redis 5.3.0b5__tar.gz → 5.3.1__tar.gz

{redis-5.3.0b5/redis.egg-info → redis-5.3.1}/PKG-INFO

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Metadata-Version: 2.1
 Name: redis
-Version: 5.3.0b5
+Version: 5.3.1
 Summary: Python client for Redis database and key-value store
 Home-page: https://github.com/redis/redis-py
 Author: Redis Inc.

{redis-5.3.0b5 → redis-5.3.1}/redis/asyncio/client.py

@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ class Redis(
         if self.single_connection_client:
             async with self._single_conn_lock:
                 if self.connection is None:
-                    self.connection = await self.connection_pool.get_connection("_")
+                    self.connection = await self.connection_pool.get_connection()
 
             self._event_dispatcher.dispatch(
                 AfterSingleConnectionInstantiationEvent(
@@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ class Redis(
         await self.initialize()
         pool = self.connection_pool
         command_name = args[0]
-        conn = self.connection or await pool.get_connection(command_name, **options)
+        conn = self.connection or await pool.get_connection()
 
         if self.single_connection_client:
             await self._single_conn_lock.acquire()
@@ -712,7 +712,7 @@ class Monitor:
 
     async def connect(self):
         if self.connection is None:
-            self.connection = await self.connection_pool.get_connection("MONITOR")
+            self.connection = await self.connection_pool.get_connection()
 
     async def __aenter__(self):
         await self.connect()
@@ -900,9 +900,7 @@ class PubSub:
         Ensure that the PubSub is connected
         """
         if self.connection is None:
-            self.connection = await self.connection_pool.get_connection(
-                "pubsub", self.shard_hint
-            )
+            self.connection = await self.connection_pool.get_connection()
             # register a callback that re-subscribes to any channels we
             # were listening to when we were disconnected
             self.connection.register_connect_callback(self.on_connect)
@@ -1370,9 +1368,7 @@ class Pipeline(Redis):  # lgtm [py/init-calls-subclass]
         conn = self.connection
         # if this is the first call, we need a connection
         if not conn:
-            conn = await self.connection_pool.get_connection(
-                command_name, self.shard_hint
-            )
+            conn = await self.connection_pool.get_connection()
             self.connection = conn
 
         return await conn.retry.call_with_retry(
@@ -1568,7 +1564,7 @@ class Pipeline(Redis):  # lgtm [py/init-calls-subclass]
 
         conn = self.connection
         if not conn:
-            conn = await self.connection_pool.get_connection("MULTI", self.shard_hint)
+            conn = await self.connection_pool.get_connection()
             # assign to self.connection so reset() releases the connection
             # back to the pool after we're done
             self.connection = conn

{redis-5.3.0b5 → redis-5.3.1}/redis/asyncio/cluster.py

@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ from redis.cluster import (
     SLOT_ID,
     AbstractRedisCluster,
     LoadBalancer,
+    LoadBalancingStrategy,
     block_pipeline_command,
     get_node_name,
     parse_cluster_slots,
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ from redis.exceptions import (
 )
 from redis.typing import AnyKeyT, EncodableT, KeyT
 from redis.utils import (
+    deprecated_args,
     deprecated_function,
     dict_merge,
     get_lib_version,
@@ -133,9 +135,17 @@ class RedisCluster(AbstractRedis, AbstractRedisCluster, AsyncRedisClusterCommand
         | See:
           https://redis.io/docs/manual/scaling/#redis-cluster-configuration-parameters
     :param read_from_replicas:
-        | Enable read from replicas in READONLY mode. You can read possibly stale data.
+        | @deprecated - please use load_balancing_strategy instead
+        | Enable read from replicas in READONLY mode.
           When set to true, read commands will be assigned between the primary and
           its replications in a Round-Robin manner.
+          The data read from replicas is eventually consistent
+          with the data in primary nodes.
+    :param load_balancing_strategy:
+        | Enable read from replicas in READONLY mode and defines the load balancing
+          strategy that will be used for cluster node selection.
+          The data read from replicas is eventually consistent
+          with the data in primary nodes.
     :param reinitialize_steps:
         | Specifies the number of MOVED errors that need to occur before reinitializing
           the whole cluster topology. If a MOVED error occurs and the cluster does not
@@ -228,6 +238,11 @@ class RedisCluster(AbstractRedis, AbstractRedisCluster, AsyncRedisClusterCommand
         "result_callbacks",
     )
 
