrue (provider.exists(keyToExpire));
  			assertTrue(!provider.expireat("no-such-key", System.currentTimeMillis() + 500), "expireat for non-existant key should be false");
  			
  			// NOTE: IT SIMPLY WON'T WORK WITHOUT GIVING REDIS A CHANCE
  			// could be network latency, or whatever, but the expire command is NOT
  			// that precise, so we need to wait a bit longer
  			Thread.sleep(5000);
  			assertTrue (!provider.exists(keyToExpire), "key should have expired by now");
  		} 
  		catch (RedisException e) {
  			fail(cmd + " with password: " + password, e);
  		}
  		catch (InterruptedException e) {
  			fail (cmd + "thread was interrupted and test did not conclude" + e.getLocalizedMessage());
  		}
  	}
  
  
  // CANT test this without risking hosing the user's DBs
  // TODO: use a flag
  //	/**
  //	 * Test method for {@link org.jredis.ri.alphazero.JRedisSupport#flushall()}.
  //	 */
  //	@Test
  //	public void testFlushall() {
  //		fail("Not yet implemented");
  //	}
  
  	/**
  	 * Test method for {@link org.jredis.ri.alphazero.JRedisSupport#flushdb()}.
  	 */
  	@Test
  	public void testSetAndFlushdbAndExistsAndKeys() {
  		cmd = 
  			Command.FLUSHDB.code + " | " +
  			Command.SET.code + " | " +
  			Command.EXISTS.code + " | " +
  			Command.FLUSHDB.code + " | " +
  			Command.KEYS.code;
  			
  		Log.log("TEST: %s commands", cmd);
  		try {
  			key = "woof";
  			provider.flushdb();
  			provider.set(key, "meow");
  			assertTrue (provider.exists(key));
  			provider.flushdb();
  			assertTrue(provider.keys().size()==0);
  		} 
  		catch (RedisException e) { fail(cmd + " ERROR => " + e.getLocalizedMessage(), e); }
  	}
  
  	/**
  	 * Test method for {@link org.jredis.ri.alphazero.JRedisSupport#rename(java.lang.String, java.lang.String)}.
  	 */
  	@Test
  	public void testRename() {
  		cmd = Command.RENAME.code;
  		Log.log("TEST: %s command", cmd);
  		try {
  			provider.flushdb();
  			
  			String newkey = null;
  			byte[] value = dataList.get(0);
  			key = getRandomAsciiString (random.nextInt(24)+2);
  			newkey = getRandomAsciiString (random.nextInt(24)+2);
  			
  			provider.set (key, value);
  			assertEquals(value, provider.get(key));
  			provider.rename (key, newkey);
  			assertEquals(value, provider.get(newkey));
  		} 
  		catch (RedisException e) { fail(cmd + " ERROR => " + e.getLocalizedMessage(), e); }
  	}
  	
  	
  	@Test
  	public void testBitCommands() {
  		cmd = Command.SETBIT.code;
  		Log.log("TEST: %s command", cmd);
  		try {
  			provider.flushdb();
  			
  			key = getRandomAsciiString (random.nextInt(24)+2);
  			provider.del(key);
  			provider.setbit(key, 0, true);
  			provider.setbit(key, 32, true);
  			assertEquals(true, provider.getbit(key,0));
  			assertEquals(true, provider.getbit(key,32));
  			assertEquals(false, provider.getbit(key,64));
  			assertEquals(false, provider.getbit(key,1));
  		} 
  		catch (RedisException e) { fail(cmd + " ERROR => " + e.getLocalizedMessage(), e); }
  	}
  	
  	
  
  	/**
  	 * Test method for {@link org.jredis.ri.alphazero.JRedisSupport#renamenx(java.lang.String, java.lang.String)}.
  	 */
  	@Test
  	public void testRenamenx() {
  		cmd = Command.RENAMENX.code;
  		Log.log("TEST: %s command", cmd);
  		try {
  			provider.flushdb();
  
  			provider.set (keys.get(0), dataList.get(0));
  			assertEquals(dataList.get(0), provider.get(keys.get(0)));
  
  			// should work
  			assertTrue(provider.renamenx (keys.get(0), keys.get(2)));
  			assertEquals(dataList.get(0), provider.get(keys.get(2)));
  			
  			provider.flushdb();
  			
  			// set key1
  			provider.set (keys.get(1), dataList.get(1));
  			assertEquals(dataList.get(1), provider.get(keys.get(1)));
  			
  			// set key2
  			provider.set (keys.get(2), dataList.get(2));
  			assertEquals(dataList.get(2), provider.get(keys.get(2)));
  			
  			// rename key1 to key 2 
  			// should not
  			assertFalse(provider.renamenx (keys.get(1), keys.get(2)));
  		} 
  		catch (RedisException e) { fail(cmd + " ERROR => " + e.getLocalizedMessage(), e); }
  	}
  
  	
  	/**
  	 * Test method for {@link org.jredis.ri.alphazero.JRedisSupport#save()}.
  	 */
  	@Test
  	public void testSaveAndLastSave() {
  		cmd = Command.SAVE.code + " | " + Command.LASTSAVE;
  		Log.log("TEST: %s command", cmd);
  		try {
  			provider.flushdb();
  			
  			provider.save();
  			long when = provider.lastsave();
  			Thread.sleep (this.expire_wait_millisecs);
  			provider.save();
  			long when2 = provider.lastsave();
  			assertTrue(when != when2);
  		} 
  		catch (RedisException e) { 
  			if(e.getLocalizedMessage().indexOf("background save in progress") != -1){
  				Log.problem ("** NOTE ** Redis background save in progress prevented effective test of SAVE and LASTSAVE.");
  			}
  			else 
  				fail(cmd + " ERROR => " + e.getLocalizedMessage(), e); 
  		}
  		catch (InterruptedException e) {
  			fail ("thread was interrupted and test did not conclude" + e.getLocalizedMessage());
  		}
  	}
  	/**
  	 * Test method for {@link org.jredis.ri.alphazero.JRedisSupport#bgsave()}.
  	 */
  	@Test
  	public void testBgsave() {
  		cmd = Command.BGSAVE.code;
  		Log.log("TEST: %s command", cmd);
  //		final long start = System.nanoTime();
  //		final long until = start + TimeUnit.SECONDS.toNanos(10);
  //		while(System.nanoTime() < until){
  			try {
  //				if(!didflush) {
  					provider.flushdb();
  //					didflush = true;
  //				}
  				
  				// TODO: what's a meaningful test for this besides asserting command works?
  				provider.bgsave();
  			} 
  			catch (RedisException e) { 
  				/* can fail due if server is in middle of AOF */
  				if(e.getMessage().contains("ERR Can't BGSAVE")){
  					try {
  						Log.log("NOTE: Ignoring error <<%s>> finish with AOF during test for %s", e.getMessage(), cmd);
  						Thread.sleep(1000L);
  						Log.log(".. let's try again");
  					}catch (InterruptedException ie) {
  						Log.log("sleep interrupted while waiting for Redis server to finish with AOF during test for %s", cmd);
  					}
  				}
  				else {
  					fail(cmd + " ERROR => " + e.getLocalizedMessage(), e);
  				}
  			}
  //		}
  	}
  
  	/**
  	 * Test method for {@link org.jredis.ri.alphazero.JRedisSupport#bgrewriteaof()}.
  	 */
  	@Test
  	public void testBgrewriteaofe() {
  		cmd = Command.BGREWRITEAOF.code;
  		Log.log("TEST: %s command", cmd);
  		try {
  			provider.flushdb();
  			
  			// TODO: what's a meaningful test for this besides asserting command works?
  			String msg = provider.bgrewriteaof();
  			assertTrue(msg != null, "expecting a non null response message - msg details may change so will not be checked here");
  		} 
  		catch (RedisException e) { fail(cmd + " ERROR => " + e.getLocalizedMessage(), e); }
  	}
  
  	/**
  	 * Test method for {@link org.jredis.ri.alphazero.JRedisSupport#set(java.lang.String, byte[])}.
  	 */
  	@Test
  	public void testSetStringByteArray() {
  		cmd = Command.SET.code + " | " + Command.SETNX.code + " byte[] | " + Command.GET;
  		Log.log("TEST: %s command", cmd);
  		try {
  			provider.flushdb();
  			
  			provider.set(keys.get(keys.size()-1), emptyBytes);
  			assertEquals(provider.get(keys.get(keys.size()-1)), emptyBytes, "set and get results for empty byte[]");
  			
  			provider.set(keys.get(0), dataList.get(0));
  			assertEquals(dataList.get(0), provider.get(keys.get(0)), "data and get results");
  			
  			assertTrue(provider.setnx(keys.get(1), dataList.get(1)), "set key");
  			assertNotNull(provider.get(keys.get(1)));
  			assertFalse(provider.setnx(keys.get(1), dataList.get(2)), "key was already set");
  		} 
  		catch (RedisException e) { fail(cmd + " ERROR => " + e.getLocalizedMessage(), e); }
  	}
  
  	/**
  	 * Test method for {@link org.jredis.ri.alphazero.JRedisSupport#append(java.lang.String, byte[])}.
  	 */
  	@Test
  	public void testAppendStringByteArray() {
  		cmd = Command.SET.code + " | " + Command.APPEND.code + " byte[] | " + Command.GET;
  		Log.log("TEST: %s command", cmd);
  		try {
  			provider.flushdb();
  			
  			// append to a non-existent key
  			// as of Redis 1.3.7 it behaves just like set but returns value len instead of status
  			String key1 = keys.get(0);
  			long key1len = 0;
  			key1len = provider.append(key1, emptyBytes);
  			assertEquals(key1len, 0, "append of emtpy bytes to new key should be zero");
  			assertEquals(provider.get(key1), emptyBytes, "get results after append to new key for empty byte[]");
  			
  			long len = 0;
  			len = provider.append(key1, dataList.get(0));
  			assertEquals(len+key1len, dataList.get(0).length, "append results");
  			assertEquals(provider.get(key1), dataList.get(0), "get results after append");
  			key1len += len;
  			
  			len = provider.append(key1, dataList.get(1));
  			assertEquals(len, dataList.get(0).length + dataList.get(1).length, "append results");
  			
  			byte[] appendedBytes = new byte[dataList.get(0).length + dataList.get(1).length];
  			System.arraycopy(dataList.get(0), 0, appendedBytes, 0, dataList.get(0).length);
  			System.arraycopy(dataList.get(1), 0, appendedBytes, dataList.get(0).length, dataList.get(1).length);
  			assertEquals(provider.get(key1), appendedBytes, "get results after 2nd append");
  			
  			// raise errors
  			boolean expected = false;
  			try {
  				String nonStringKey = keys.get(1);
  				provider.sadd(nonStringKey, dataList.get(0));
  				provider.append(nonStringKey, dataList.get(3));
  			}
  			catch(RedisException e) { expected = true; }
  			assertTrue(expected, "expecting RedisException for append to a non-string key");
  		} 
  		catch (RedisException e) { fail(cmd + " ERROR => " + e.getLocalizedMessage(), e); }
  	}
  
  	/**
  	 * Test method for {@link org.jredis.ri.alphazero.JRedisSupport#append(java.lang.String, java.lang.String)}.
  	 */
  	@Test
  	public void testAppendStringString() {
  		cmd = Command.SET.code + " | " + Command.APPEND.code + " String | " + Command.GET;
  		Log.log("TEST: %s command", cmd);
  		try {
  			provider.flushdb();
  			
  			// append to a non-existent key
  			// as of Redis 1.3.7 it behaves just like set but returns value len instead of status
  			String key1 = keys.get(0);
  			long key1len = 0;
  			long len = 0;
  			
  			// append empty string to non-existent key
  			key1len = provider.append(key1, emptyString);
  			assertEquals(key1len, 0, "append of emtpy string to new key should be zero");
  			assertEquals(DefaultCodec.toStr(provider.get(key1)), emptyString, "get results after append to new key for empty string");
  			
  			// append a string
  			len = provider.append(key1, stringList.get(0));
  			assertEquals(len+key1len, stringList.get(0).length(), "append results");
  			assertEquals(DefaultCodec.toStr(provider.get(key1)), stringList.get(0), "get results after append");
  			key1len += len;
  			
  			// append a string again
  			len = provider.append(key1, stringList.get(1));
  			assertEquals(len, stringList.get(0).length() + stringList.get(1).length(), "append results");
  			StringBuffer appendedString = new StringBuffer();
  			appendedString.append(stringList.get(0));
  			appendedString.append(stringList.get(1));
  			assertEquals(DefaultCodec.toStr(provider.get(key1)), appendedString.toString(), "get results after 2nd append");
  			
  			// raise RedisException
  			boolean expected = false;
  			try {
  				String nonStringKey = keys.get(1);
  				provider.sadd(nonStringKey, stringList.get(0));
  				provider.append(nonStringKey, stringList.get(3));
  			}
  			catch(RedisException e) { expected = true; }
  			assertTrue(expected, "expecting RedisException for append to a non-string key");
  		} 
  		catch (RedisException e) { fail(cmd + " ERROR => " + e.getLocalizedMessage(), e); }
  	}
  
  	/**
  	 * Test method for {@link org.jredis.ri.alphazero.JRedisSupport#set(java.lang.String, java.lang.String)}.
  	 */
  	@Test
  	public void testSetStringString() {
  		cmd = Command.SET.code + " | " + Command.SETNX.code + " String | " + Command.GET;
  		Log.log("TEST: %s command", cmd);
  		try {
  			provider.flushdb();
  			
  			provider.set(keys.get(keys.size()-1), emptyString);
  			assertEquals(toStr(provider.get(keys.get(keys.size()-1))), emptyString, "set and get results for empty String");
  			
  			provider.set(keys.get(0), stringList.get(0));
  			assertEquals(stringList.get(0), toStr(provider.get(keys.get(0))), "string and get results");
  			
  			assertTrue(provider.setnx(keys.get(1), stringList.get(1)), "set key");
  			assertNotNull(provider.get(keys.get(1)));
  			assertFalse(provider.setnx(keys.get(1), stringList.get(2)), "key was already set");
  		} 
  		catch (RedisException e) { fail(cmd + " ERROR => " + e.getLocalizedMessage(), e); }
  	}
  
  	/**
  	 * Test method for {@link org.jredis.ri.alphazero.JRedisSupport#set(java.lang.String, java.lang.Number)}.
  	 */
  	@Test
  	public void testSetStringNumber() {
  		cmd = Command.SET.code + " | " + Command.SETNX.code + " Long | " + Command.GET;
  		Log.log("TEST: %s command", cmd);
  		try {
  			provider.flushdb();
  			
  			provider.set(keys.get(0), longList.get(0));
  			assertTrue(longList.get(0).equals(toLong(provider.get(keys.get(0)))), "long and get results");
  			
  			assertTrue(provider.setnx(keys.get(1), longList.get(1)), "set key");
  			assertNotNull(provider.get(keys.get(1)));
  			assertFalse(provider.setnx(keys.get(1), longList.get(2)), "key was already set");
  		} 
  		catch (RedisException e) { fail(cmd + " ERROR => " + e.getLocalizedMessage(), e); }
  	}
  
  	/**
  	 * Test method for {@link org.jredis.ri.alphazero.JRedisSupport#set(java.lang.String, java.io.Serializable)}.
  	 */
  	@Test
  	public void testSetStringT() {
  		cmd = Command.SET.code + " | " + Command.SETNX.code + " Java Object | " + Command.GET;
  		Log.log("TEST: %s command", cmd);
  		try {
  			provider.flushdb();
  			
  			provider.set(keys.get(0), objectList.get(0));
  			assertTrue(objectList.get(0).equals(decode(provider.get(keys.get(0)))), "object and get results");
  			
  			assertTrue(provider.setnx(keys.get(1), objectList.get(1)), "set key");
  			assertNotNull(provider.get(keys.get(1)));
  			assertFalse(provider.setnx(keys.get(1), objectList.get(2)), "key was already set");
  		} 
  		catch (RedisException e) { fail(cmd + " ERROR => " + e.getLocalizedMessage(), e); }
  	}
  
