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+
+# `redisTestHook` {#sec-redisTestHook}
+
+This hook starts a Redis server during `checkPhase`. Example:
+
+```nix
+{
+  stdenv,
+  redis,
+  redisTestHook
+}:
+stdenv.mkDerivation {
+
+  # ...
+
+  nativeCheckInputs = [
+    redisTestHook
+  ];
+}
+```
+
+If you use a custom `checkPhase`, remember to add the `runHook` calls:
+```nix
+  checkPhase ''
+    runHook preCheck
+
+    # ... your tests
+
+    runHook postCheck
+  ''
+```
+
+## Variables {#sec-redisTestHook-variables}
+
+The hook logic will read the following variables and set them to a default value if unset or empty.
+
+Exported variables:
+
+- `REDIS_SOCKET`: UNIX domain socket path
+
+Bash-only variables:
+
+ - `redisTestPort`: Port to use by Redis. Defaults to `6379`
+
+Example usage:
+
+```nix
+{ stdenv, redis, redisTestHook }:
+stdenv.mkDerivation {
+
+  # ...
+
+  nativeCheckInputs = [
+    redisTestHook
+  ];
+
+  preCheck = ''
+    redisTestPort=6390
+  ''
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/re/redisTestHook/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/re/redisTestHook/package.nix
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+{
+  lib,
+  callPackage,
+  makeSetupHook,
+  redis,
+}:
+
+makeSetupHook {
+  name = "redis-test-hook";
+  substitutions = {
+    cli = lib.getExe' redis "redis-cli";
+    server = lib.getExe' redis "redis-server";
+  };
+  passthru.tests = {
+    simple = callPackage ./test.nix { };
+  };
+} ./redis-test-hook.sh
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/re/redisTestHook/redis-test-hook.sh b/pkgs/by-name/re/redisTestHook/redis-test-hook.sh
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+preCheckHooks+=('redisStart')
+postCheckHooks+=('redisStop')
+
+
+redisStart() {
+  if [[ "${redisTestPort:-}" == "" ]]; then
+    redisTestPort=6379
+  fi
+
+  if [[ "${REDIS_SOCKET:-}" == "" ]]; then
+    mkdir -p "$NIX_BUILD_TOP/run/"
+    REDIS_SOCKET="$NIX_BUILD_TOP/run/redis.sock"
+  fi
+  export REDIS_SOCKET
+
+  echo 'starting redis'
+
+  # Note about Darwin: unless the output is redirected, the parent process becomes launchd instead of bash.
+  # This would leave the Redis process running in case of a test failure (the postCheckHook would not be executed),
+  # hanging the Nix build forever.
+  @server@ --unixsocket "$REDIS_SOCKET" --port "$redisTestPort" > /dev/null 2>&1 &
+  REDIS_PID=$!
+
+  echo 'waiting for redis to be ready'
+  while ! @cli@ --scan -s "$REDIS_SOCKET" ; do
+    sleep 1
+  done
+}
+
+redisStop() {
+  echo 'stopping redis'
+  kill "$REDIS_PID"
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/re/redisTestHook/test.nix b/pkgs/by-name/re/redisTestHook/test.nix
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+{
+  redis,
+  redisTestHook,
+  stdenv,
+}:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation {
+  name = "redis-test-hook-test";
+
+  nativeCheckInputs = [
+    redis
+    redisTestHook
+  ];
+
+  dontUnpack = true;
+  doCheck = true;
+
+  preCheck = ''
+    redisTestPort=6380
+    REDIS_SOCKET=/tmp/customredis.sock
+  '';
+
+  checkPhase = ''
+    runHook preCheck
+
+    echo "running test"
+    if redis-cli --scan -p $redisTestPort; then
+      echo "connected to redis via localhost"
+      PORT_TEST_RAN=1
+    fi
+
+    if redis-cli --scan -s $REDIS_SOCKET; then
+      echo "connected to redis via domain socket"
+      SOCKET_TEST_RAN=1
+    fi
+
+    runHook postCheck
+  '';
+
+  installPhase = ''
+    [[ $PORT_TEST_RAN == 1 && $SOCKET_TEST_RAN == 1 ]]
+    echo "test passed"
+    touch $out
+  '';
+
+  __darwinAllowLocalNetworking = true;
+}