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src/config.go

@@ -3,17 +3,18 @@ package src
 import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"net"
 	"os"
 	"slices"
 	"strings"
-
-	valkey "github.com/redis/go-redis/v9"
+	"sync"
 )
 
 type Config struct {
 	Listen   string `json:"LISTEN"`
 	Forwards string `json:"FORWARDS"`
-	forwards []*valkey.Client
+	forwards []*sync.Pool
 }
 
 func NewConfig(ctx context.Context) (Config, error) {
@@ -38,17 +39,19 @@ func NewConfig(ctx context.Context) (Config, error) {
 
 	forwards := strings.Split(config.Forwards, ",")
 	forwards = slices.DeleteFunc(forwards, func(s string) bool { return s == "" })
-	config.forwards = make([]*valkey.Client, len(forwards))
+	if len(forwards) == 0 {
+		return config, fmt.Errorf("at least one $FORWARD required")
+	}
+	config.forwards = make([]*sync.Pool, len(forwards))
 	for i := range forwards {
-		opt, err := valkey.ParseURL(forwards[i])
-		if err != nil {
-			config.Close()
-			return config, err
-		}
-		config.forwards[i] = valkey.NewClient(opt)
-		if err != nil {
-			config.Close()
-			return config, err
+		config.forwards[i] = &sync.Pool{
+			New: func() any {
+				v, err := (&net.Dialer{}).DialContext(ctx, "tcp", forwards[i])
+				if err != nil {
+					return nil
+				}
+				return v
+			},
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -58,7 +61,13 @@ func NewConfig(ctx context.Context) (Config, error) {
 func (c Config) Close() {
 	for i := range c.forwards {
 		if c.forwards[i] != nil {
-			c.forwards[i].Close()
+			c.forwards[i].New = nil
+			for {
+				got := c.forwards[i].Get()
+				if got != nil {
+					got.(net.Conn).Close()
+				}
+			}
 		}
 	}
 }