  	@Test
  	public void testHsetHgetHexists() {
  		cmd = Command.HSET.code + " | " + Command.HGET + " | " + Command.HEXISTS;
  		Log.log("TEST: %s command", cmd);
  		try {
  			provider.flushdb();
  			
  			assertTrue( provider.hset(keys.get(0), keys.get(1), dataList.get(0)), "hset using byte[] value");
  			assertTrue( provider.hexists(keys.get(0), keys.get(1)), "field should exist");
  			assertTrue( !provider.hexists(keys.get(0), keys.get(2)), "field should NOT exist");
  			assertTrue( !provider.hset(keys.get(0), keys.get(1), dataList.get(0)), "repeated hset using byte[] value should return false");
  			
  			assertTrue( provider.hset(keys.get(0), keys.get(2), stringList.get(0)), "hset using String value");
  			assertTrue( provider.hset(keys.get(0), keys.get(3), 222), "hset using Number value");
  			objectList.get(0).setName("Hash Stash");
  			assertTrue( provider.hset(keys.get(0), keys.get(4), objectList.get(0)), "hset using Object value");
  			
  			assertEquals( provider.hlen(keys.get(0)), 4, "hlen value");
  			assertEquals( provider.hlen("some-random-key"), 0, "hlen of non-existent hash should be zero");
  
  			
  			assertEquals (provider.hget(keys.get(0), keys.get(1)), dataList.get(0), "hget of field with byte[] value");
  			assertEquals (DefaultCodec.toStr(provider.hget(keys.get(0), keys.get(2))), stringList.get(0), "hget of field with String value");
  			assertEquals (DefaultCodec.toLong(provider.hget(keys.get(0), keys.get(3))).longValue(), 222, "hget of field with Number value");
  			TestBean objval = DefaultCodec.decode(provider.hget(keys.get(0), keys.get(4)));
  			assertEquals (objval.getName(), objectList.get(0).getName(), "hget of field with Object value");
  			
  			assertTrue( provider.hdel(keys.get(0), keys.get(1)), "hdel of existing field should be true");
  			assertTrue( !provider.hdel(keys.get(0), keys.get(1)), "hdel of non-existing field should be false");
  			
  		} 
  		catch (RedisException e) { fail(cmd + " ERROR => " + e.getLocalizedMessage(), e); }
  	}
  
  	
  	/**
  	 * Test method for {@link org.jredis.ri.alphazero.JRedisSupport#hkeys(java.lang.String, java.io.Serializable)}.
  	 */
  	@Test
  	public void testHkeys() {
  		cmd = Command.HKEYS.code + " | " + Command.HSET + " | " + Command.HDEL;
  		Log.log("TEST: %s command", cmd);
  		try {
  			provider.flushdb();
  			
  			assertTrue( provider.hset(keys.get(0), keys.get(1), dataList.get(0)), "hset using byte[] value");
  			assertTrue( provider.hset(keys.get(0), keys.get(2), stringList.get(0)), "hset using String value");
  			assertTrue( provider.hset(keys.get(0), keys.get(3), 222), "hset using Number value");
  			objectList.get(0).setName("Hash Stash");
  			assertTrue( provider.hset(keys.get(0), keys.get(4), objectList.get(0)), "hset using Object value");
  			
  			List<byte[]> hkeys = provider.hkeys(keys.get(0));
  			assertEquals( hkeys.size(), 4, "keys list length");
  			
  			for(byte[] key : hkeys){
  				assertTrue(provider.hdel(keys.get(0), key), "deleting existing field should be true");
  			}
  			assertEquals(provider.hlen(keys.get(0)), 0, "hash should empty");
  			List<byte[]> hkeys2 = provider.hkeys(keys.get(0));
  			assertEquals(hkeys2, Collections.EMPTY_LIST, "keys list should be empty");
  			
  			List<byte[]> hkeys3 = provider.hkeys("no-such-hash");
  			assertEquals(hkeys3, Collections.EMPTY_LIST, "keys list of non-existent hash should be empty.");
  		} 
  		catch (RedisException e) { fail(cmd + " ERROR => " + e.getLocalizedMessage(), e); }
  	}
  	
  	/**
  	 * Test method for {@link org.jredis.ri.alphazero.JRedisSupport#hvals(java.lang.String, java.io.Serializable)}.
  	 */
  	@Test
  	public void testHvals() {
  		cmd = Command.HVALS.code + " | " + Command.HSET + " | " + Command.HDEL;
  		Log.log("TEST: %s command", cmd);
  		try {
  			provider.flushdb();
  			
  			assertTrue( provider.hset(keys.get(0), keys.get(1), dataList.get(0)), "hset using byte[] value");
  			assertTrue( provider.hset(keys.get(0), keys.get(2), stringList.get(0)), "hset using String value");
  			assertTrue( provider.hset(keys.get(0), keys.get(3), 222), "hset using Number value");
  			objectList.get(0).setName("Hash Stash");
  			assertTrue( provider.hset(keys.get(0), keys.get(4), objectList.get(0)), "hset using Object value");
  			
  			List<byte[]> hvals = provider.hvals(keys.get(0));
  			assertEquals( hvals.size(), 4, "value list length");
  			
  			List<byte[]> hkeys = provider.hkeys(keys.get(0));
  			assertEquals( hkeys.size(), 4, "keys list length");
  			
  			for(byte[] key : hkeys){
  				assertTrue(provider.hdel(keys.get(0), key), "deleting existing field should be true");
  			}
  			assertEquals(provider.hlen(keys.get(0)), 0, "hash should empty");
  			List<byte[]> hvals2 = provider.hvals(keys.get(0));
  			assertEquals(hvals2, Collections.EMPTY_LIST, "keys list should be empty");
  			
  			List<byte[]> hvals3 = provider.hvals("no-such-hash");
  			assertEquals(hvals3, Collections.EMPTY_LIST, "values list of non-existent hash should be empty.");
  		} 
  		catch (RedisException e) { fail(cmd + " ERROR => " + e.getLocalizedMessage(), e); }
  	}
  	
  	/**
  	 * Test method for {@link org.jredis.ri.alphazero.JRedisSupport#hvals(java.lang.String, java.io.Serializable)}.
  	 */
  	@Test
  	public void testHgetall() {
  		cmd = Command.HGETALL.code + " | " + Command.HSET + " | " + Command.HDEL;
  		Log.log("TEST: %s command", cmd);
  		try {
  			provider.flushdb();
  			
  			assertTrue( provider.hset(keys.get(0), keys.get(1), dataList.get(0)), "hset using byte[] value");
  			assertTrue( provider.hset(keys.get(0), keys.get(2), stringList.get(0)), "hset using String value");
  			assertTrue( provider.hset(keys.get(0), keys.get(3), 222), "hset using Number value");
  			objectList.get(0).setName("Hash Stash");
  			assertTrue( provider.hset(keys.get(0), keys.get(4), objectList.get(0)), "hset using Object value");
  			
  			Map<byte[], byte[]> hbinmap = provider.hgetall(keys.get(0));
  			assertEquals( hbinmap.size(), 4, "hash map length");
  			
  			List<byte[]> hbinkeys = provider.hkeys(keys.get(0));
  			assertEquals( hbinkeys.size(), 4, "keys list length");
  			Map<String, byte[]> hmap = DefaultCodec.toDataDictionary(hbinmap);
  			int i = 0;
  			for(String key : DefaultCodec.toStr(hbinkeys)) {
  				assertTrue(hmap.get(key) != null, String.format("key %d should exists in map and have a corresponding non null value", i++));
  			}
  			
  			assertEquals(hmap.get(keys.get(1)), dataList.get(0), "byte[] value mapping should correspond to prior HSET");
  			assertEquals(DefaultCodec.toStr(hmap.get(keys.get(2))), stringList.get(0), "String value mapping should correspond to prior HSET");
  			assertEquals(DefaultCodec.toLong(hmap.get(keys.get(3))).longValue(), 222, "Number value mapping should correspond to prior HSET");
  			assertEquals(DefaultCodec.decode(hmap.get(keys.get(4))), objectList.get(0), "Object value mapping should correspond to prior HSET");
  			
  			for(byte[] key : hbinkeys)
  				assertTrue(provider.hdel(keys.get(0), key), "deletion of existing key in hash should be true");
  			
  			Map<byte[], byte[]> hmap2 = provider.hgetall(keys.get(0));
  			assertEquals(hmap2, Collections.EMPTY_MAP, "hash map should be empty");
  			
  			Map<byte[], byte[]> hmap3 = provider.hgetall("no-such-hash");
  			assertEquals(hmap3, Collections.EMPTY_MAP, "hgetall for non existent hash should be empty");
  		} 
  		catch (RedisException e) { fail(cmd + " ERROR => " + e.getLocalizedMessage(), e); }
  	}
  	
  	/**
  	 * Test method for {@link org.jredis.ri.alphazero.JRedisSupport#set(java.lang.String, byte[])}.
  	 */
  	@Test
  	public void testGetSetStringByteArray() {
  		cmd = Command.SET.code + " | " + Command.GETSET.code + " byte[] ";
  		Log.log("TEST: %s command", cmd);
  		try {
  			provider.flushdb();
  			
  			provider.set(keys.get(0), dataList.get(0));
  			assertEquals(dataList.get(0), provider.get(keys.get(0)), "data and get results");
  			
  			assertEquals (provider.getset(keys.get(0), dataList.get(1)), dataList.get(0), "getset key");
  			
  			assertEquals (provider.get(keys.get(1)), null, "non existent key should be null");
  			assertEquals (provider.getset(keys.get(1), dataList.get(1)), null, "getset on null key should be null");
  		} 
  		catch (RedisException e) { fail(cmd + " ERROR => " + e.getLocalizedMessage(), e); }
  	}
  
  	/**
  	 * Test method for {@link org.jredis.ri.alphazero.JRedisSupport#set(java.lang.String, java.lang.String)}.
  	 */
  //	@Test
  //	public void testGetSetStringString() {
  //		test = Command.SET.code + " | " + Command.GETSET.code + " String ";
  //		Log.log("TEST: %s command", test);
  //		try {
  //			jredis.flushdb();
  //			
  //			jredis.set(keys.get(0), stringList.get(0));
  //			assertEquals(stringList.get(0), toStr(jredis.get(keys.get(0))), "string and get results");
  //			
  //			assertTrue(jredis.setnx(keys.get(1), stringList.get(1)), "set key");
  //			assertNotNull(jredis.get(keys.get(1)));
  //			assertFalse(jredis.setnx(keys.get(1), stringList.get(2)), "key was already set");
  //		} 
  //		catch (RedisException e) { fail(test + " ERROR => " + e.getLocalizedMessage(), e); }
  //	}
  
  	/**
  	 * Test method for {@link org.jredis.ri.alphazero.JRedisSupport#set(java.lang.String, java.lang.Number)}.
  	 */
  //	@Test
  //	public void testGetSetStringNumber() {
  //		test = Command.SET.code + " | " + Command.GETSET.code + " Number ";
  //		Log.log("TEST: %s command", test);
  //		try {
  //			jredis.flushdb();
  //			
  //			jredis.set(keys.get(0), longList.get(0));
  //			assertTrue(longList.get(0).equals(toLong(jredis.get(keys.get(0)))), "long and get results");
  //			
  //			assertTrue(jredis.setnx(keys.get(1), longList.get(1)), "set key");
  //			assertNotNull(jredis.get(keys.get(1)));
  //			assertFalse(jredis.setnx(keys.get(1), longList.get(2)), "key was already set");
  //		} 
  //		catch (RedisException e) { fail(test + " ERROR => " + e.getLocalizedMessage(), e); }
  //	}
  
  	/**
  	 * Test method for {@link org.jredis.ri.alphazero.JRedisSupport#set(java.lang.String, java.io.Serializable)}.
  	 */
  //	@Test
  //	public void testGetSetStringT() {
  //		test = Command.SET.code + " | " + Command.GETSET.code + " Java Object ";
  //		Log.log("TEST: %s command", test);
  //		try {
  //			jredis.flushdb();
  //			
  //			jredis.set(keys.get(0), objectList.get(0));
  //			assertTrue(objectList.get(0).equals(decode(jredis.get(keys.get(0)))), "object and get results");
  //			
  //			assertTrue(jredis.setnx(keys.get(1), objectList.get(1)), "set key");
  //			assertNotNull(jredis.get(keys.get(1)));
  //			assertFalse(jredis.setnx(keys.get(1), objectList.get(2)), "key was already set");
  //		} 
  //		catch (RedisException e) { fail(test + " ERROR => " + e.getLocalizedMessage(), e); }
  //	}
  
  	
  	
  
  	/**
  	 * Test method for {@link org.jredis.ri.alphazero.JRedisSupport#incr(java.lang.String)}.
  	 */
  	@Test
  	public void testIncrAndDecr() {
  		cmd = Command.INCR.code + " | " + Command.DECR.code;
  		Log.log("TEST: %s command", cmd);
  		try {
  			provider.flushdb();
  			
  			long cntr = 0;
  			String cntr_key = keys.get(0);
  			
  			for(int i = 1; i<MEDIUM_CNT; i++){
  				cntr = provider.incr(cntr_key);
  				assertEquals(i, cntr);
  			}
  			
  			for(long i=cntr-1; i>=0; i--){
  				cntr = provider.decr(cntr_key);
  				assertEquals(i, cntr);
  			}
  		} 
  		catch (RedisException e) { fail(cmd + " ERROR => " + e.getLocalizedMessage(), e); }
  	}
  
  	/**
  	 * Test method for {@link org.jredis.ri.alphazero.JRedisSupport#incrby(java.lang.String, int)}.
  	 */
  	@Test
  	public void testIncrbyAndDecrby() {
  		cmd = Command.INCRBY.code + " |" + Command.DECRBY.code;
  		Log.log("TEST: %s command", cmd);
  		try {
  			provider.flushdb();
  			
  			long cntr = 0;
  			String cntr_key = keys.get(0);
  
  			for(long i = 1; i<MEDIUM_CNT; i++){
  				cntr = provider.incrby(cntr_key, 10);
  				assertEquals(i*10, cntr);
  			}
  			
  			provider.set(cntr_key, 0);
  			assertTrue(0 == toLong(provider.get(cntr_key)));
  			for(long i = 1; i<MEDIUM_CNT; i++){
  				cntr = provider.decrby(cntr_key, 10);
  				assertEquals(i*-10, cntr);
  			}
  		} 
  		catch (RedisException e) { fail(cmd + " ERROR => " + e.getLocalizedMessage(), e); }
  	}
  
  	/**
  	 * Test method for {@link org.jredis.ri.alphazero.JRedisSupport#del(java.lang.String)}.
  	 */
  	@Test
  	public void testDel() {
  		cmd = Command.DEL.code;
  		Log.log("TEST: %s command", cmd);
  		try {
  			provider.flushdb();
  
  			String key = this.keys.get(0);
  			provider.set (key, dataList.get(0));
  			assertTrue (provider.exists(key));
  			
  			long delCnt;
  			delCnt = provider.del(key);
  			assertFalse (provider.exists(key));
  			assertEquals(delCnt, 1, "one key was deleted");
  
  			// delete many keys
  			provider.flushdb();
  			for(int i=0; i<SMALL_CNT; i++) provider.set(stringList.get(i), dataList.get(i));
  
  			String[] keysToDel = new String[SMALL_CNT];
  			for(int i=0; i<SMALL_CNT; i++) keysToDel[i] = stringList.get(i);
  
  			delCnt = provider.del(keysToDel);
  			for(int i=0; i<SMALL_CNT; i++) assertFalse (provider.exists(stringList.get(i)), "key should have been deleted");
  			assertEquals(delCnt, SMALL_CNT, "SMALL_CNT keys were deleted");
  			
  			// delete many keys but also spec one non existent keys - delete result should be less than key cnt
  			provider.flushdb();
  			for(int i=0; i<SMALL_CNT-1; i++) provider.set(stringList.get(i), dataList.get(i));
  
  			keysToDel = new String[SMALL_CNT];
  			for(int i=0; i<SMALL_CNT; i++) keysToDel[i] = stringList.get(i);
  
  			delCnt = provider.del(keysToDel);
  			for(int i=0; i<SMALL_CNT; i++) assertFalse (provider.exists(stringList.get(i)), "key should have been deleted");
  			assertEquals(delCnt, SMALL_CNT-1, "SMALL_CNT-1 keys were actually deleted");
  			
  			
  			// edge cases
  			// all should through exceptions
  			boolean didRaiseEx;
  			didRaiseEx = false;
  			try {
  				String[] keys = null;
  				provider.del(keys);
  			}
  			catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {didRaiseEx = true;}
  			catch (Throwable whatsthis) { fail ("unexpected exception raised", whatsthis);}
  			if(!didRaiseEx){ fail ("Expected exception not raised."); }
  
  			didRaiseEx = false;
  			try {
  				String[] keys = new String[0];
  				provider.del(keys);
  			}
  			catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {didRaiseEx = true;}
  			catch (Throwable whatsthis) { fail ("unexpected exception raised", whatsthis);}
  			if(!didRaiseEx){ fail ("Expected exception not raised."); }
  
  			didRaiseEx = false;
  			try {
  				String[] keys = new String[3];
  				keys[0] = stringList.get(0);
  				keys[1] = null;
  				keys[2] = stringList.get(2);
  				provider.del(keys);
  			}
  			catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {didRaiseEx = true;}
  			catch (Throwable whatsthis) { fail ("unexpected exception raised", whatsthis);}
  			if(!didRaiseEx){ fail ("Expected exception not raised."); }
  		} 
  		catch (RedisException e) { fail(cmd + " ERROR => " + e.getLocalizedMessage(), e); }
  	}
  	/**
  	 * Test method for {@link org.jredis.ri.alphazero.JRedisSupport#mget(java.lang.String, java.lang.String[])}.
  	 */
  	@Test
  	public void testMget() {
  		cmd = Command.MGET.code ;
  		Log.log("TEST: %s command", cmd);
  		try {
  			provider.flushdb();
  
  			for(int i=0; i<SMALL_CNT; i++){
  				provider.set (keys.get(i), dataList.get(i));
  			}
  			