+    @deprecated_args(
+        args_to_warn=["read_from_replicas"],
+        reason="Please configure the 'load_balancing_strategy' instead",
+        version="5.3.0",
+    )
     def __init__(
         self,
         host: Optional[str] = None,
@@ -236,6 +251,7 @@ class RedisCluster(AbstractRedis, AbstractRedisCluster, AsyncRedisClusterCommand
         startup_nodes: Optional[List["ClusterNode"]] = None,
         require_full_coverage: bool = True,
         read_from_replicas: bool = False,
+        load_balancing_strategy: Optional[LoadBalancingStrategy] = None,
         reinitialize_steps: int = 5,
         cluster_error_retry_attempts: int = 3,
         connection_error_retry_attempts: int = 3,
@@ -335,7 +351,7 @@ class RedisCluster(AbstractRedis, AbstractRedisCluster, AsyncRedisClusterCommand
                 }
             )
 
-        if read_from_replicas:
+        if read_from_replicas or load_balancing_strategy:
             # Call our on_connect function to configure READONLY mode
             kwargs["redis_connect_func"] = self.on_connect
 
@@ -384,6 +400,7 @@ class RedisCluster(AbstractRedis, AbstractRedisCluster, AsyncRedisClusterCommand
         )
         self.encoder = Encoder(encoding, encoding_errors, decode_responses)
         self.read_from_replicas = read_from_replicas
+        self.load_balancing_strategy = load_balancing_strategy
         self.reinitialize_steps = reinitialize_steps
         self.cluster_error_retry_attempts = cluster_error_retry_attempts
         self.connection_error_retry_attempts = connection_error_retry_attempts
@@ -602,6 +619,7 @@ class RedisCluster(AbstractRedis, AbstractRedisCluster, AsyncRedisClusterCommand
             self.nodes_manager.get_node_from_slot(
                 await self._determine_slot(command, *args),
                 self.read_from_replicas and command in READ_COMMANDS,
+                self.load_balancing_strategy if command in READ_COMMANDS else None,
             )
         ]
 
@@ -782,7 +800,13 @@ class RedisCluster(AbstractRedis, AbstractRedisCluster, AsyncRedisClusterCommand
                     # refresh the target node
                     slot = await self._determine_slot(*args)
                     target_node = self.nodes_manager.get_node_from_slot(
-                        slot, self.read_from_replicas and args[0] in READ_COMMANDS
+                        slot,
+                        self.read_from_replicas and args[0] in READ_COMMANDS,
+                        (
+                            self.load_balancing_strategy
+                            if args[0] in READ_COMMANDS
+                            else None
+                        ),
                     )
                     moved = False
 
@@ -799,10 +823,16 @@ class RedisCluster(AbstractRedis, AbstractRedisCluster, AsyncRedisClusterCommand
                 # and try again with the new setup
                 await self.aclose()
                 raise
-            except ClusterDownError:
+            except (ClusterDownError, SlotNotCoveredError):
                 # ClusterDownError can occur during a failover and to get
                 # self-healed, we will try to reinitialize the cluster layout
                 # and retry executing the command
+
+                # SlotNotCoveredError can occur when the cluster is not fully
+                # initialized or can be temporary issue.
+                # We will try to reinitialize the cluster topology
+                # and retry executing the command
+
                 await self.aclose()
                 await asyncio.sleep(0.25)
                 raise
@@ -1177,9 +1207,7 @@ class NodesManager:
             return self.nodes_cache.get(node_name)
         else:
             raise DataError(
-                "get_node requires one of the following: "
-                "1. node name "
-                "2. host and port"
+                "get_node requires one of the following: 1. node name 2. host and port"
             )
 
     def set_nodes(
@@ -1239,17 +1267,24 @@ class NodesManager:
         self._moved_exception = None
 
     def get_node_from_slot(
-        self, slot: int, read_from_replicas: bool = False
+        self,
+        slot: int,
+        read_from_replicas: bool = False,
+        load_balancing_strategy=None,
     ) -> "ClusterNode":
         if self._moved_exception:
             self._update_moved_slots()
 
