redis/go-redis · error

redis: invalid %s duration: %w

Error message

redis: invalid %s duration: %w

What it means

Error "redis: invalid %s duration: %w" thrown in redis/go-redis.

Source

Thrown at options.go:882

	}
	// try plain number first
	if i, err := strconv.Atoi(s); err == nil {
		if i <= 0 {
			// disable timeouts
			return -1
		}
		return time.Duration(i) * time.Second
	}
	dur, err := time.ParseDuration(s)
	if err == nil {
		if dur <= 0 {
			// disable timeouts
			return -1
		}
		return dur
	}
	if o.err == nil {
		o.err = fmt.Errorf("redis: invalid %s duration: %w", name, err)
	}
	return 0
}

func (o *queryOptions) bool(name string) bool {
	switch s := o.string(name); s {
	case "true", "1":
		return true
	case "false", "0", "":
		return false
	default:
		if o.err == nil {
			o.err = fmt.Errorf("redis: invalid %s boolean: expected true/false/1/0 or an empty string, got %q", name, s)
		}
		return false
	}
}

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at options.go:882 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of redis/go-redis@c5cad058c7 (2026-09-01). Data as JSON: /api/errors/9629f6f636fee8ea. Report an issue: GitHub.