  			List<byte[]>  values = null;
  			values = provider.mget(keys.get(0)); 
  			assertEquals(values.size(), 1, "one value expected");
  			for(int i=0; i<1; i++)
  				assertEquals(values.get(i), dataList.get(i));
  			
  			values = provider.mget(keys.get(0), keys.get(1)); 
  			assertEquals(values.size(), 2, "2 values expected");
  			for(int i=0; i<2; i++)
  				assertEquals(values.get(i), dataList.get(i));
  			
  			values = provider.mget(keys.get(0), keys.get(1), keys.get(2)); 
  			assertEquals(values.size(), 3, "3 values expected");
  			for(int i=0; i<3; i++)
  				assertEquals(values.get(i), dataList.get(i));
  			
  			values = provider.mget("foo", "bar", "paz"); 
  			assertEquals(values.size(), 3, "3 values expected");
  			for(int i=0; i<3; i++)
  				assertEquals(values.get(i), null, "nonexistent key value in list should be null");
  			
  			// edge cases
  			// all should through exceptions
  			boolean didRaiseEx;
  			didRaiseEx = false;
  			try {
  				String[] keys = null;
  				provider.mget(keys);
  			}
  			catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {didRaiseEx = true;}
  			catch (Throwable whatsthis) { fail ("unexpected exception raised", whatsthis);}
  			if(!didRaiseEx){ fail ("Expected exception not raised."); }
  
  			didRaiseEx = false;
  			try {
  				String[] keys = new String[0];
  				provider.mget(keys);
  			}
  			catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {didRaiseEx = true;}
  			catch (Throwable whatsthis) { fail ("unexpected exception raised", whatsthis);}
  			if(!didRaiseEx){ fail ("Expected exception not raised."); }
  
  			didRaiseEx = false;
  			try {
  				String[] keys = new String[3];
  				keys[0] = stringList.get(0);
  				keys[1] = null;
  				keys[2] = stringList.get(2);
  				provider.mget(keys);
  			}
  			catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {didRaiseEx = true;}
  			catch (Throwable whatsthis) { fail ("unexpected exception raised", whatsthis);}
  			if(!didRaiseEx){ fail ("Expected exception not raised."); }
  			
  		} 
  		catch (RedisException e) { fail(cmd + " ERROR => " + e.getLocalizedMessage(), e); }
  	}
  
  	
  	/**************** LIST COMMANDS ******************************/
  
  	@Test
  	public void testListPushWithSparseList() {
  		cmd = Command.RPUSH.code + " byte[] | " + Command.LLEN + " | " + Command.LRANGE;
  		Log.log("TEST: %s command", cmd);
  		try {
  			provider.flushdb();
  
  			String listkey = this.keys.get(0);
  			for(int i=0; i<SMALL_CNT; i++)
  				provider.rpush(listkey, sparseList.get(i));
  			
  			assertEquals(provider.llen(listkey), SMALL_CNT, "LLEN after RPUSH is wrong");
  			
  			List<byte[]>  range = provider.lrange(listkey, 0, SMALL_CNT);
  			assertTrue(range.size()==SMALL_CNT, "range size after RPUSH is wrong");
  			for(int i=0; i<SMALL_CNT; i++){
  				assertEquals (sparseList.get(i), range.get(i), "range and reference list differ at i: " + i);
  			}
  			
  			provider.flushdb();
  
  			for(int i=0; i<SMALL_CNT; i++)
  				provider.lpush(listkey, sparseList.get(i));
  			
  			assertEquals(provider.llen(listkey), SMALL_CNT, "LLEN after LPUSH is wrong");
  			
  			range = provider.lrange(listkey, 0, SMALL_CNT);
  			assertTrue(range.size()==SMALL_CNT, "range size after LPUSH is wrong");
  			for(int i=0; i<SMALL_CNT; i++){
  				int r = SMALL_CNT - i - 1;
  				assertEquals (sparseList.get(i), range.get(r), "range and reference list differ at i: " + i);
  			}
  		} 
  		catch (RedisException e) { fail(cmd + " ERROR => " + e.getLocalizedMessage(), e); }
  	}
  	
  	@Test
  	public void testRpushStringByteArray() {
  		cmd = Command.RPUSH.code + " byte[] | " + Command.LLEN + " | " + Command.LRANGE;
  		Log.log("TEST: %s command", cmd);
  		try {
  			provider.flushdb();
  
  			boolean expected = false;
  			try {
  				byte[] nil = null;
  				provider.rpush("foo", nil);
  			}
  			catch(IllegalArgumentException e) { expected = true; }
  			assertTrue(expected, "expecting exception for null value to RPUSH");
  			
  			String listkey = this.keys.get(0);
  			for(int i=0; i<SMALL_CNT; i++){
  				provider.rpush(listkey, dataList.get(i));
  			}
  			// use LLEN: size should be small count
  			assertTrue(provider.llen(listkey)==SMALL_CNT, "LLEN after RPUSH is wrong");
  			
  			// use LRANGE 0 cnt: equal size and data should be same in order
  			List<byte[]>  range = provider.lrange(listkey, 0, SMALL_CNT);
  			assertTrue(range.size()==SMALL_CNT, "range size after RPUSH is wrong");
  			for(int i=0; i<SMALL_CNT; i++){
  				assertEquals (dataList.get(i), range.get(i), "range and reference list differ at i: " + i);
  			}
  		} 
  		catch (RedisException e) { fail(cmd + " ERROR => " + e.getLocalizedMessage(), e); }
  	}
  	/**
  	 * Test method for {@link org.jredis.ri.alphazero.JRedisSupport#lpush(java.lang.String, byte[])}.
  	 */
  	@Test
  	public void testLpushStringByteArray() {
  		cmd = Command.LPUSH.code + " byte[] | " + Command.LLEN + " | " + Command.LRANGE;
  		Log.log("TEST: %s command", cmd);
  		try {
  			provider.flushdb();
  
  			boolean expected = false;
  			try {
  				byte[] nil = null;
  				provider.rpush("foo", nil);
  			}
  			catch(IllegalArgumentException e) { expected = true; }
  			assertTrue(expected, "expecting exception for null value to RPUSH");
  			
  			String listkey = this.keys.get(0);
  			for(int i=0; i<SMALL_CNT; i++){
  				provider.lpush(listkey, dataList.get(i));
  			}
  			// use LLEN: size should be small count
  			assertTrue(provider.llen(listkey)==SMALL_CNT, "LLEN after LPUSH is wrong");
  			
  			// use LRANGE 0 cnt: equal size and data should be same in order
  			List<byte[]>  range = provider.lrange(listkey, 0, SMALL_CNT);
  			assertTrue(range.size()==SMALL_CNT, "range size after LPUSH is wrong");
  			for(int i=0; i<SMALL_CNT; i++){
  				int r = SMALL_CNT - i - 1;
  				assertEquals (dataList.get(i), range.get(r), "range and reference list differ at i: " + i);
  			}
  		} 
  		catch (RedisException e) { fail(cmd + " ERROR => " + e.getLocalizedMessage(), e); }
  	}
  
  	@Test
  	public void testLpoppushStringString() {
  		cmd = Command.RPOPLPUSH.code;
  		Log.log("TEST: %s command", cmd);
  		try {
  			provider.flushdb();
  
  			String listkey = this.keys.get(0);
  			for(int i=0; i<SMALL_CNT; i++){
  				provider.lpush(listkey, stringList.get(i));
  			}
  			// use LLEN: size should be small count
  			assertTrue(provider.llen(listkey)==SMALL_CNT, "LLEN after LPUSH is wrong");
  			
  			String popped = null;
  			for(int i=0; i<SMALL_CNT; i++){
  				popped = toStr(provider.rpoplpush(listkey, listkey));
  				assertEquals(popped, stringList.get(i), "RPOPLPUSH didn't work as expected");
  			}
  			
  			// use LLEN: size should still be small count
  			assertTrue(provider.llen(listkey)==SMALL_CNT, "LLEN after RPOPLPUSH sequence is wrong");
  		} 
  		catch (RedisException e) { fail(cmd + " ERROR => " + e.getLocalizedMessage(), e); }
  	}
  
  	/**
  	 * Test method for {@link org.jredis.ri.alphazero.JRedisSupport#rpush(java.lang.String, java.lang.String)}.
  	 */
  	@Test
  	public void testRpushStringString() {
  		cmd = Command.RPUSH.code + " String | " + Command.LLEN + " | " + Command.LRANGE;
  		Log.log("TEST: %s command", cmd);
  		try {
  			provider.flushdb();
  
  			String listkey = this.keys.get(0);
  			for(int i=0; i<SMALL_CNT; i++){
  				provider.rpush(listkey, stringList.get(i));
  			}
  			// use LLEN: size should be small count
  			assertTrue(provider.llen(listkey)==SMALL_CNT, "LLEN after RPUSH is wrong");
  			
  			// use LRANGE 0 cnt: equal size and data should be same in order
  			List<byte[]>  range = provider.lrange(listkey, 0, SMALL_CNT);
  			assertTrue(range.size()==SMALL_CNT, "range size after RPUSH is wrong");
  			for(int i=0; i<SMALL_CNT; i++){
  				assertEquals (stringList.get(i), toStr(range.get(i)), "range and reference list differ at i: " + i);
  			}
  			List<String>  strRange = toStr(range);
  			for(int i=0; i<SMALL_CNT; i++){
  				assertEquals (stringList.get(i), strRange.get(i), "range and reference list differ at i: " + i);
  			}
  		} 
  		catch (RedisException e) { fail(cmd + " ERROR => " + e.getLocalizedMessage(), e); }
  	}
  	/**
  	 * Test method for {@link org.jredis.ri.alphazero.JRedisSupport#lpush(java.lang.String, java.lang.String)}.
  	 */
  	@Test
  	public void testLpushStringString() {
  		cmd = Command.LPUSH.code + " String | " + Command.LLEN + " | " + Command.LRANGE;
  		Log.log("TEST: %s command", cmd);
  		try {
  			provider.flushdb();
  
  			String listkey = this.keys.get(0);
  			for(int i=0; i<SMALL_CNT; i++){
  				provider.lpush(listkey, stringList.get(i));
  			}
  			// use LLEN: size should be small count
  			assertTrue(provider.llen(listkey)==SMALL_CNT, "LLEN after RPUSH is wrong");
  			
  			// use LRANGE 0 cnt: equal size and data should be same in order
  			List<byte[]>  range = provider.lrange(listkey, 0, SMALL_CNT);
  			assertTrue(range.size()==SMALL_CNT, "range size after RPUSH is wrong");
  			for(int i=0; i<SMALL_CNT; i++){
  				int r = SMALL_CNT - i - 1;
  				assertEquals (stringList.get(i), toStr(range.get(r)), "range and reference list differ at i: " + i);
  			}
  			List<String>  strRange = toStr(range);
  			for(int i=0; i<SMALL_CNT; i++){
  				int r = SMALL_CNT - i - 1;
  				assertEquals (stringList.get(i), strRange.get(r), "range and reference list differ at i: " + i);
  			}
  		} 
  		catch (RedisException e) { fail(cmd + " ERROR => " + e.getLocalizedMessage(), e); }
  	}
  
  	/**
  	 * Test method for {@link org.jredis.ri.alphazero.JRedisSupport#rpush(java.lang.String, java.lang.Number)}.
  	 */
  	@Test
  	public void testRpushStringNumber() {
  		cmd = Command.RPUSH.code + " Number | " + Command.LLEN + " | " + Command.LRANGE;
  		Log.log("TEST: %s command", cmd);
  		try {
  			provider.flushdb();
  
  			String listkey = this.keys.get(0);
  			for(int i=0; i<SMALL_CNT; i++){
  				provider.rpush(listkey, this.longList.get(i));
  			}
  			// use LLEN: size should be small count
  			assertTrue(provider.llen(listkey)==SMALL_CNT, "LLEN after RPUSH is wrong");
  			
  			// use LRANGE 0 cnt: equal size and data should be same in order
  			List<byte[]>  range = provider.lrange(listkey, 0, SMALL_CNT);
  			assertTrue(range.size()==SMALL_CNT, "range size after RPUSH is wrong");
  			for(int i=0; i<SMALL_CNT; i++){
  				assertTrue (longList.get(i).equals(toLong(range.get(i))), "range and reference list differ at i: " + i);
  			}
  			List<Long>  longRange = toLong(range);
  			for(int i=0; i<SMALL_CNT; i++){
  				assertEquals (longList.get(i), longRange.get(i), "range and reference list differ at i: " + i);
  			}
  		} 
  		catch (RedisException e) { fail(cmd + " ERROR => " + e.getLocalizedMessage(), e); }
  	}
  	
  	/**
  	 * Test method for {@link org.jredis.ri.alphazero.JRedisSupport#lpush(java.lang.String, java.lang.Number)}.
  	 */
  	@Test
  	public void testLpushStringNumber() {
  		cmd = Command.LPUSH.code + " Number | " + Command.LLEN + " | " + Command.LRANGE;
  		Log.log("TEST: %s command", cmd);
  		try {
  			provider.flushdb();
  
  			String listkey = this.keys.get(0);
  			for(int i=0; i<SMALL_CNT; i++){
  				provider.lpush(listkey, this.longList.get(i));
  			}
  			// use LLEN: size should be small count
  			assertTrue(provider.llen(listkey)==SMALL_CNT, "LLEN after RPUSH is wrong");
  			
  			// use LRANGE 0 cnt: equal size and data should be same in order
  			List<byte[]>  range = provider.lrange(listkey, 0, SMALL_CNT);
  			assertTrue(range.size()==SMALL_CNT, "range size after RPUSH is wrong");
  			for(int i=0; i<SMALL_CNT; i++){
  				int r = SMALL_CNT - i - 1;
  				assertTrue (longList.get(i).equals(toLong(range.get(r))), "range and reference list differ at i: " + i);
  			}
  			List<Long>  longRange = toLong(range);
  			for(int i=0; i<SMALL_CNT; i++){
  				int r = SMALL_CNT - i - 1;
  				assertEquals (longList.get(i), longRange.get(r), "range and reference list differ at i: " + i);
  			}
  		} 
  		catch (RedisException e) { fail(cmd + " ERROR => " + e.getLocalizedMessage(), e); }
  	}
  
  	
  	/**
  	 * Test method for {@link org.jredis.ri.alphazero.JRedisSupport#rpush(java.lang.String, java.io.Serializable)}.
  	 */
  	@Test
  	public void testRpushStringT() {
  		cmd = Command.RPUSH.code + " Java Object | " + Command.LLEN + " | " + Command.LRANGE;
  		Log.log("TEST: %s command", cmd);
  		try {
  			provider.flushdb();
  
  			String listkey = this.keys.get(0);
  			for(int i=0; i<SMALL_CNT; i++){
  				provider.rpush(listkey, this.objectList.get(i));
  			}
  			// use LLEN: size should be small count
  			assertTrue(provider.llen(listkey)==SMALL_CNT, "LLEN after RPUSH is wrong");
  			
  			// use LRANGE 0 cnt: equal size and data should be same in order
  			List<byte[]>  range = provider.lrange(listkey, 0, SMALL_CNT);
  			assertTrue(range.size()==SMALL_CNT, "range size after RPUSH is wrong");
  			for(int i=0; i<SMALL_CNT; i++){
  				assertTrue (objectList.get(i).equals(decode(range.get(i))), "range and reference list differ at i: " + i);
  			}
  			List<TestBean>  objRange = decode(range);
  			for(int i=0; i<SMALL_CNT; i++){
  				assertEquals (objectList.get(i), objRange.get(i), "range and reference list differ at i: " + i);
  			}
  		} 
  		catch (RedisException e) { fail(cmd + " ERROR => " + e.getLocalizedMessage(), e); }
  	}
  
  	/**
  	 * Test method for {@link org.jredis.ri.alphazero.JRedisSupport#lpush(java.lang.String, java.io.Serializable)}.
  	 */
  	@Test
  	public void testLpushStringT() {
  		cmd = Command.LPUSH.code + " Java Object | " + Command.LLEN + " | " + Command.LRANGE;
  		Log.log("TEST: %s command", cmd);
  		try {
  			provider.flushdb();
  
  			String listkey = this.keys.get(0);
  			for(int i=0; i<SMALL_CNT; i++){
  				provider.lpush(listkey, this.objectList.get(i));
  			}
  			// use LLEN: size should be small count
  			assertTrue(provider.llen(listkey)==SMALL_CNT, "LLEN after RPUSH is wrong");
  			