+        if read_from_replicas is True and load_balancing_strategy is None:
+            load_balancing_strategy = LoadBalancingStrategy.ROUND_ROBIN
+
         try:
-            if read_from_replicas:
-                # get the server index in a Round-Robin manner
+            if len(self.slots_cache[slot]) > 1 and load_balancing_strategy:
+                # get the server index using the strategy defined
+                # in load_balancing_strategy
                 primary_name = self.slots_cache[slot][0].name
                 node_idx = self.read_load_balancer.get_server_index(
-                    primary_name, len(self.slots_cache[slot])
+                    primary_name, len(self.slots_cache[slot]), load_balancing_strategy
                 )
                 return self.slots_cache[slot][node_idx]
             return self.slots_cache[slot][0]
@@ -1361,7 +1396,7 @@ class NodesManager:
                             if len(disagreements) > 5:
                                 raise RedisClusterException(
                                     f"startup_nodes could not agree on a valid "
-                                    f'slots cache: {", ".join(disagreements)}'
+                                    f"slots cache: {', '.join(disagreements)}"
                                 )
 
             # Validate if all slots are covered or if we should try next startup node

{redis-5.3.0b5 → redis-5.3.1}/redis/asyncio/connection.py

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ from urllib.parse import ParseResult, parse_qs, unquote, urlparse
 
 from ..auth.token import TokenInterface
 from ..event import AsyncAfterConnectionReleasedEvent, EventDispatcher
-from ..utils import format_error_message
+from ..utils import deprecated_args, format_error_message
 
 # the functionality is available in 3.11.x but has a major issue before
 # 3.11.3. See https://github.com/redis/redis-py/issues/2633
@@ -1087,7 +1087,12 @@ class ConnectionPool:
             or len(self._in_use_connections) < self.max_connections
         )
 
-    async def get_connection(self, command_name, *keys, **options):
+    @deprecated_args(
+        args_to_warn=["*"],
+        reason="Use get_connection() without args instead",
+        version="5.3.0",
+    )
+    async def get_connection(self, command_name=None, *keys, **options):
         async with self._lock:
             """Get a connected connection from the pool"""
             connection = self.get_available_connection()
@@ -1255,7 +1260,12 @@ class BlockingConnectionPool(ConnectionPool):
         self._condition = asyncio.Condition()
         self.timeout = timeout
 
-    async def get_connection(self, command_name, *keys, **options):
+    @deprecated_args(
+        args_to_warn=["*"],
+        reason="Use get_connection() without args instead",
+        version="5.3.0",
+    )
+    async def get_connection(self, command_name=None, *keys, **options):
         """Gets a connection from the pool, blocking until one is available"""
         try:
             async with self._condition:

{redis-5.3.0b5 → redis-5.3.1}/redis/backoff.py

@@ -110,5 +110,20 @@ class DecorrelatedJitterBackoff(AbstractBackoff):
         return self._previous_backoff
 
 
+class ExponentialWithJitterBackoff(AbstractBackoff):
+    """Exponential backoff upon failure, with jitter"""
+
+    def __init__(self, cap: float = DEFAULT_CAP, base: float = DEFAULT_BASE) -> None:
+        """
+        `cap`: maximum backoff time in seconds
+        `base`: base backoff time in seconds
+        """
+        self._cap = cap
+        self._base = base
+
+    def compute(self, failures: int) -> float:
+        return min(self._cap, random.random() * self._base * 2**failures)
+
+
 def default_backoff():
     return EqualJitterBackoff()

