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bradfordw # Anyone lurking this evening? I've got a use-case question moving an app from mongo -> riak/bitcask

benblack # then i encourage you to ask it :)

bradfordw # Well alright!
So, this application is collecting many, many logs... And from these logs are counters on individuals
It's not spying, it's video-game based. So, for example, frag counting. Using mongo to count things like frags, etc... is trivial. Obviously, at least to my knowledge, there isn't a similar mechanism in riak
Which is fine...

benblack # yes, tightly synchronized things often are

bradfordw # Should I keep mongo JUST for the counters and then as events end push them to riak and clear out the "on disk" (*cough* bullshit) versions from mongo?
Or should I go crazy, roll a simple counter service via a small clojure app and just publish that to riak?
Saving grace here, I have time to do it...

benblack # you could go that route. i really like using redis for counters

bradfordw # Yea?
I hadn't thought much about redis...mostly for lack of exposure. Can one force it to disk now or is it still memory-only?

bradfordw # ...as I tear though the redis docs. I'll answer that one myself.

bradfordw # @benblack thanks for the suggestion, I'm going to fiddle with the redis erlang client. I appreciate the help!

benblack # np