  			// use LRANGE 0 cnt: equal size and data should be same in order
  			List<byte[]>  range = provider.lrange(listkey, 0, SMALL_CNT);
  			assertTrue(range.size()==SMALL_CNT, "range size after RPUSH is wrong");
  			for(int i=0; i<SMALL_CNT; i++){
  				int r = SMALL_CNT - i - 1;
  				assertTrue (objectList.get(i).equals(decode(range.get(r))), "range and reference list differ at i: " + i);
  			}
  			List<TestBean>  objRange = decode(range);
  			for(int i=0; i<SMALL_CNT; i++){
  				int r = SMALL_CNT - i - 1;
  				assertEquals (objectList.get(i), objRange.get(r), "range and reference list differ at i: " + i);
  			}
  		} 
  		catch (RedisException e) {
  			fail(cmd + " ERROR => " + e.getLocalizedMessage(), e);
  		}
  	}
  	
  	/**
  	 * Test method for {@link org.jredis.ri.alphazero.JRedisSupport#ltrim(java.lang.String, long, long)}.
  	 */
  	@Test
  	public void testLtrim() {
  		cmd = Command.LTRIM.code + " | " + Command.LLEN.code + " | " + Command.LRANGE.code ;
  		Log.log("TEST: %s command", cmd);
  		try {
  			provider.flushdb();
  			
  			// prep a small list
  			String listkey = keys.get(0);
  			for(int i=0; i<SMALL_CNT; i++)
  				provider.rpush(listkey, dataList.get(i)); // use rpush (append) so ref list sequence order is preserved
  			
  			// sanity check
  			long listcnt = provider.llen(listkey);
  			assertEquals (listcnt, SMALL_CNT, "list length should be SMALL_CNT");
  			
  			provider.ltrim(listkey, 0,listcnt-1);	// trim nothing
  			assertEquals(provider.llen(listkey), listcnt, "trim from end to end - no delta expected");
  			
  			provider.ltrim(listkey, 1, listcnt-1); 	// remove the head
  			assertEquals(provider.llen(listkey), listcnt-1, "trim head - len should be --1 expected");
  			
  			listcnt = provider.llen(listkey);
  			assertEquals(listcnt, SMALL_CNT - 1, "list length should be SMALL_CNT - 1");
  			for(int i=0; i<SMALL_CNT-1; i++)
  				assertEquals(provider.lindex(listkey, i), dataList.get(i+1), "list items should match ref data shifted by 1 after removing head");
  			
  			provider.ltrim(listkey, -2, -1);
  			assertEquals(provider.llen(listkey), 2, "list length should be 2");
  			
  			provider.ltrim(listkey, 0, 0);
  			assertEquals(provider.llen(listkey), 1, "list length should be 1");
  
  			byte[] lastItem = provider.lpop(listkey);
  			assertNotNull(lastItem, "last item should not have been null");
  			assertEquals(provider.llen(listkey), 0, "expecting empty list after trims and pop");
  		} 
  		catch (RedisException e) { fail(cmd + " ERROR => " + e.getLocalizedMessage(), e); }
  	}
  
  	/**
  	 * Test method for {@link org.jredis.ri.alphazero.JRedisSupport#lindex(java.lang.String, long)}.
  	 */
  	@Test
  	public void testLindex() {
  		cmd = Command.LINDEX.code;
  		Log.log("TEST: %s command", cmd);
  		try {
  			provider.flushdb();
  			
  			// prep a small list
  			String listkey = keys.get(0);
  			for(int i=0; i<SMALL_CNT; i++)
  				provider.rpush(listkey, dataList.get(i)); // use rpush (append) so ref list sequence order is preserved
  			
  			for(int i=0; i<SMALL_CNT; i++)
  				assertEquals(provider.lindex(listkey, i), dataList.get(i), "list items should match ref data");
  		} 
  		catch (RedisException e) { fail(cmd + " ERROR => " + e.getLocalizedMessage(), e); }
  	}
  
  	/**
  	 * Test method for {@link org.jredis.ri.alphazero.JRedisSupport#lpop(java.lang.String)}.
  	 */
  	@Test
  	public void testLpop() {
  		cmd = Command.LPOP.code ;
  		Log.log("TEST: %s command", cmd);
  		try {
  			provider.flushdb();
  			
  			// prep a small list
  			String listkey = keys.get(0);
  			for(int i=0; i<SMALL_CNT; i++)
  				provider.rpush(listkey, dataList.get(i)); // use rpush (append) so ref list sequence order is preserved
  			
  			// sanity check
  			long listcnt = provider.llen(listkey);
  			assertEquals (listcnt, SMALL_CNT, "list length should be SMALL_CNT");
  			
  			for(int i=0; i<SMALL_CNT; i++)
  				assertEquals(provider.lpop(listkey), dataList.get(i), 
  						"nth popped head should be the same as nth dataitem, where n is " + i);
  			
  		} 
  		catch (RedisException e) { fail(cmd + " ERROR => " + e.getLocalizedMessage(), e); }
  	}
  
  	/**
  	 * Test method for {@link org.jredis.ri.alphazero.JRedisSupport#rpop(java.lang.String)}.
  	 */
  	@Test
  	public void testRpop() {
  		cmd = Command.RPOP.code ;
  		Log.log("TEST: %s command", cmd);
  		try {
  			provider.flushdb();
  			
  			// prep a small list
  			String listkey = keys.get(0);
  			for(int i=0; i<SMALL_CNT; i++)
  				provider.lpush(listkey, dataList.get(i)); // use rpush (append) so ref list sequence order is preserved
  			
  			// sanity check
  			long listcnt = provider.llen(listkey);
  			assertEquals (listcnt, SMALL_CNT, "list length should be SMALL_CNT");
  			
  			for(int i=0; i<SMALL_CNT; i++)
  				assertEquals(provider.rpop(listkey), dataList.get(i), 
  						"nth popped tail should be the same as nth dataitem, where n is " + i);
  			
  		} 
  		catch (RedisException e) { fail(cmd + " ERROR => " + e.getLocalizedMessage(), e); }
  	}
  
  	/**
  	 * Test method for {@link org.jredis.ri.alphazero.JRedisSupport#lrange(java.lang.String, int, int)}.
  	 */
  	@Test
  	public void testLrange() {
  		cmd = Command.LRANGE.code ;
  		Log.log("TEST: %s command", cmd);
  		try {
  			provider.flushdb();
  			
  			// prep a MEDIUM list
  			String listkey = keys.get(0);
  			for(int i=0; i<MEDIUM_CNT; i++)
  				provider.rpush(listkey, dataList.get(i)); // use rpush (append) so ref list sequence order is preserved
  			
  			// sanity check
  			long listcnt = provider.llen(listkey);
  			assertEquals (listcnt, MEDIUM_CNT, "list length should be MEDIUM_CNT");
  
  			List<byte[]> items = provider.lrange(listkey, 0, SMALL_CNT-1);
  			assertEquals (items.size(), SMALL_CNT, "list range 0->SMALL_CNT length should be SMALL_CNT");
  			for(int i=0; i<SMALL_CNT; i++)
  				assertEquals(items.get(i), dataList.get(i), 
  						"nth items of range 0->CNT should be the same as nth dataitem, where n is " + i);
  			
  		} 
  		catch (RedisException e) { fail(cmd + " ERROR => " + e.getLocalizedMessage(), e); }
  	}
  	
  	/**
  	 * Test method for {@link org.jredis.ri.alphazero.JRedisSupport#substr(java.lang.String, int, int)}.
  	 */
  	@Test
  	public void testSubstr() {
  		cmd = Command.SUBSTR.code ;
  		Log.log("TEST: %s command", cmd);
  		try {
  			provider.flushdb();
  			
  			String key = keys.get(0);
  			byte[] value = dataList.get(0);
  			provider.set(key, value);
  			
  			byte[] substr = null;
  			substr = provider.substr(key, 0, value.length);
  			assertEquals(substr, value, "full range substr should be equal to value");
  			
  			for(int i=0; i<value.length; i++){
  				assertTrue(provider.substr(key, i, i).length == 1, "checking size: using substr to iterate over value bytes @ idx " + i);
  				assertEquals(provider.substr(key, i, i)[0], value[i], "checking value: using substr to iterate over value bytes @ idx " + i);
  			}
  				
  			substr = provider.substr(key, 0, -1);
  			assertEquals(substr, value, "full range substr should be equal to value");
  			
  			substr = provider.substr(key, -1, 0);
  			assertEquals(substr, new byte[0], "substr with -1 from idx should be zero-length array");
  		} 
  		catch (RedisException e) { fail(cmd + " ERROR => " + e.getLocalizedMessage(), e); }
  	}
  	
  
  	/**
  	 * Test method for {@link org.jredis.ri.alphazero.JRedisSupport#lrem(java.lang.String, byte[], int)}.
  	 */
  	@Test
  	public void testLremStringByteArrayInt() {
  		cmd = Command.LREM.code + " byte[] | " + Command.LLEN;
  		Log.log("TEST: %s command", cmd);
  		try {
  			provider.flushdb();
  
  			String listkey = this.keys.get(0);
  			// we'll make a list of unique items first
  			for(int i=0; i<MEDIUM_CNT; i++)
  				provider.rpush(listkey, dataList.get(i));
  			assertTrue(provider.llen(listkey)==MEDIUM_CNT, "LLEN after RPUSH is wrong");
  			
  			// everysingle one of these should work and remove just 1 element
  			assertEquals(1, provider.lrem(listkey, dataList.get(0), 0));
  			assertEquals(1, provider.lrem(listkey, dataList.get(1), -1));
  			assertEquals(1, provider.lrem(listkey, dataList.get(2), 1));
  			assertEquals(1, provider.lrem(listkey, dataList.get(3), 2));
  			assertEquals(1, provider.lrem(listkey, dataList.get(4), -2));
  			
  			// everysingle one of these should work and remove NOTHING
  			assertEquals(0, provider.lrem(listkey, dataList.get(0), 0));
  			assertEquals(0, provider.lrem(listkey, dataList.get(1), -1));
  			assertEquals(0, provider.lrem(listkey, dataList.get(2), 1));
  			assertEquals(0, provider.lrem(listkey, dataList.get(3), 2));
  			assertEquals(0, provider.lrem(listkey, dataList.get(4), -2));
  			
  			// now we'll test to see how it handles empty lists
  			provider.flushdb();
  			for(int i=0; i<SMALL_CNT; i++)
  				provider.rpush(listkey, dataList.get(i));
  			assertTrue(provider.llen(listkey)==SMALL_CNT, "LLEN after RPUSH is wrong");
  			
  			for(int i=0; i<SMALL_CNT; i++)
  				provider.lrem(listkey, dataList.get(i), 100);
  			assertEquals(0, provider.llen(listkey), "LLEN should be zero");
  			
  		} 
  		catch (RedisException e) { fail(cmd + " ERROR => " + e.getLocalizedMessage(), e); }
  	}
  
  	/**
  	 * Test method for {@link org.jredis.ri.alphazero.JRedisSupport#lrem(java.lang.String, java.lang.String, int)}.
  	 */
  	@Test
  	public void testLremStringStringInt() {
  		cmd = Command.LREM.code + " String | " + Command.LLEN;
  		Log.log("TEST: %s command", cmd);
  		try {
  			provider.flushdb();
  
  			String listkey = this.keys.get(0);
  			// we'll make a list of unique items first
  			for(int i=0; i<MEDIUM_CNT; i++)
  				provider.rpush(listkey, stringList.get(i));
  			assertTrue(provider.llen(listkey)==MEDIUM_CNT, "LLEN after RPUSH is wrong");
  			
  			// everysingle one of these should work and remove just 1 element
  			assertEquals(1, provider.lrem(listkey, stringList.get(0), 0));
  			assertEquals(1, provider.lrem(listkey, stringList.get(1), -1));
  			assertEquals(1, provider.lrem(listkey, stringList.get(2), 1));
  			assertEquals(1, provider.lrem(listkey, stringList.get(3), 2));
  			assertEquals(1, provider.lrem(listkey, stringList.get(4), -2));
  			
  			// everysingle one of these should work and remove NOTHING
  			assertEquals(0, provider.lrem(listkey, stringList.get(0), 0));
  			assertEquals(0, provider.lrem(listkey, stringList.get(1), -1));
  			assertEquals(0, provider.lrem(listkey, stringList.get(2), 1));
  			assertEquals(0, provider.lrem(listkey, stringList.get(3), 2));
  			assertEquals(0, provider.lrem(listkey, stringList.get(4), -2));
  		} 
  		catch (RedisException e) { fail(cmd + " ERROR => " + e.getLocalizedMessage(), e); }
  	}
  
  	/**
  	 * Test method for {@link org.jredis.ri.alphazero.JRedisSupport#lrem(java.lang.String, java.lang.Number, int)}.
  	 */
  	@Test
  	public void testLremStringNumberInt() {
  		cmd = Command.LREM.code + " Number | " + Command.LLEN;
  		Log.log("TEST: %s command", cmd);
  		try {
  			provider.flushdb();
  
  			String listkey = this.keys.get(0);
  			// we'll make a list of unique items first
  			for(int i=0; i<MEDIUM_CNT; i++)
  				provider.rpush(listkey, longList.get(i));
  			assertTrue(provider.llen(listkey)==MEDIUM_CNT, "LLEN after RPUSH is wrong");
  			
  			// everysingle one of these should work and remove just 1 element
  			assertEquals(1, provider.lrem(listkey, longList.get(0), 0));
  			assertEquals(1, provider.lrem(listkey, longList.get(1), -1));
  			assertEquals(1, provider.lrem(listkey, longList.get(2), 1));
  			assertEquals(1, provider.lrem(listkey, longList.get(3), 2));
  			assertEquals(1, provider.lrem(listkey, longList.get(4), -2));
  			
  			// everysingle one of these should work and remove NOTHING
  			assertEquals(0, provider.lrem(listkey, longList.get(0), 0));
  			assertEquals(0, provider.lrem(listkey, longList.get(1), -1));
  			assertEquals(0, provider.lrem(listkey, longList.get(2), 1));
  			assertEquals(0, provider.lrem(listkey, longList.get(3), 2));
  			assertEquals(0, provider.lrem(listkey, longList.get(4), -2));
  		} 
  		catch (RedisException e) { fail(cmd + " ERROR => " + e.getLocalizedMessage(), e); }
  	}
  
  	/**
  	 * Test method for {@link org.jredis.ri.alphazero.JRedisSupport#lrem(java.lang.String, java.io.Serializable, int)}.
  	 */
  	@Test
  	public void testLremStringTInt() {
  		cmd = Command.LREM.code + " Java Object | " + Command.LLEN;
  		Log.log("TEST: %s command", cmd);
  		try {
  			provider.flushdb();
  
  			String listkey = this.keys.get(0);
  			// we'll make a list of unique items first
  			for(int i=0; i<MEDIUM_CNT; i++)
  				provider.rpush(listkey, objectList.get(i));
  			assertTrue(provider.llen(listkey)==MEDIUM_CNT, "LLEN after RPUSH is wrong");
  			
  			// everysingle one of these should work and remove just 1 element
  			assertEquals(1, provider.lrem(listkey, objectList.get(0), 0));
  			assertEquals(1, provider.lrem(listkey, objectList.get(1), -1));
  			assertEquals(1, provider.lrem(listkey, objectList.get(2), 1));
  			assertEquals(1, provider.lrem(listkey, objectList.get(3), 2));
  			assertEquals(1, provider.lrem(listkey, objectList.get(4), -2));
  			
  			// everysingle one of these should work and remove NOTHING
  			assertEquals(0, provider.lrem(listkey, objectList.get(0), 0));
  			assertEquals(0, provider.lrem(listkey, objectList.get(1), -1));
  			assertEquals(0, provider.lrem(listkey, objectList.get(2), 1));
  			assertEquals(0, provider.lrem(listkey, objectList.get(3), 2));
  			assertEquals(0, provider.lrem(listkey, objectList.get(4), -2));
  		} 
  		catch (RedisException e) { fail(cmd + " ERROR => " + e.getLocalizedMessage(), e); }
  	}
  
  	/**
  	 * Test method for {@link org.jredis.ri.alphazero.JRedisSupport#lset(java.lang.String, int, byte[])}.
  	 */
  	@Test
  	public void testLsetStringIntByteArray() {
  		cmd = Command.LSET.code + " byte[] | " + Command.LLEN;
  		Log.log("TEST: %s command", cmd);
  		try {
  			provider.flushdb();
  
  			String listkey = this.keys.get(0);
  			// we'll make a list of unique items first
  			for(int i=0; i<SMALL_CNT; i++)
  				provider.rpush(listkey, dataList.get(i));
  			assertTrue(provider.llen(listkey)==SMALL_CNT, "LLEN after RPUSH is wrong");
  			
  			// now we'll change their values
  			for(int i=0; i<SMALL_CNT; i++)
  				provider.lset(listkey, i, dataList.get(SMALL_CNT+i));
  			