{redis-5.3.0b5 → redis-5.3.1}/redis/client.py

@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ class Redis(RedisModuleCommands, CoreCommands, SentinelCommands):
         self.connection = None
         self._single_connection_client = single_connection_client
         if self._single_connection_client:
-            self.connection = self.connection_pool.get_connection("_")
+            self.connection = self.connection_pool.get_connection()
             self._event_dispatcher.dispatch(
                 AfterSingleConnectionInstantiationEvent(
                     self.connection, ClientType.SYNC, self.single_connection_lock
@@ -608,7 +608,7 @@ class Redis(RedisModuleCommands, CoreCommands, SentinelCommands):
         """Execute a command and return a parsed response"""
         pool = self.connection_pool
         command_name = args[0]
-        conn = self.connection or pool.get_connection(command_name, **options)
+        conn = self.connection or pool.get_connection()
 
         if self._single_connection_client:
             self.single_connection_lock.acquire()
@@ -667,7 +667,7 @@ class Monitor:
 
     def __init__(self, connection_pool):
         self.connection_pool = connection_pool
-        self.connection = self.connection_pool.get_connection("MONITOR")
+        self.connection = self.connection_pool.get_connection()
 
     def __enter__(self):
         self.connection.send_command("MONITOR")
@@ -840,9 +840,7 @@ class PubSub:
         # subscribed to one or more channels
 
         if self.connection is None:
-            self.connection = self.connection_pool.get_connection(
-                "pubsub", self.shard_hint
-            )
+            self.connection = self.connection_pool.get_connection()
             # register a callback that re-subscribes to any channels we
             # were listening to when we were disconnected
             self.connection.register_connect_callback(self.on_connect)
@@ -1397,7 +1395,7 @@ class Pipeline(Redis):
         conn = self.connection
         # if this is the first call, we need a connection
         if not conn:
-            conn = self.connection_pool.get_connection(command_name, self.shard_hint)
+            conn = self.connection_pool.get_connection()
             self.connection = conn
 
         return conn.retry.call_with_retry(
@@ -1583,7 +1581,7 @@ class Pipeline(Redis):
 
         conn = self.connection
         if not conn:
-            conn = self.connection_pool.get_connection("MULTI", self.shard_hint)
+            conn = self.connection_pool.get_connection()
             # assign to self.connection so reset() releases the connection
             # back to the pool after we're done
             self.connection = conn

{redis-5.3.0b5 → redis-5.3.1}/redis/cluster.py

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import sys
 import threading
 import time
 from collections import OrderedDict
+from enum import Enum
 from typing import Any, Callable, Dict, List, Optional, Tuple, Union
 
 from redis._parsers import CommandsParser, Encoder
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ from redis.lock import Lock
 from redis.retry import Retry
 from redis.utils import (
     HIREDIS_AVAILABLE,
+    deprecated_args,
     dict_merge,
     list_keys_to_dict,
     merge_result,
@@ -54,10 +56,13 @@ def get_node_name(host: str, port: Union[str, int]) -> str:
     return f"{host}:{port}"
 
 
+@deprecated_args(
+    allowed_args=["redis_node"],
+    reason="Use get_connection(redis_node) instead",
+    version="5.3.0",
+)
 def get_connection(redis_node, *args, **options):
-    return redis_node.connection or redis_node.connection_pool.get_connection(
-        args[0], **options
-    )
+    return redis_node.connection or redis_node.connection_pool.get_connection()
 
 
 def parse_scan_result(command, res, **options):
@@ -424,7 +429,12 @@ class AbstractRedisCluster:
         list_keys_to_dict(["SCRIPT FLUSH"], lambda command, res: all(res.values())),
     )
 
-    ERRORS_ALLOW_RETRY = (ConnectionError, TimeoutError, ClusterDownError)
+    ERRORS_ALLOW_RETRY = (
+        ConnectionError,
+        TimeoutError,
+        ClusterDownError,
+        SlotNotCoveredError,
+    )
 
     def replace_default_node(self, target_node: "ClusterNode" = None) -> None:
         """Replace the default cluster node.
@@ -496,6 +506,11 @@ class RedisCluster(AbstractRedisCluster, RedisClusterCommands):
         """
         return cls(url=url, **kwargs)
 