  			List<byte[]> range = null;
  			
  			range = provider.lrange(listkey, 0, LARGE_CNT);
  			assertEquals (SMALL_CNT, range.size(), "range length is wrong");
  			for(int i=0; i<SMALL_CNT; i++)
  				assertEquals (dataList.get(SMALL_CNT+i), range.get(i), "after LSET the expected and range item differ at idx: " + i);
  			
  			// now we'll change their values using the negative index mode
  			int lim = SMALL_CNT*-1;
  			for(int i=-1; i>lim; i--)
  				provider.lset(listkey, i, dataList.get(i*-1));
  
  			range = provider.lrange(listkey, 0, LARGE_CNT);
  			assertEquals (SMALL_CNT, range.size(), "range length is wrong");
  			for(int i=0; i<SMALL_CNT; i++)
  				assertEquals (dataList.get(SMALL_CNT-i), range.get(i), "after LSET the expected and range item differ at idx: " + i);
  			
  			// test edge conditions
  			// out of range
  			boolean expectedError = false;
  			try {
  				Log.log("Expecting an out of range ERROR for LSET here ..");
  				provider.lset(listkey, SMALL_CNT, dataList.get(0)); 
  			}
  			catch (RedisException e) { expectedError = true; }
  			assertTrue(expectedError, "out of range LSET index should have raised an exception but did not");
  		} 
  		catch (RedisException e) { fail(cmd + " ERROR => " + e.getLocalizedMessage(), e); }
  	}
  
  	/**
  	 * Test method for {@link org.jredis.ri.alphazero.JRedisSupport#lset(java.lang.String, int, java.lang.String)}.
  	 */
  	@Test
  	public void testLsetStringIntString() {
  		cmd = Command.LSET.code + " String | " + Command.LLEN;
  		Log.log("TEST: %s command", cmd);
  		try {
  			provider.flushdb();
  
  			String listkey = this.keys.get(0);
  			// we'll make a list of unique items first
  			for(int i=0; i<SMALL_CNT; i++)
  				provider.rpush(listkey, stringList.get(i));
  			assertTrue(provider.llen(listkey)==SMALL_CNT, "LLEN after RPUSH is wrong");
  			
  			// now we'll change their values
  			for(int i=0; i<SMALL_CNT; i++)
  				provider.lset(listkey, i, stringList.get(SMALL_CNT+i));
  			
  			List<String> range = null;
  			
  			range = toStr (provider.lrange(listkey, 0, LARGE_CNT));
  			assertEquals (SMALL_CNT, range.size(), "range length is wrong");
  			for(int i=0; i<SMALL_CNT; i++)
  				assertTrue (stringList.get(SMALL_CNT+i).equals(range.get(i)), "after LSET the expected and range item differ at idx: " + i);
  			
  			// now we'll change their values using the negative index mode
  			int lim = SMALL_CNT*-1;
  			for(int i=-1; i>lim; i--)
  				provider.lset(listkey, i, stringList.get(i*-1));
  
  			range = toStr (provider.lrange(listkey, 0, LARGE_CNT));
  			assertEquals (SMALL_CNT, range.size(), "range length is wrong");
  			for(int i=0; i<SMALL_CNT; i++)
  				assertTrue (stringList.get(SMALL_CNT-i).equals(range.get(i)), "after LSET the expected and range item differ at idx: " + i);
  			
  			// test edge conditions
  			// out of range is same as byte[] as value type makes no difference
  		} 
  		catch (RedisException e) { fail(cmd + " ERROR => " + e.getLocalizedMessage(), e); }
  	}
  
  	/**
  	 * Test method for {@link org.jredis.ri.alphazero.JRedisSupport#lset(java.lang.String, int, java.lang.Number)}.
  	 */
  	@Test
  	public void testLsetStringIntNumber() {
  		cmd = Command.LSET.code + " Number | " + Command.LLEN;
  		Log.log("TEST: %s command", cmd);
  		try {
  			provider.flushdb();
  
  			String listkey = this.keys.get(0);
  			// we'll make a list of unique items first
  			for(int i=0; i<SMALL_CNT; i++)
  				provider.rpush(listkey, longList.get(i));
  			assertTrue(provider.llen(listkey)==SMALL_CNT, "LLEN after RPUSH is wrong");
  			
  			// now we'll change their values
  			for(int i=0; i<SMALL_CNT; i++)
  				provider.lset(listkey, i, longList.get(SMALL_CNT+i));
  			
  			List<Long> range = null;
  			
  			range = toLong (provider.lrange(listkey, 0, LARGE_CNT));
  			assertEquals (SMALL_CNT, range.size(), "range length is wrong");
  			for(int i=0; i<SMALL_CNT; i++)
  				assertTrue (longList.get(SMALL_CNT+i).equals(range.get(i)), "after LSET the expected and range item differ at idx: " + i);
  			
  			// now we'll change their values using the negative index mode
  			int lim = SMALL_CNT*-1;
  			for(int i=-1; i>lim; i--)
  				provider.lset(listkey, i, longList.get(i*-1));
  
  			range = toLong (provider.lrange(listkey, 0, LARGE_CNT));
  			assertEquals (SMALL_CNT, range.size(), "range length is wrong");
  			for(int i=0; i<SMALL_CNT; i++)
  				assertTrue (longList.get(SMALL_CNT-i).equals(range.get(i)), "after LSET the expected and range item differ at idx: " + i);
  			
  			// test edge conditions
  			// out of range is same as byte[] as value type makes no difference
  		} 
  		catch (RedisException e) { fail(cmd + " ERROR => " + e.getLocalizedMessage(), e); }
  	}
  
  	/**
  	 * Test method for {@link org.jredis.ri.alphazero.JRedisSupport#lset(java.lang.String, int, java.io.Serializable)}.
  	 */
  	@Test
  	public void testLsetStringIntT() {
  		cmd = Command.LSET.code + " Java Object | " + Command.LLEN;
  		Log.log("TEST: %s command", cmd);
  		try {
  			provider.flushdb();
  
  			String listkey = this.keys.get(0);
  			// we'll make a list of unique items first
  			for(int i=0; i<SMALL_CNT; i++)
  				provider.rpush(listkey, objectList.get(i));
  			assertTrue(provider.llen(listkey)==SMALL_CNT, "LLEN after RPUSH is wrong");
  			
  			// now we'll change their values
  			for(int i=0; i<SMALL_CNT; i++)
  				provider.lset(listkey, i, objectList.get(SMALL_CNT+i));
  			
  			List<TestBean> range = null;
  			
  			range = decode (provider.lrange(listkey, 0, LARGE_CNT));
  			assertEquals (SMALL_CNT, range.size(), "range length is wrong");
  			for(int i=0; i<SMALL_CNT; i++)
  				assertTrue (objectList.get(SMALL_CNT+i).equals(range.get(i)), "after LSET the expected and range item differ at idx: " + i);
  			
  			// now we'll change their values using the negative index mode
  			int lim = SMALL_CNT*-1;
  			for(int i=-1; i>lim; i--)
  				provider.lset(listkey, i, objectList.get(i*-1));
  
  			range = decode (provider.lrange(listkey, 0, LARGE_CNT));
  			assertEquals (SMALL_CNT, range.size(), "range length is wrong");
  			for(int i=0; i<SMALL_CNT; i++)
  				assertTrue (objectList.get(SMALL_CNT-i).equals(range.get(i)), "after LSET the expected and range item differ at idx: " + i);
  			
  			// test edge conditions
  			// out of range is same as byte[] as value type makes no difference
  		} 
  		catch (RedisException e) { fail(cmd + " ERROR => " + e.getLocalizedMessage(), e); }
  	}
  
  
  	/**************** QUERY COMMANDS ******************************/
  	/**
  	 * This command is still half-baked on the Redis side, so we just test to see if
  	 * it blows up or not.  (cooking:  if you sort on a set/list of size N and your
  	 * constrains (GET) limit the actual results to nothing, Redis (0.091) returns a 
  	 * list of size N full of nulls.  That's not tasty ..)
  	 * 
  	 * Test method for {@link org.jredis.ri.alphazero.JRedisSupport#sort(java.lang.String)}.
  	 */
  	@Test
  	public void testSort() {
  		cmd = Command.SORT.code;
  		Log.log("TEST: %s command", cmd);
  		
  		final String setkey = "set-key";
  		final String listkey = "list-key";
  		try {
  			provider.flushdb();
  			
  			for(int i=0; i<MEDIUM_CNT; i++){
  				provider.sadd(setkey, stringList.get(i));
  				provider.lpush(listkey, stringList.get(i));
  			}
  
  			List<String> sorted = null;
  			
  			Log.log("TEST: SORTED LIST [t.1]");
  			sorted = toStr(provider.sort(listkey).ALPHA().LIMIT(0, MEDIUM_CNT).DESC().exec());
  			assertEquals(sorted.size(), MEDIUM_CNT, "expecting sort results of size MEDIUM_CNT");
  			for(String s : sorted)
  				System.out.format("[t.1]: %s\n", s);
  			
  			String destKey = String.format("%s_store", listkey);
  			List<byte[]> ssres = provider.sort(listkey).ALPHA().LIMIT(0, MEDIUM_CNT).DESC().STORE(destKey).exec();
  			assertNotNull(ssres, "result of srot with STORE should be non-null");
  			assertEquals(ssres.size(), 1, "result of sort with STORE should be a list of single entry (the stored list's size)");
  			long sortedListSize = Query.Support.unpackValue(ssres);
  			assertEquals(sortedListSize, MEDIUM_CNT);
  			RedisType type = provider.type(destKey);
  			assertEquals(type, RedisType.list, "dest key of SORT .. STORE should be a LIST");
  			long sslistSize = provider.llen(destKey);
  			assertEquals(sslistSize, sortedListSize, "result of SORT ... STORE and LLEN of destkey list should be same");
  			
  			Log.log("TEST: SORTED LIST [t.2]");
  			sorted = toStr(provider.sort(listkey).ALPHA().LIMIT(10, 9).DESC().exec());
  			assertEquals(sorted.size(), 9, "expecting sort results of size 9");
  			for(String s : sorted)
  				System.out.format("[t.2]: %s\n", s);
  			
  			Log.log("TEST: SORTED LIST [t.3]");
  			sorted = toStr(provider.sort(listkey).ALPHA().LIMIT(MEDIUM_CNT-1, 1).DESC().exec());
  			assertEquals(sorted.size(), 1, "expecting sort results of size 1");
  			for(String s : sorted)
  				System.out.format("[t.3]: %s\n", s);
  			
  			Log.log("TEST: SORTED SET ");
  //			sorted = toStr(jredis.sort(setkey).ALPHA().LIMIT(0, 100).BY("*BB*").exec());
  			sorted = toStr(provider.sort(setkey).ALPHA().LIMIT(0, 555).DESC().exec());
  			for(String s : sorted)
  				System.out.format("%s\n", s);
  			
  		} 
  		catch (RedisException e) { fail(cmd + " ERROR => " + e.getLocalizedMessage(), e); }
  		
  		// force errors
  		
  		// count can't be zero
  		Runnable invalidLimitSpec = new Runnable() {
  			public void run() {
  				try { provider.sort(listkey).ALPHA().LIMIT(0, 0).DESC().exec(); }
                  catch (Throwable t) { throw new RuntimeException ("", t); }
  			}
  		};
  		assertDidRaiseRuntimeError(invalidLimitSpec, RuntimeException.class);
  		
  		// LIMIT from must be positive, {0...n}
  		Runnable invalidLimitSpec2 = new Runnable() {
  			public void run() {
  				try { provider.sort(listkey).ALPHA().LIMIT(-1, 1).DESC().exec(); }
                  catch (Throwable t) { throw new RuntimeException ("", t); }
  			}
  		};
  		assertDidRaiseRuntimeError(invalidLimitSpec2, RuntimeException.class);
  	}
  
  	
  	/**************** SORTED SET COMMANDS ******************************/
  	@Test
  	public void testZaddStringByteArray() {
  		cmd = Command.ZADD.code + " byte[]";
  		Log.log("TEST: %s command", cmd);
  		try {
  			provider.flushdb();
  			
  			
  			String setkey = keys.get(0);
  			for(int i=0;i<SMALL_CNT; i++)
  				assertTrue(provider.zadd(setkey, random.nextDouble(), dataList.get(i)), "zadd of random element should be true");
  			
  			for(int i=0;i<SMALL_CNT; i++)
  				assertFalse(provider.zadd(setkey, random.nextDouble(), dataList.get(i)), "sadd of existing element should be false");
  		} 
  		catch (RedisException e) { fail(cmd + " ERROR => " + e.getLocalizedMessage(), e); }
  	}
  	
  	@Test
  	public void testZremStringByteArray() {
  		cmd = Command.ZADD.code + " byte[] | " + Command.ZREM.code + " byte[]";
  		Log.log("TEST: %s command", cmd);
  		try {
  			provider.flushdb();
  			
  			String setkey = keys.get(0);
  			for(int i=0;i<SMALL_CNT; i++)
  				assertTrue(provider.zadd(setkey, random.nextDouble(), dataList.get(i)), "zadd of random element should be true");
  			
  			for(int i=0;i<SMALL_CNT; i++)
  				assertTrue(provider.zrem(setkey, dataList.get(i)), "zrem of existing element should be true");
  		} 
  		catch (RedisException e) { fail(cmd + " ERROR => " + e.getLocalizedMessage(), e); }
  	}
  	
  	@Test
  	public void testZscoreStringByteArray() {
  		cmd = Command.ZSCORE.code + " byte[]";
  		Log.log("TEST: %s command", cmd);
  		try {
  			provider.flushdb();
  			
  			
  			String setkey = keys.get(0);
  			for(int i=0;i<SMALL_CNT; i++)
  				assertTrue(provider.zadd(setkey, doubleList.get(i), dataList.get(i)), "zadd of random element should be true");
  			
  			for(int i=0;i<SMALL_CNT; i++)
  				assertEquals (provider.zscore(setkey, dataList.get(i)).doubleValue(), doubleList.get(i), "zscore of element should be " + doubleList.get(i));
  			
  			assertNull(provider.zscore(setkey, "no such set member"), "zscore of none existent member of sorted set should be null");
  		} 
  		catch (RedisException e) { fail(cmd + " ERROR => " + e.getLocalizedMessage(), e); }
  	}
  	
  	
  	@Test
  	public void testZrankStringByteArray() {
  		cmd = Command.ZRANK.code + " byte[]";
  		Log.log("TEST: %s command", cmd);
  		try {
  			provider.flushdb();
  			
  			
  			String setkey = keys.get(0);
  			for(int i=0;i<=SMALL_CNT; i++)
  				assertTrue(provider.zadd(setkey, i, dataList.get(i)), "zadd of random element should be true");
  			
  			for(int i=0;i<=SMALL_CNT; i++)
  				assertEquals (provider.zrank(setkey, dataList.get(i)), i, "zrank of element");
  
  			// edge cases
  			assertEquals (provider.zrank(setkey, dataList.get(SMALL_CNT+1)), -1, "zrank against non-existent member should be -1");
  			assertEquals (provider.zrank("no-such-set", dataList.get(0)), -1, "zrank against non-existent key should be -1");
  		} 
  		catch (RedisException e) { fail(cmd + " ERROR => " + e.getLocalizedMessage(), e); }
  	}
  	
  	
  	@Test
  	public void testZrevrankStringByteArray() {
  		cmd = Command.ZREVRANK.code + " byte[]";
  		Log.log("TEST: %s command", cmd);
  		try {
  			provider.flushdb();
  			
  			
  			String setkey = keys.get(0);
  			for(int i=0;i<=SMALL_CNT; i++)
  				assertTrue(provider.zadd(setkey, i, dataList.get(i)), "zadd of random element should be true");
  			
  			for(int i=0;i<=SMALL_CNT; i++)
  				assertEquals (provider.zrevrank(setkey, dataList.get(i)), SMALL_CNT - i, "zrevrank of element");
  
  			// edge cases
  			assertEquals (provider.zrevrank(setkey, dataList.get(SMALL_CNT+1)), -1, "zrevrank against non-existent member should be -1");
  			assertEquals (provider.zrevrank("no-such-set", dataList.get(0)), -1, "zrevrank against non-existent key should be -1");
  		} 
  		catch (RedisException e) { fail(cmd + " ERROR => " + e.getLocalizedMessage(), e); }
  	}
  
  	@Test
  	public void testZrangeWithscoresStringByteArray() {
  		cmd = Command.ZRANGE$OPTS.code + " byte[]";
  		Log.log("TEST: %s command", cmd);
  		try {
  			provider.flushdb();
  			
  			String setkey = keys.get(0);
  			for(int i=0;i<MEDIUM_CNT; i++)
  				assertTrue(provider.zadd(setkey, i, dataList.get(i)), "zadd of random element should be true");
  			
  			List<byte[]>  zvalues = provider.zrange(setkey, 0, SMALL_CNT);
  			