+    @deprecated_args(
+        args_to_warn=["read_from_replicas"],
+        reason="Please configure the 'load_balancing_strategy' instead",
+        version="5.3.0",
+    )
     def __init__(
         self,
         host: Optional[str] = None,
@@ -506,6 +521,7 @@ class RedisCluster(AbstractRedisCluster, RedisClusterCommands):
         require_full_coverage: bool = False,
         reinitialize_steps: int = 5,
         read_from_replicas: bool = False,
+        load_balancing_strategy: Optional["LoadBalancingStrategy"] = None,
         dynamic_startup_nodes: bool = True,
         url: Optional[str] = None,
         address_remap: Optional[Callable[[Tuple[str, int]], Tuple[str, int]]] = None,
@@ -534,11 +550,17 @@ class RedisCluster(AbstractRedisCluster, RedisClusterCommands):
             cluster client. If not all slots are covered, RedisClusterException
             will be thrown.
         :param read_from_replicas:
+             @deprecated - please use load_balancing_strategy instead
              Enable read from replicas in READONLY mode. You can read possibly
              stale data.
              When set to true, read commands will be assigned between the
              primary and its replications in a Round-Robin manner.
-         :param dynamic_startup_nodes:
+        :param load_balancing_strategy:
+             Enable read from replicas in READONLY mode and defines the load balancing
+             strategy that will be used for cluster node selection.
+             The data read from replicas is eventually consistent
+             with the data in primary nodes.
+        :param dynamic_startup_nodes:
              Set the RedisCluster's startup nodes to all of the discovered nodes.
              If true (default value), the cluster's discovered nodes will be used to
              determine the cluster nodes-slots mapping in the next topology refresh.
@@ -643,6 +665,7 @@ class RedisCluster(AbstractRedisCluster, RedisClusterCommands):
         self.command_flags = self.__class__.COMMAND_FLAGS.copy()
         self.node_flags = self.__class__.NODE_FLAGS.copy()
         self.read_from_replicas = read_from_replicas
+        self.load_balancing_strategy = load_balancing_strategy
         self.reinitialize_counter = 0
         self.reinitialize_steps = reinitialize_steps
         if event_dispatcher is None:
@@ -695,7 +718,7 @@ class RedisCluster(AbstractRedisCluster, RedisClusterCommands):
         connection.set_parser(ClusterParser)
         connection.on_connect()
 
-        if self.read_from_replicas:
+        if self.read_from_replicas or self.load_balancing_strategy:
             # Sending READONLY command to server to configure connection as
             # readonly. Since each cluster node may change its server type due
             # to a failover, we should establish a READONLY connection
@@ -822,6 +845,7 @@ class RedisCluster(AbstractRedisCluster, RedisClusterCommands):
             cluster_response_callbacks=self.cluster_response_callbacks,
             cluster_error_retry_attempts=self.cluster_error_retry_attempts,
             read_from_replicas=self.read_from_replicas,
+            load_balancing_strategy=self.load_balancing_strategy,
             reinitialize_steps=self.reinitialize_steps,
             lock=self._lock,
         )
@@ -939,7 +963,9 @@ class RedisCluster(AbstractRedisCluster, RedisClusterCommands):
             # get the node that holds the key's slot
             slot = self.determine_slot(*args)
             node = self.nodes_manager.get_node_from_slot(
-                slot, self.read_from_replicas and command in READ_COMMANDS
+                slot,
+                self.read_from_replicas and command in READ_COMMANDS,
+                self.load_balancing_strategy if command in READ_COMMANDS else None,
             )
             return [node]
 
@@ -1163,12 +1189,18 @@ class RedisCluster(AbstractRedisCluster, RedisClusterCommands):
                     # refresh the target node
                     slot = self.determine_slot(*args)
                     target_node = self.nodes_manager.get_node_from_slot(
-                        slot, self.read_from_replicas and command in READ_COMMANDS
+                        slot,
+                        self.read_from_replicas and command in READ_COMMANDS,
+                        (
+                            self.load_balancing_strategy
+                            if command in READ_COMMANDS
+                            else None
+                        ),
                     )
                     moved = False
 
                 redis_node = self.get_redis_connection(target_node)
-                connection = get_connection(redis_node, *args, **kwargs)
+                connection = get_connection(redis_node)
                 if asking:
                     connection.send_command("ASKING")
                     redis_node.parse_response(connection, "ASKING", **kwargs)
@@ -1225,13 +1257,19 @@ class RedisCluster(AbstractRedisCluster, RedisClusterCommands):
             except AskError as e:
                 redirect_addr = get_node_name(host=e.host, port=e.port)
                 asking = True
-            except ClusterDownError as e:
+            except (ClusterDownError, SlotNotCoveredError):
                 # ClusterDownError can occur during a failover and to get
                 # self-healed, we will try to reinitialize the cluster layout
                 # and retry executing the command
+
+                # SlotNotCoveredError can occur when the cluster is not fully
+                # initialized or can be temporary issue.
+                # We will try to reinitialize the cluster topology
+                # and retry executing the command
+
                 time.sleep(0.25)
                 self.nodes_manager.initialize()
-                raise e
+                raise
             except ResponseError:
                 raise
             except Exception as e:
@@ -1312,6 +1350,12 @@ class ClusterNode:
             self.redis_connection.close()
 
 
+class LoadBalancingStrategy(Enum):
+    ROUND_ROBIN = "round_robin"
+    ROUND_ROBIN_REPLICAS = "round_robin_replicas"
+    RANDOM_REPLICA = "random_replica"
+
+
 class LoadBalancer:
     """
     Round-Robin Load Balancing
@@ -1321,15 +1365,38 @@ class LoadBalancer:
         self.primary_to_idx = {}
         self.start_index = start_index
 
-    def get_server_index(self, primary: str, list_size: int) -> int:
-        server_index = self.primary_to_idx.setdefault(primary, self.start_index)
-        # Update the index
-        self.primary_to_idx[primary] = (server_index + 1) % list_size
-        return server_index
+    def get_server_index(
+        self,
+        primary: str,
+        list_size: int,
+        load_balancing_strategy: LoadBalancingStrategy = LoadBalancingStrategy.ROUND_ROBIN,  # noqa: line too long ignored
+    ) -> int:
+        if load_balancing_strategy == LoadBalancingStrategy.RANDOM_REPLICA:
+            return self._get_random_replica_index(list_size)
+        else:
+            return self._get_round_robin_index(
+                primary,
+                list_size,
+                load_balancing_strategy == LoadBalancingStrategy.ROUND_ROBIN_REPLICAS,
+            )
 
     def reset(self) -> None:
         self.primary_to_idx.clear()
 
+    def _get_random_replica_index(self, list_size: int) -> int:
+        return random.randint(1, list_size - 1)
+
+    def _get_round_robin_index(
+        self, primary: str, list_size: int, replicas_only: bool
+    ) -> int:
+        server_index = self.primary_to_idx.setdefault(primary, self.start_index)
+        if replicas_only and server_index == 0:
+            # skip the primary node index
+            server_index = 1
+        # Update the index for the next round
+        self.primary_to_idx[primary] = (server_index + 1) % list_size
+        return server_index
+
 
 class NodesManager:
     def __init__(
@@ -1433,7 +1500,21 @@ class NodesManager:
         # Reset moved_exception
         self._moved_exception = None
 
-    def get_node_from_slot(self, slot, read_from_replicas=False, server_type=None):
+    @deprecated_args(
+        args_to_warn=["server_type"],
+        reason=(
+            "In case you need select some load balancing strategy "
+            "that will use replicas, please set it through 'load_balancing_strategy'"
+        ),
+        version="5.3.0",
+    )
+    def get_node_from_slot(
+        self,
+        slot,
+        read_from_replicas=False,
+        load_balancing_strategy=None,
+        server_type=None,
+    ):
         """
         Gets a node that servers this hash slot
         """
@@ -1448,11 +1529,14 @@ class NodesManager:
                 f'"require_full_coverage={self._require_full_coverage}"'
             )
 