  			List<ZSetEntry>  zsubset = provider.zrangeSubset(setkey, 0, SMALL_CNT);
  			for(int i=0;i<SMALL_CNT; i++){
  				assertEquals(zsubset.get(i).getValue(), dataList.get(i), "value of element from zrange_withscore");
  				assertEquals(zsubset.get(i).getValue(), zvalues.get(i), "value of element from zrange_withscore compared with zscore with same range query");
  				assertEquals (zsubset.get(i).getScore(), (double)i, "score of element from zrange_withscore");
  				assertTrue(zsubset.get(i).getScore() <= zsubset.get(i+1).getScore(), "range member score should be smaller or equal to previous range member.  idx: " + i);
  				if(i>0) assertTrue(zsubset.get(i).getScore() >= zsubset.get(i-1).getScore(), "range member score should be bigger or equal to previous range member.  idx: " + i);
  			}
  		} 
  		catch (RedisException e) { fail(cmd + " ERROR => " + e.getLocalizedMessage(), e); }
  	}
  	
  	@Test
  	public void testZrevrangeWithscoresStringByteArray() {
  		cmd = Command.ZREVRANGE$OPTS.code + " byte[]";
  		Log.log("TEST: %s command", cmd);
  		try {
  			provider.flushdb();
  			
  			String setkey = keys.get(0);
  			for(int i=0;i<MEDIUM_CNT; i++)
  				assertTrue(provider.zadd(setkey, i, dataList.get(i)), "zadd of random element should be true");
  			
  			List<byte[]>  zvalues = provider.zrevrange(setkey, 0, SMALL_CNT);
  			
  			List<ZSetEntry>  zsubset = provider.zrevrangeSubset(setkey, 0, SMALL_CNT);
  			for(int i=0;i<SMALL_CNT; i++){
  				assertEquals(zsubset.get(i).getValue(), dataList.get(MEDIUM_CNT-i-1), "value of element from zrange_withscore");
  				assertEquals(zsubset.get(i).getValue(), zvalues.get(i), "value of element from zrange_withscore compared with zscore with same range query");
  				assertEquals (zsubset.get(i).getScore(), (double)MEDIUM_CNT-i-1, "score of element from zrange_withscore");
  				assertTrue(zsubset.get(i).getScore() >= zsubset.get(i+1).getScore(), "range member score should be smaller or equal to previous range member.  idx: " + i);
  				if(i>0) assertTrue(zsubset.get(i).getScore() <= zsubset.get(i-1).getScore(), "range member score should be bigger or equal to previous range member.  idx: " + i);
  			}
  		} 
  		catch (RedisException e) { fail(cmd + " ERROR => " + e.getLocalizedMessage(), e); }
  	}
  	
  	@Test
  	public void testZrangebyscoreStringByteArray() {
  		cmd = Command.ZRANGEBYSCORE.code + " byte[]";
  		Log.log("TEST: %s command", cmd);
  		try {
  			provider.flushdb();
  			
  			String setkey = keys.get(0);
  			for(int i=0;i<MEDIUM_CNT; i++)
  				assertTrue(provider.zadd(setkey, i, dataList.get(i)), "zadd of random element should be true");
  			
  			List<byte[]>  range = provider.zrangebyscore(setkey, 0, SMALL_CNT);
  			assertTrue(range.size() > 0, "should have non empty results for range by score here");
  			for(int i=0;i<SMALL_CNT-1; i++){
  				assertEquals(range.get(i), dataList.get(i), "expected value in the range by score missing");
  			}
  		} 
  		catch (RedisException e) { fail(cmd + " ERROR => " + e.getLocalizedMessage(), e); }
  	}
  	
  	@Test
  	public void testZrangebyscoreWithScoresStringByteArray() {
  		cmd = Command.ZRANGEBYSCORE$OPTS.code + " byte[]";
  		Log.log("TEST: %s command", cmd);
  		try {
  			provider.flushdb();
  
  			String setkey = keys.get(0);
  			for(int i=0;i<MEDIUM_CNT; i++)
  				assertTrue(provider.zadd(setkey, i, dataList.get(i)), "zadd of random element should be true");
  
  			List<ZSetEntry>  range = provider.zrangebyscoreSubset(setkey, 0, SMALL_CNT);
  			assertTrue(range.size() > 0, "should have non empty results for range by score here");
  			for(int i=0;i<SMALL_CNT-1; i++){
  				assertEquals(range.get(i).getValue(), dataList.get(i), "expected value in the range by score missing");
  				assertEquals(range.get(i).getScore(), (double)i, "score of element from zrangebyscore_withscore");
  			}
  		}
  		catch (RedisException e) { fail(cmd + " ERROR => " + e.getLocalizedMessage(), e); }
  	}
  
  	@Test
  	public void testZremrangebyscoreStringByteArray() {
  		cmd = Command.ZREMRANGEBYSCORE.code + " byte[]";
  		Log.log("TEST: %s command", cmd);
  		try {
  			provider.flushdb();
  			
  			String setkey = keys.get(0);
  			for(int i=0;i<MEDIUM_CNT; i++)
  				assertTrue(provider.zadd(setkey, i, dataList.get(i)), "zadd of random element should be true");
  			
  			long count = provider.zcount(setkey, 0, SMALL_CNT);
  			assertTrue(count > 0, "should have non-zero number of rem cnt for zcount");
  			assertEquals(count, SMALL_CNT+1, "should have specific number of rem cnt for zcount");
  		} 
  		catch (RedisException e) { fail(cmd + " ERROR => " + e.getLocalizedMessage(), e); }
  	}
  	
  	
  	@Test
  	public void testZcountStringByteArray() {
  		cmd = Command.ZCOUNT.code + " byte[]";
  		Log.log("TEST: %s command", cmd);
  		try {
  			provider.flushdb();
  			
  			String setkey = keys.get(0);
  			for(int i=0;i<MEDIUM_CNT; i++)
  				assertTrue(provider.zadd(setkey, i, dataList.get(i)), "zadd of random element should be true");
  			
  			long remCnt = provider.zremrangebyscore(setkey, 0, SMALL_CNT);
  			assertTrue(remCnt > 0, "should have non-zero number of rem cnt for zremrangebyscore");
  			assertEquals(remCnt, SMALL_CNT+1, "should have specific number of rem cnt for zremrangebyscore");
  		} 
  		catch (RedisException e) { fail(cmd + " ERROR => " + e.getLocalizedMessage(), e); }
  	}
  	
  	@Test
  	public void testZremrangebyrankStringByteArray() {
  		cmd = Command.ZREMRANGEBYRANK.code + " byte[]";
  		Log.log("TEST: %s command", cmd);
  		try {
  			provider.flushdb();
  			
  			String setkey = keys.get(0);
  			for(int i=0;i<MEDIUM_CNT; i++)
  				assertTrue(provider.zadd(setkey, i, dataList.get(i)), "zadd of random element should be true");
  			
  			long remCnt = provider.zremrangebyrank(setkey, 0, SMALL_CNT);
  			assertTrue(remCnt > 0, "should have non-zero number of rem cnt for zremrangebyrank");
  			assertEquals(remCnt, SMALL_CNT+1, "should have specific number of rem cnt for zremrangebyrank");
  		} 
  		catch (RedisException e) { fail(cmd + " ERROR => " + e.getLocalizedMessage(), e); }
  		catch (RuntimeException rte) { fail(cmd + " RUNTIME-ERROR => " + rte.getLocalizedMessage(), rte); }
  	}
  	
  	@Test
  	public void testZincrbyStringByteArray() {
  		cmd = Command.ZSCORE.code + " byte[] | " + Command.ZINCRBY.code + " byte[]";
  		Log.log("TEST: %s command", cmd);
  		try {
  			provider.flushdb();
  			
  			String setkey = keys.get(0);
  			for(int i=0;i<SMALL_CNT; i++)
  				assertTrue(provider.zadd(setkey, doubleList.get(i), dataList.get(i)), "zadd of random element should be true");
  			
  			for(int i=0;i<SMALL_CNT; i++)
  				assertEquals (provider.zscore(setkey, dataList.get(i)).doubleValue(), doubleList.get(i), "zscore of element should be " + doubleList.get(i));
  
  			double increment = 0.05;
  			for(int i=0;i<SMALL_CNT; i++)
  				assertEquals (provider.zincrby(setkey, increment ,dataList.get(i)).doubleValue(), doubleList.get(i) + increment, "zincr of element should be " + doubleList.get(i) + increment);
  
  		} 
  		catch (RedisException e) { fail(cmd + " ERROR => " + e.getLocalizedMessage(), e); }
  	}
  	
  	@Test
  	public void testZrangeStringByteArray() {
  		cmd = Command.ZRANGE.code + " byte[]";
  		Log.log("TEST: %s command", cmd);
  		try {
  			provider.flushdb();
  			
  			String setkey = keys.get(0);
  			for(int i=0;i<MEDIUM_CNT; i++)
  				assertTrue(provider.zadd(setkey, doubleList.get(i), dataList.get(i)), "zadd of random element should be true");
  			
  			List<byte[]>  range = provider.zrange(setkey, 0, SMALL_CNT);
  			for(int i=1;i<SMALL_CNT-1; i++){
  				assertTrue(provider.zscore(setkey, range.get(i)).doubleValue() <= provider.zscore(setkey, range.get(i+1)).doubleValue(), "range member score should be smaller or equal to previous range member");
  				assertTrue(provider.zscore(setkey, range.get(i)).doubleValue() >= provider.zscore(setkey, range.get(i-1)).doubleValue(), "range member score should be bigger or equal to previous range member");
  			}
  			
  			for(int i=0;i<SMALL_CNT; i++)
  				assertEquals (provider.zscore(setkey, dataList.get(i)), doubleList.get(i), "zscore of element should be " + doubleList.get(i));
  		} 
  		catch (RedisException e) { fail(cmd + " ERROR => " + e.getLocalizedMessage(), e); }
  	}
  	/**************** SET COMMANDS ******************************/
  	/**
  	 * Test method for {@link org.jredis.ri.alphazero.JRedisSupport#sadd(java.lang.String, byte[])}.
  	 */
  	@Test
  	public void testSaddStringByteArray() {
  		cmd = Command.SADD.code + " byte[]";
  		Log.log("TEST: %s command", cmd);
  		try {
  			provider.flushdb();
  			
  			String setkey = keys.get(0);
  			for(int i=0;i<SMALL_CNT; i++)
  				assertTrue(provider.sadd(setkey, dataList.get(i)), "sadd of random element should be true");
  			
  			for(int i=0;i<SMALL_CNT; i++)
  				assertFalse(provider.sadd(setkey, dataList.get(i)), "sadd of existing element should be false");
  		} 
  		catch (RedisException e) { fail(cmd + " ERROR => " + e.getLocalizedMessage(), e); }
  	}
  
  	/**
  	 * Test method for {@link org.jredis.ri.alphazero.JRedisSupport#sadd(java.lang.String, java.lang.String)}.
  	 */
  	@Test
  	public void testSaddStringString() {
  		cmd = Command.SADD.code + " String";
  		Log.log("TEST: %s command", cmd);
  		try {
  			provider.flushdb();
  			
  			String setkey = keys.get(0);
  			for(int i=0;i<SMALL_CNT; i++)
  				assertTrue(provider.sadd(setkey, stringList.get(i)), "sadd of random element should be true");
  			
  			for(int i=0;i<SMALL_CNT; i++)
  				assertFalse(provider.sadd(setkey, stringList.get(i)), "sadd of existing element should be false");
  		} 
  		catch (RedisException e) { fail(cmd + " ERROR => " + e.getLocalizedMessage(), e); }
  	}
  
  	/**
  	 * Test method for {@link org.jredis.ri.alphazero.JRedisSupport#sadd(java.lang.String, java.lang.Number)}.
  	 */
  	@Test
  	public void testSaddStringNumber() {
  		cmd = Command.SADD.code + " Number";
  		Log.log("TEST: %s command", cmd);
  		try {
  			provider.flushdb();
  			
  			String setkey = keys.get(0);
  			for(int i=0;i<SMALL_CNT; i++)
  				assertTrue(provider.sadd(setkey, longList.get(i)), "sadd of random element should be true");
  			
  			for(int i=0;i<SMALL_CNT; i++)
  				assertFalse(provider.sadd(setkey, longList.get(i)), "sadd of existing element should be false");
  		} 
  		catch (RedisException e) { fail(cmd + " ERROR => " + e.getLocalizedMessage(), e); }
  	}
  
  	/**
  	 * Test method for {@link org.jredis.ri.alphazero.JRedisSupport#sadd(java.lang.String, java.io.Serializable)}.
  	 */
  	@Test
  	public void testSaddStringT() {
  		cmd = Command.SADD.code + " Java Object";
  		Log.log("TEST: %s command", cmd);
  		try {
  			provider.flushdb();
  			
  			String setkey = keys.get(0);
  			for(int i=0;i<SMALL_CNT; i++)
  				assertTrue(provider.sadd(setkey, objectList.get(i)), "sadd of random element should be true");
  			
  			for(int i=0;i<SMALL_CNT; i++)
  				assertFalse(provider.sadd(setkey, objectList.get(i)), "sadd of existing element should be false");
  		} 
  		catch (RedisException e) { fail(cmd + " ERROR => " + e.getLocalizedMessage(), e); }
  	}
  
  	@Test
  	public void testSrandmember() {
  		cmd = Command.SRANDMEMBER.code + " String ";
  		Log.log("TEST: %s command", cmd);
  		try {
  			provider.flushdb();
  			
  			// add a small set
  			String setkey = keys.get(0);
  			for(int i=0;i<SMALL_CNT; i++)
  				assertTrue(provider.sadd(setkey, stringList.get(i)), "sadd of random element should be true");
  			
  			// get members
  			List<String> members = null;
  			members = toStr(provider.smembers(setkey));
  			assertTrue(members.size() == SMALL_CNT);
  			
  			// get random member
  			String randomMemeber = toStr(provider.srandmember(setkey));
  			
  			boolean found = false;
  			for(String m : members){
  				if(m.equals(randomMemeber)) {
  					found = true;
  					break;
  				}
  			}
  			assertTrue(found, "random set element should have been in the members list");
  
  			
  			// test edget conditions
  			byte[] membytes = null;
  
  			// empty set
  	        provider.sadd("empty", "delete-me");
  	        provider.srem("empty", "delete-me");
  	        membytes = provider.srandmember("empty");
  	        assertEquals(membytes, null, "empty set random member should be null");
  	        assertEquals(toStr(membytes), null, "empty set random member should be null");
  	        
  			// non-existent key
  	        membytes = provider.srandmember("no-such-key");
  	        assertEquals(membytes, null, "non-existent key/set random member should be null");
  	        assertEquals(toStr(membytes), null, "non-existent key/set random member should be null");
  		} 
  		catch (RedisException e) { fail(cmd + " ERROR => " + e.getLocalizedMessage(), e); }
  		
  	}
  	/**
  	 * Test method for {@link org.jredis.ri.alphazero.JRedisSupport#smembers(java.lang.String)}.
  	 */
  	@Test
  	public void testSmembers() {
  		cmd = Command.SMEMBERS.code + " byte[] ";
  		Log.log("TEST: %s command", cmd);
  		try {
  			provider.flushdb();
  			
  			String setkey = keys.get(0);
  			for(int i=0;i<SMALL_CNT; i++)
  				assertTrue(provider.sadd(setkey, dataList.get(i)), "sadd of random element should be true");
  			
  			List<byte[]> members = null;
  			members = provider.smembers(setkey);
  			assertTrue(members.size() == SMALL_CNT);
  			// byte[] don't play nice with equals -- values are random so if size matches, its ok
  //			for(int i=0;i<SMALL_CNT; i++)
  //				assertTrue(members.contains(dataList.get(i)), "set members should include item at idx: " + i);
  
  			// test edget conditions
  			// empty set
  			provider.sadd(keys.get(2), dataList.get(0));
  			provider.srem(keys.get(2), dataList.get(0));
  			assertEquals(provider.scard(keys.get(2)), 0, "set cardinality for an empty set should be 0");
  			members = provider.smembers(keys.get(2));
  			assertEquals(members, Collections.EMPTY_LIST,"smembers should return an empty list");
  		} 
  		catch (RedisException e) { fail(cmd + " ERROR => " + e.getLocalizedMessage(), e); }
  
  		cmd = Command.SMEMBERS.code + " String ";
  		Log.log("TEST: %s command", cmd);
  		try {
  			provider.flushdb();
  			
  			String setkey = keys.get(0);
  			for(int i=0;i<SMALL_CNT; i++)
  				assertTrue(provider.sadd(setkey, stringList.get(i)), "sadd of random element should be true");
  			
  			List<String> members = null;
  			members = toStr(provider.smembers(setkey));
  			assertTrue(members.size() == SMALL_CNT);
  
  			for(int i=0;i<SMALL_CNT; i++)
  				assertTrue(members.contains(stringList.get(i)), "set members should include item at idx: " + i);
  
  			// test edget conditions
  			// empty set
  			provider.sadd(keys.get(2), stringList.get(0));
  			provider.srem(keys.get(2), stringList.get(0));
  			assertTrue(provider.scard(keys.get(2)) == 0, "set should be empty now");
  			members = toStr(provider.smembers(keys.get(2)));
  			//assertNull(members, "smembers should return null for set that was fully emptied"); // api change.
  			assertEquals(members.size(), 0, "smembers should have returned an empty list"); // api change - now it is null
  		} 
  		catch (RedisException e) { fail(cmd + " ERROR => " + e.getLocalizedMessage(), e); }
  
  		cmd = Command.SMEMBERS.code + " Number ";
  		Log.log("TEST: %s command", cmd);
  		try {
  			provider.flushdb();
  			
  			String setkey = keys.get(0);
  			for(int i=0;i<SMALL_CNT; i++)
  				assertTrue(provider.sadd(setkey, longList.get(i)), "sadd of random element should be true");
  			
  			List<Long> members = null;
  			members = toLong (provider.smembers(setkey));
  			assertTrue(members.size() == SMALL_CNT);
  
  			for(int i=0;i<SMALL_CNT; i++)
  				assertTrue(members.contains(longList.get(i)), "set members should include item at idx: " + i);
  
  			// test edget conditions
  			// empty set
  			provider.sadd(keys.get(2), longList.get(0));
  			provider.srem(keys.get(2), longList.get(0));
  			assertTrue(provider.scard(keys.get(2)) == 0, "set should be empty now");
  			members = toLong (provider.smembers(keys.get(2)));
  			//assertNull(members, "smembers should return null"); // api change (also toLong changed to handle the null results).
  			assertEquals(members.size(), 0, "smembers should have returned an empty list");
  		} 
  		catch (RedisException e) { fail(cmd + " ERROR => " + e.getLocalizedMessage(), e); }
  
  		cmd = Command.SMEMBERS.code + " Java Object ";
  		Log.log("TEST: %s command", cmd);
  		try {
  			provider.flushdb();
  			
  			String setkey = keys.get(0);
  			for(int i=0;i<SMALL_CNT; i++)
  				assertTrue(provider.sadd(setkey, objectList.get(i)), "sadd of random element should be true");
  			
  			List<TestBean> members = null;
  			members = decode (provider.smembers(setkey));
  			assertTrue(members.size() == SMALL_CNT);
  
  			for(int i=0;i<SMALL_CNT; i++)
  				assertTrue(members.contains(objectList.get(i)), "set members should include item at idx: " + i);
  
  			// test edget conditions
  			// empty set
  			provider.sadd(keys.get(2), objectList.get(0));
  			provider.srem(keys.get(2), objectList.get(0));
  			assertTrue(provider.scard(keys.get(2)) == 0, "set should be empty now");
  			members = decode (provider.smembers(keys.get(2)));
  			//assertNull(members, "smembers should return null"); // API change
  			assertEquals(members.size(), 0, "smembers should have returned an empty list");
  		} 
  		catch (RedisException e) { fail(cmd + " ERROR => " + e.getLocalizedMessage(), e); }
  	}
  
  	/**
  	 * Test method for {@link org.jredis.ri.alphazero.JRedisSupport#sismember(java.lang.String, byte[])}.
  	 */
  	@Test
  	public void testSmoveStringByteArray() {
  		cmd = Command.SMOVE.code + " byte[]";
  		Log.log("TEST: %s command", cmd);
  		try {
  			provider.flushdb();
  			
  			String srckey = keys.get(0);
  			String destkey = keys.get(1);
  			for(int i=0;i<SMALL_CNT; i++)
  				assertTrue(provider.sadd(srckey, dataList.get(i)), "sadd of random element should be true");
  			
  			for(int i=0;i<SMALL_CNT; i++) {
  				assertTrue(provider.sismember(srckey, dataList.get(i)), "should be a member of the src before move");
  				
  				/* smove */
  				assertTrue(provider.smove (srckey, destkey, dataList.get(i)), "move should be ok");
  				
  				assertTrue(provider.sismember(destkey, dataList.get(i)), "should be a member of the dest after move");
  				assertFalse(provider.sismember(srckey, dataList.get(i)), "should NOT be a member of the src after move");
  			}
  			
  			// lets try the error conditions by using wrong type for src or dest
  			boolean expectedError;
  			
  			String stringKey = "foo";
  			provider.set(stringKey, "smove test");
  			
  			String listKey = "bar";
  			provider.lpush(listKey, "smove test");
  			
  			// wrong dest
  			expectedError = false;
  			try {
  				Log.log("Expecting an operation against key holding the wrong kind of value ERROR..");
  				assertTrue(provider.smove (destkey, stringKey, dataList.get(0)), "dest is wrong type");
  			}
  			catch (RedisException e) { expectedError = true; }
  			assertTrue(expectedError, "should have raised an exception but did not");
  			
  			// wrong src
  			expectedError = false;
  			try {
  				Log.log("Expecting an operation against key holding the wrong kind of value ERROR..");
  				assertTrue(provider.smove (stringKey, srckey, dataList.get(0)), "src is wrong type");
  			}
  			catch (RedisException e) { expectedError = true; }
  			assertTrue(expectedError, "should have raised an exception but did not");
  			
  			// wrong src and dest
  			expectedError = false;
  			try {
  				Log.log("Expecting an operation against key holding the wrong kind of value ERROR..");
  				assertTrue(provider.smove (listKey, stringKey, dataList.get(0)), "src and dest are wrong type");
  			}
  			catch (RedisException e) { expectedError = true; }
  			assertTrue(expectedError, "should have raised an exception but did not");
  		} 
  		catch (RedisException e) { fail(cmd + " ERROR => " + e.getLocalizedMessage(), e); }
  	}
  
  	/**
  	 * Test method for {@link org.jredis.ri.alphazero.JRedisSupport#sismember(java.lang.String, byte[])}.
  	 */
  	@Test
  	public void testSismemberStringByteArray() {
  		cmd = Command.SISMEMBER.code + " byte[]";
  		Log.log("TEST: %s command", cmd);
  		try {
  			provider.flushdb();
  			
  			String setkey = keys.get(0);
  			for(int i=0;i<SMALL_CNT; i++)
  				assertTrue(provider.sadd(setkey, dataList.get(i)), "sadd of random element should be true");
  			
  			for(int i=0;i<SMALL_CNT; i++)
  				assertTrue(provider.sismember(setkey, dataList.get(i)), "should be a member of the set");
  		} 
  		catch (RedisException e) { fail(cmd + " ERROR => " + e.getLocalizedMessage(), e); }
  	}
  
  	/**
  	 * Test method for {@link org.jredis.ri.alphazero.JRedisSupport#sismember(java.lang.String, java.lang.String)}.
  	 */
  	@Test
  	public void testSismemberStringString() {
  		cmd = Command.SISMEMBER.code + " String";
  		Log.log("TEST: %s command", cmd);
  		try {
  			provider.flushdb();
  			
  			String setkey = keys.get(0);
  			for(int i=0;i<SMALL_CNT; i++)
  				assertTrue(provider.sadd(setkey, stringList.get(i)), "sadd of random element should be true");
  			
  			for(int i=0;i<SMALL_CNT; i++)
  				assertTrue(provider.sismember(setkey, stringList.get(i)), "should be a member of the set");
  		} 
  		catch (RedisException e) { fail(cmd + " ERROR => " + e.getLocalizedMessage(), e); }
  	}
  
  	/**
  	 * Test method for {@link org.jredis.ri.alphazero.JRedisSupport#sismember(java.lang.String, java.lang.Number)}.
  	 */
  	@Test
  	public void testSismemberStringNumber() {
  		cmd = Command.SISMEMBER.code + " Number";
  		Log.log("TEST: %s command", cmd);
  		try {
  			provider.flushdb();
  			
  			String setkey = keys.get(0);
  			for(int i=0;i<SMALL_CNT; i++)
  				assertTrue(provider.sadd(setkey, longList.get(i)), "sadd of random element should be true");
  			
  			for(int i=0;i<SMALL_CNT; i++)
  				assertTrue(provider.sismember(setkey, longList.get(i)), "should be a member of the set");
  		} 
  		catch (RedisException e) { fail(cmd + " ERROR => " + e.getLocalizedMessage(), e); }
  	}
  
  	/**
  	 * Test method for {@link org.jredis.ri.alphazero.JRedisSupport#sismember(java.lang.String, java.io.Serializable)}.
  	 */
  	@Test
  	public void testSismemberStringT() {
  		cmd = Command.SISMEMBER.code + " Java Object";
  		Log.log("TEST: %s command", cmd);
  		try {
  			provider.flushdb();
  			
  			String setkey = keys.get(0);
  			for(int i=0;i<SMALL_CNT; i++)
  				assertTrue(provider.sadd(setkey, objectList.get(i)), "sadd of random element should be true");
  			
  			for(int i=0;i<SMALL_CNT; i++)
  				assertTrue(provider.sismember(setkey, objectList.get(i)), "should be a member of the set");
  		} 
  		catch (RedisException e) { fail(cmd + " ERROR => " + e.getLocalizedMessage(), e); }
  	}
  
  
  	/**
  	 * Test method for {@link org.jredis.ri.alphazero.JRedisSupport#scard(java.lang.String)}.
  	 */
  	@Test
  	public void testScard() {
  		cmd = Command.SCARD.code + " Java Object";
  		Log.log("TEST: %s command", cmd);
  		try {
  			provider.flushdb();
  			
  			String setkey = keys.get(0);
  			for(int i=0;i<SMALL_CNT; i++)
  				assertTrue(provider.sadd(setkey, dataList.get(i)), "sadd of random element should be true");
  			
  			assertEquals (provider.scard (setkey), SMALL_CNT, "scard should be SMALL_CNT");
  		} 
  		catch (RedisException e) { fail(cmd + " ERROR => " + e.getLocalizedMessage(), e); }
  	}
  
  	/**
  	 * Test method for {@link org.jredis.ri.alphazero.JRedisSupport#scard(java.lang.String)}.
  	 */
  	@Test
  	public void testZcard() {
  		cmd = Command.ZADD.code + " Java Object | " + Command.ZCARD.code;
  		Log.log("TEST: %s command", cmd);
  		try {
  			provider.flushdb();
  			
  			String setkey = keys.get(0);
  			for(int i=0;i<SMALL_CNT; i++)
  				assertTrue(provider.zadd(setkey, i, dataList.get(i)), "zadd of random element should be true");
  			
  			assertEquals (provider.zcard (setkey), SMALL_CNT, "zcard should be SMALL_CNT");
  		} 
  		catch (RedisException e) { fail(cmd + " ERROR => " + e.getLocalizedMessage(), e); }
  	}
  
  	/**
  	 * Test method for {@link org.jredis.ri.alphazero.JRedisSupport#sinter(java.lang.String, java.lang.String[])}.
  	 */
  	@Test
  	public void testSinter() {
  		cmd = Command.SINTER.code;
  		Log.log("TEST: %s command", cmd);
  		try {
  			provider.flushdb();
  			
  			String setkey1 = keys.get(0);
  			String setkey2 = keys.get(1);
  			String setunique = keys.get(2);
  			for(int i=0;i<SMALL_CNT; i++) {
  				assertTrue(provider.sadd(setkey1, dataList.get(i)), "sadd of random element should be true");
  				assertTrue(provider.sadd(setkey2, dataList.get(i+2)), "sadd of random element should be true");
  				assertTrue(provider.sadd(setunique, dataList.get(10+i+SMALL_CNT)), "sadd of random element should be true");
  			}
  			assertEquals (0, provider.sinter(setkey1, setkey2, setunique).size(), "should be no common elements in all three");
  			assertTrue (provider.sinter(setkey1, setkey2).size() > 0, "should be common elements in set 1 and 2");
  		} 
  		catch (RedisException e) { fail(cmd + " ERROR => " + e.getLocalizedMessage(), e); }
  	}
  
  	/**
  	 * Test method for {@link org.jredis.ri.alphazero.JRedisSupport#sinterstore(java.lang.String, java.lang.String[])}.
  	 */
  	@Test
  	public void testSinterstore() {
  		cmd = Command.SINTERSTORE.code;
  		Log.log("TEST: %s command", cmd);
  		try {
  			provider.flushdb();
  			
  			String setkey1 = keys.get(0);
  			String setkey2 = keys.get(1);
  			String setunique = keys.get(2);
  			String interset = keys.get(3);
  			for(int i=0;i<SMALL_CNT; i++) {
  				assertTrue(provider.sadd(setkey1, dataList.get(i)), "sadd of random element should be true");
  				assertTrue(provider.sadd(setkey2, dataList.get(i+2)), "sadd of random element should be true");
  				assertTrue(provider.sadd(setunique, dataList.get(10+i+SMALL_CNT)), "sadd of random element should be true");
  			}
  			provider.sinterstore (interset, setkey1, setkey2, setunique);
  			assertEquals (0, provider.scard(interset), "interset set should be empty");
  			provider.sinterstore (interset, setkey1, setkey2);
  			assertTrue (provider.scard(interset) > 0, "interset set should be non-empty");
  		} 
  		catch (RedisException e) { fail(cmd + " ERROR => " + e.getLocalizedMessage(), e); }
  	}
  
  
  	/**
  	 * Test method for {@link org.jredis.ri.alphazero.JRedisSupport#sunion(java.lang.String, java.lang.String[])}.
  	 */
  	@Test
  	public void testSunion() {
  		cmd = Command.SUNION.code;
  		Log.log("TEST: %s command", cmd);
  		try {
  			provider.flushdb();
  			
  			String setkey1 = keys.get(0);
  			String setkey2 = keys.get(1);
  			String setunique = keys.get(2);
  			for(int i=0;i<SMALL_CNT; i++) {
  				assertTrue(provider.sadd(setkey1, dataList.get(i)), "sadd of random element should be true");
  				assertTrue(provider.sadd(setkey2, dataList.get(i)), "sadd of random element should be true");
  				assertTrue(provider.sadd(setunique, stringList.get(i)), "sadd of random element should be true");
  			}
  			assertEquals (SMALL_CNT, provider.sunion (setkey1, setkey2).size(), "union of equiv sets should have same card as the two");
  			assertEquals (SMALL_CNT*2, provider.sunion (setkey1, setkey2, setunique).size(), "union of all 3 sets should have SMALL_CNT * 2 members");
  		} 
  		catch (RedisException e) { fail(cmd + " ERROR => " + e.getLocalizedMessage(), e); }
  	}
  
  	/**
  	 * Test method for {@link org.jredis.ri.alphazero.JRedisSupport#sunionstore(java.lang.String, java.lang.String[])}.
  	 */
  	@Test
  	public void testSunionstore() {
  		cmd = Command.SUNIONSTORE.code;
  		Log.log("TEST: %s command", cmd);
  		try {
  			provider.flushdb();
  			
  			String setkey1 = keys.get(0);
  			String setkey2 = keys.get(1);
  			String setunique = keys.get(2);
  			String union = keys.get(3);
  			for(int i=0;i<SMALL_CNT; i++) {
  				assertTrue(provider.sadd(setkey1, dataList.get(i)), "sadd of random element should be true");
  				assertTrue(provider.sadd(setkey2, dataList.get(i)), "sadd of random element should be true");
  				assertTrue(provider.sadd(setunique, stringList.get(i)), "sadd of random element should be true");
  			}
  			provider.sunionstore (union, setkey1, setkey2);
  			assertEquals (SMALL_CNT, provider.scard(union), "union of equiv sets should have same card as the two");
  			provider.sunionstore (union, setkey1, setkey2, setunique);
  			assertEquals (SMALL_CNT*2, provider.scard(union), "union of all 3 sets should have SMALL_CNT * 2 members");
  		} 
  		catch (RedisException e) { fail(cmd + " ERROR => " + e.getLocalizedMessage(), e); }
  	}
  
  
  	/**
  	 * Test method for {@link org.jredis.ri.alphazero.JRedisSupport#sdiff(java.lang.String, java.lang.String[])}.
  	 */
  	@Test
  	public void testSdiff() {
  		cmd = Command.SDIFF.code;
  		Log.log("TEST: %s command", cmd);
  		try {
  			provider.flushdb();
  			
  			String setkey1 = keys.get(0);
  			String setkey2 = keys.get(1);
  			String setkey3 = keys.get(2);
  			String setexpectedkey = keys.get(3);
  //			
  			// - per the redis doc -- 
  			// note that basically, SDIFF k, k1, ..., kn is a diff between k and union (k1, .., kn)
  			//
  			provider.sadd(setkey1, "x");
  			provider.sadd(setkey1, "a");
  			provider.sadd(setkey1, "b");
  			provider.sadd(setkey1, "c");
  			
  			provider.sadd(setkey2, "c");
  
  			provider.sadd(setkey3, "a");
  			provider.sadd(setkey3, "d");
  			
  			provider.sadd(setexpectedkey, "x");
  			provider.sadd(setexpectedkey, "b");
  			
  			List<String> sdiffResults = DefaultCodec.toStr(provider.sdiff(setkey1, setkey2, setkey3));
  			assertEquals(provider.scard(setexpectedkey), sdiffResults.size(), "sdiff result and expected set should have same cardinality");
  			for(String s : sdiffResults)
  				assertTrue(provider.sismember(setexpectedkey, s), s + " should be a member of the expected result set");
  		} 
  		catch (RedisException e) { fail(cmd + " ERROR => " + e.getLocalizedMessage(), e); }
  	}
  
  	/**
  	 * Test method for {@link org.jredis.ri.alphazero.JRedisSupport#sdiff(java.lang.String, java.lang.String[])}.
  	 */
  	@Test
  	public void testSdiffstore() {
  		cmd = Command.SDIFFSTORE.code;
  		Log.log("TEST: %s command", cmd);
  		try {
  			provider.flushdb();
  			
  			String setkey1 = keys.get(0);
  			String setkey2 = keys.get(1);
  			String setkey3 = keys.get(2);
  			String setdiffreskey = keys.get(3);
  //			
  			// - per the redis doc -- 
  			// note that basically, SDIFF k, k1, ..., kn is a diff between k and union (k1, .., kn)
  			//
  			provider.sadd(setkey1, "x");
  			provider.sadd(setkey1, "a");
  			provider.sadd(setkey1, "b");
  			provider.sadd(setkey1, "c");
  			
  			provider.sadd(setkey2, "c");
  
  			provider.sadd(setkey3, "a");
  			provider.sadd(setkey3, "d");
  						
  			provider.sdiffstore (setdiffreskey, setkey1, setkey2, setkey3);
  			assertEquals(provider.scard(setdiffreskey), provider.sdiff(setkey1, setkey2, setkey3).size(), "sdiff result and sdiffstore dest set should have same cardinality");
  			assertTrue(provider.sismember(setdiffreskey, "x"), "x should be a member of the expected result set");
  			assertTrue(provider.sismember(setdiffreskey, "b"), "b should be a member of the expected result set");
  		} 
  		catch (RedisException e) { fail(cmd + " ERROR => " + e.getLocalizedMessage(), e); }
  	}
  
  	/**
  	 * Test method for {@link org.jredis.ri.alphazero.JRedisSupport#srem(java.lang.String, byte[])}.
  	 */
  	@Test
  	public void testSremStringByteArray() {
  		cmd = Command.SISMEMBER.code + " byte[]";
  		Log.log("TEST: %s command", cmd);
  		try {
  			provider.flushdb();
  			
  			String setkey = keys.get(0);
  			for(int i=0;i<SMALL_CNT; i++) 
  				assertTrue(provider.sadd(setkey, dataList.get(i)), "sadd of random element should be true");
  			
  			for(int i=0;i<SMALL_CNT; i++) 
  				assertTrue(provider.srem(setkey, dataList.get(i)), "should be a removable member of the set");
  			
  		} 
  		catch (RedisException e) { fail(cmd + " ERROR => " + e.getLocalizedMessage(), e); }
  	}
  
  	/**
  	 * Test method for {@link org.jredis.ri.alphazero.JRedisSupport#srem(java.lang.String, java.lang.String)}.
  	 */
  	@Test
  	public void testSremStringString() {
  		cmd = Command.SISMEMBER.code + " String";
  		Log.log("TEST: %s command", cmd);
  		try {
  			provider.flushdb();
  			
  			String setkey = keys.get(0);
  			for(int i=0;i<SMALL_CNT; i++) 
  				assertTrue(provider.sadd(setkey, stringList.get(i)), "sadd of random element should be true");
  			
  			for(int i=0;i<SMALL_CNT; i++) 
  				assertTrue(provider.srem(setkey, stringList.get(i)), "should be a removable member of the set");
  			
  		} 
  		catch (RedisException e) { fail(cmd + " ERROR => " + e.getLocalizedMessage(), e); }
  	}
  
  	/**
  	 * Test method for {@link org.jredis.ri.alphazero.JRedisSupport#srem(java.lang.String, java.lang.Number)}.
  	 */
  	@Test
  	public void testSremStringNumber() {
  		cmd = Command.SISMEMBER.code + " Number";
  		Log.log("TEST: %s command", cmd);
  		try {
  			provider.flushdb();
  			
  			String setkey = keys.get(0);
  			for(int i=0;i<SMALL_CNT; i++) 
  				assertTrue(provider.sadd(setkey, longList.get(i)), "sadd of random element should be true");
  			
  			for(int i=0;i<SMALL_CNT; i++) 
  				assertTrue(provider.srem(setkey, longList.get(i)), "should be a removable member of the set");
  			
  		} 
  		catch (RedisException e) { fail(cmd + " ERROR => " + e.getLocalizedMessage(), e); }
  	}
  
  	/**
  	 * Test method for {@link org.jredis.ri.alphazero.JRedisSupport#srem(java.lang.String, java.io.Serializable)}.
  	 */
  	@Test
  	public void testSremStringT() {
  		cmd = Command.SISMEMBER.code + " Java Object";
  		Log.log("TEST: %s command", cmd);
  		try {
  			provider.flushdb();
  			
  			String setkey = keys.get(0);
  			for(int i=0;i<SMALL_CNT; i++) 
  				assertTrue(provider.sadd(setkey, objectList.get(i)), "sadd of random element should be true");
  			
  			for(int i=0;i<SMALL_CNT; i++) 
  				assertTrue(provider.srem(setkey, objectList.get(i)), "should be a removable member of the set");
  			
  		} 
  		catch (RedisException e) { fail(cmd + " ERROR => " + e.getLocalizedMessage(), e); }
  	}
  	
  	/************************ DB COMMANDS ***********************/
  	
  	/**
  	 * Test method for {@link org.jredis.ri.alphazero.JRedisSupport#dbsize()}.
  	 */
  	@Test
  	public void testDbsize() {
  		cmd = Command.DBSIZE.code ;
  		Log.log("TEST: %s command", cmd);
  		try {
  			provider.flushdb();
  			
  			provider.flushdb();
  			assertTrue (provider.dbsize() == 0);
  			
  			for (int i=0; i<SMALL_CNT; i++)
  				provider.set(keys.get(i), dataList.get(i));
  			
  			assertTrue (provider.dbsize() == SMALL_CNT, "dbsize should be SMALL_CNT");
  		} 
  		catch (RedisException e) { fail(cmd + " ERROR => " + e.getLocalizedMessage(), e); }
  	}
  
  	/**
  	 * Test method for {@link org.jredis.ri.alphazero.JRedisSupport#randomkey()}.
  	 */
  	@Test
  	public void testRandomkey() {
  		cmd = Command.RANDOMKEY.code ;
  		Log.log("TEST: %s command", cmd);
  		try {
  			provider.flushdb();
  			assertTrue(provider.dbsize() == 0);
  			
  //			String iamempty = provider.randomkey();
  			byte[] iamempty = provider.randomkey();
  			assertNull(iamempty, "randomkey of an empty db should be null, but instead it was: " + iamempty);
  			
  			for (int i=0; i<MEDIUM_CNT; i++)
  				provider.set(keys.get(i), dataList.get(i));
  			
  			assertTrue (provider.dbsize() == MEDIUM_CNT, "dbsize should be MEDIUM_CNT");
  			for (int i=0; i<SMALL_CNT; i++) {
  				assertTrue(keys.contains(new String(provider.randomkey())), "randomkey should be an item in our keys list");
  			}
  		} 
  		catch (RedisException e) { fail(cmd + " ERROR => " + e.getLocalizedMessage(), e); }
  	}
  //	/**
  //	 * Test method for {@link org.jredis.ri.alphazero.JRedisSupport#move(java.lang.String, int)}.
  //	 */
  //	@Test
  //	public void testMove() {
  //		test = Command.MOVE.code ;
  //		Log.log("TEST: %s command", test);
  //		try {
  //			jredis.flushdb();
  //			assertTrue (jredis.dbsize() == 0, "db1 should be empty");
  //			
  //			jredis.select(db2).flushdb();
  //			assertTrue (jredis.dbsize() == 0, "db2 should be empty");
  //			
  //			jredis.set(keys.get(0), dataList.get(0));
  //			assertTrue (jredis.dbsize() == 1, "db2 should have 1 key at this point");
  //			
  //			jredis.move(keys.get(0), db1);
  //			assertTrue (jredis.dbsize() == 0, "db2 should be empty again");
  //			jredis.select(db1);
  //			assertTrue (jredis.dbsize() == 1, "db1 should have 1 key at this point");
  //			
  //		} 
  //		catch (RedisException e) { fail(test + " ERROR => " + e.getLocalizedMessage(), e); }
  //	}
  
  	/**
  	 * Test method for {@link org.jredis.ri.alphazero.JRedisSupport#type(java.lang.String)}.
  	 */
  	@Test
  	public void testType() {
  		cmd = Command.TYPE.code ;
  		Log.log("TEST: %s command", cmd);
  		try {
  			provider.flushdb();
  			
  			provider.set(keys.get(0), dataList.get(0));
  			provider.sadd(keys.get(1), dataList.get(1));
  			provider.rpush(keys.get(2), dataList.get(2));
  			
  			assertTrue(provider.type(keys.get(0))==RedisType.string, "type should be string");
  			assertTrue(provider.type(keys.get(1))==RedisType.set, "type should be set");
  			assertTrue(provider.type(keys.get(2))==RedisType.list, "type should be list");
  		} 
  		catch (RedisException e) { fail(cmd + " ERROR => " + e.getLocalizedMessage(), e); }
  	}
  	/**
  	 * Test method for {@link org.jredis.ri.alphazero.JRedisSupport#debug()}.
  	 */
  	@Test
  	public void testDebug() {
  		cmd = Command.DEBUG.code ;
  		Log.log("TEST: %s command", cmd);
  		try {
  			provider.flushdb();
  			
  			provider.set("foo", "bar");
  			ObjectInfo info = provider.debug("foo");
  			assertNotNull(info);
  			Log.log("DEBUG of key => %s", info);
  		} 
  		catch (RedisException e) { fail(cmd + " ERROR => " + e.getLocalizedMessage(), e); }
  	}
  
  	/**
  	 * Test method for {@link org.jredis.ri.alphazero.JRedisSupport#info()}.
  	 */
  	@Test
  	public void testInfo() {
  		cmd = Command.INFO.code ;
  		Log.log("TEST: %s command", cmd);
  		try {
  			provider.flushdb();
  
  			Map<String, String> infoMap =  provider.info();
  			for (RedisInfo info : RedisInfo.values()){
  				if(infoMap.get(info.name()) == null){
  					Log.problem("Note that expected INFO entry %s is apparently deprecated - IGNORING", info);
  				} else {
  					Log.log("%s => %s", info.name(), infoMap.get(info.name()));
  				}
  			}
  		} 
  		catch (RedisException e) { fail(cmd + " ERROR => " + e.getLocalizedMessage(), e); }
  	}
  
  	/**
  	 * Test method for {@link org.jredis.ri.alphazero.JRedisSupport#keys()}.
  	 */
  	@Test
  	public void testKeys() {
  		cmd = Command.KEYS.code + " (*)";
  		Log.log("TEST: %s command", cmd);
  		try {
  			provider.flushdb();
  			
  			for (int i=0; i<SMALL_CNT; i++)
  				provider.set(keys.get(i), dataList.get(i));
  
  			List<byte[]> redisBinkeys = provider.keys();
  			List<String> rediskeys = new ArrayList<String>(redisBinkeys.size());
  			for(byte[] bk : redisBinkeys)
  				rediskeys.add(new String(bk));
  			assertEquals(SMALL_CNT, rediskeys.size(), "size of key list should be SMALL_CNT");
  			for(int i=0; i<SMALL_CNT; i++) 
  				assertTrue(rediskeys.contains(keys.get(i)), "should contain " + keys.get(i));
  		} 
  		catch (RedisException e) { fail(cmd + " ERROR => " + e.getLocalizedMessage(), e); }
  	}
  
  	/**
  	 * Test method for {@link org.jredis.ri.alphazero.JRedisSupport#keys(java.lang.String)}.
  	 */
  	@Test
  	public void testKeysString() {
  		cmd = Command.KEYS.code + " (using patterns)";
  		Log.log("TEST: %s command", cmd);
  		try {
  			provider.flushdb();
  			
  			for (int i=0; i<SMALL_CNT; i++)
  				provider.set(patternList.get(i), dataList.get(i));
  
  			List<byte[]> redisBinkeys = provider.keys("*"+patternA+"*");
  			List<String> rediskeys = new ArrayList<String>(redisBinkeys.size());
  			for(byte[] bk : redisBinkeys)
  				rediskeys.add(new String(bk));
  			assertEquals(SMALL_CNT, rediskeys.size(), "size of key list should be SMALL_CNT");
  			for(int i=0; i<SMALL_CNT; i++) 
  				assertTrue(rediskeys.contains(patternList.get(i)), "should contain " + patternList.get(i));
  		} 
  		catch (RedisException e) { fail(cmd + " ERROR => " + e.getLocalizedMessage(), e); }
  	}
  	@Test
  	public void testEcho() {
  		cmd = Command.ECHO.code;
  		Log.log("TEST: %s command", cmd);
  		try {
  			provider.flushdb();
  			
  			assertEquals(dataList.get(0), provider.echo(dataList.get(0)), "data and echo results");
  			
  			byte[] zerolenData = new byte[0];
  			assertEquals(zerolenData, provider.echo(zerolenData), "zero len byte[] and echo results");
  			
  			boolean expected = false;
  			try {
  				provider.echo((byte[])null);
  			}
  			catch(IllegalArgumentException e) { expected = true; }
  			assertTrue(expected, "expecting exception for null value to ECHO");
  		} 
  		catch (RedisException e) { fail(cmd + " ERROR => " + e.getLocalizedMessage(), e); }
  	}
  	
  	
  //	/**
  //	 * Test method for {@link org.jredis.ri.alphazero.JRedisSupport#shutdown()}.
  //	 */
  //	@Test
  //	public void testShutdown() {
  //		fail("Not yet implemented");
  //	}
  //
  	// ========================================================================
  	// Test MULTI/EXEC/DISCARD *BASICS*
  	// ========================================================================
  	/**
  	 * Test the basics of multi/exec/discard
  	 * TODO: requires supports() in JRedis.
  	 */
  //	@Test
  //	public void testMultiDiscardBasics() {
  //		cmd = Command.MULTI + " | " + Command.DISCARD + " | basics";
  //		Log.log("TEST: %s command", cmd);
  //		
  //		try {
  //			provider.flushdb();
  //		} 
  //		catch (RedisException e) { fail(cmd + " ERROR => " + e.getLocalizedMessage(), e); }
  //		
  //		try {
  //			provider.multi();
  //			provider.discard();
  //		} 
  //		catch (RedisException e) { fail(cmd + " ERROR => " + e.getLocalizedMessage(), e); }
  //		
  //		boolean didRaiseEx;
  //		didRaiseEx = false;
  //		try {
  //			provider.discard();
  //		}
  //		catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {didRaiseEx = true;}
  //		catch (Throwable whatsthis) { fail ("unexpected exception raised", whatsthis);}
  //		if(!didRaiseEx){ fail ("Expected exception not raised."); }
  //	}
  	// ========================================================================
  	// Test Properties
  	// ========================================================================
  	
  	/** the JRedis implementation being tested */
  //	private JRedis provider = null;
  	
  	// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  	// JRedis Provider initialize methods
  	// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  
  //	/**
  //	 * Sets the {@link JRedis} implementation provider for the test suite
  //	 */
  //	@BeforeTest
  //	public void setJRedisProvider () {
  //		try {
  //			JRedis jredis = newJRedisProviderInstance();
  //
  //			setJRedisProviderInstance(jredis);
  //			prepTestDBs();
  //			
  //			Log.log("JRedisClientNGTest.setJRedisProvider - done");
  //        }
  //        catch (ClientRuntimeException e) {
  //        	Log.error(e.getLocalizedMessage());
  //        }
  //	}
  //	
  //	/**
  //	 * Extension point:  Tests for specific implementations of {@link JRedis} 
  //	 * implement this method to create the provider instance.
  //	 * @return {@link JRedis} implementation instance
  //	 */
  //	protected abstract JRedis newJRedisProviderInstance () ;
  //	
  //	/**
  //	 * Must be called by a BeforeTest method to set the jredis parameter.
  //	 * @param jredisProvider that is being tested.
  //	 */
  //	protected final void setJRedisProviderInstance (JRedis jredisProvider) {
  //		this.jredis = jredisProvider;
  //		Log.log( "TEST: " +
  //				"\n\t-----------------------------------------------\n" +
  //				"\tProvider Class: %s" +
  //				"\n\t-----------------------------------------------\n", 
  //				jredisProvider.getClass().getCanonicalName());
  //	}
  //	/**
  //	 * @return the {@link JRedis} instance used for the provider tests
  //	 */
  //	protected final JRedis getJRedisProviderInstance() {
  //		return jredis;
  //	}
  }
  