-        if read_from_replicas is True:
-            # get the server index in a Round-Robin manner
+        if read_from_replicas is True and load_balancing_strategy is None:
+            load_balancing_strategy = LoadBalancingStrategy.ROUND_ROBIN
+
+        if len(self.slots_cache[slot]) > 1 and load_balancing_strategy:
+            # get the server index using the strategy defined in load_balancing_strategy
             primary_name = self.slots_cache[slot][0].name
             node_idx = self.read_load_balancer.get_server_index(
-                primary_name, len(self.slots_cache[slot])
+                primary_name, len(self.slots_cache[slot]), load_balancing_strategy
             )
         elif (
             server_type is None
@@ -1641,7 +1725,7 @@ class NodesManager:
                             if len(disagreements) > 5:
                                 raise RedisClusterException(
                                     f"startup_nodes could not agree on a valid "
-                                    f'slots cache: {", ".join(disagreements)}'
+                                    f"slots cache: {', '.join(disagreements)}"
                                 )
 
             fully_covered = self.check_slots_coverage(tmp_slots)
@@ -1735,7 +1819,7 @@ class ClusterPubSub(PubSub):
         first command execution. The node will be determined by:
          1. Hashing the channel name in the request to find its keyslot
          2. Selecting a node that handles the keyslot: If read_from_replicas is
-            set to true, a replica can be selected.
+            set to true or load_balancing_strategy is set, a replica can be selected.
 
         :type redis_cluster: RedisCluster
         :type node: ClusterNode
@@ -1831,7 +1915,9 @@ class ClusterPubSub(PubSub):
                     channel = args[1]
                     slot = self.cluster.keyslot(channel)
                     node = self.cluster.nodes_manager.get_node_from_slot(
-                        slot, self.cluster.read_from_replicas
+                        slot,
+                        self.cluster.read_from_replicas,
+                        self.cluster.load_balancing_strategy,
                     )
                 else:
                     # Get a random node
@@ -1839,9 +1925,7 @@ class ClusterPubSub(PubSub):
                 self.node = node
                 redis_connection = self.cluster.get_redis_connection(node)
                 self.connection_pool = redis_connection.connection_pool
-            self.connection = self.connection_pool.get_connection(
-                "pubsub", self.shard_hint
-            )
+            self.connection = self.connection_pool.get_connection()
             # register a callback that re-subscribes to any channels we
             # were listening to when we were disconnected
             self.connection.register_connect_callback(self.on_connect)
@@ -1976,6 +2060,7 @@ class ClusterPipeline(RedisCluster):
         cluster_response_callbacks: Optional[Dict[str, Callable]] = None,
         startup_nodes: Optional[List["ClusterNode"]] = None,
         read_from_replicas: bool = False,
+        load_balancing_strategy: Optional[LoadBalancingStrategy] = None,
         cluster_error_retry_attempts: int = 3,
         reinitialize_steps: int = 5,
         lock=None,
@@ -1991,6 +2076,7 @@ class ClusterPipeline(RedisCluster):
         )
         self.startup_nodes = startup_nodes if startup_nodes else []
         self.read_from_replicas = read_from_replicas
+        self.load_balancing_strategy = load_balancing_strategy
         self.command_flags = self.__class__.COMMAND_FLAGS.copy()
         self.cluster_response_callbacks = cluster_response_callbacks
         self.cluster_error_retry_attempts = cluster_error_retry_attempts
@@ -2062,8 +2148,7 @@ class ClusterPipeline(RedisCluster):
         """
         cmd = " ".join(map(safe_str, command))
         msg = (
-            f"Command # {number} ({cmd}) of pipeline "
-            f"caused error: {exception.args[0]}"
+            f"Command # {number} ({cmd}) of pipeline caused error: {exception.args[0]}"
         )
         exception.args = (msg,) + exception.args[1:]
 
@@ -2201,8 +2286,8 @@ class ClusterPipeline(RedisCluster):
                 if node_name not in nodes:
                     redis_node = self.get_redis_connection(node)
                     try:
-                        connection = get_connection(redis_node, c.args)
-                    except ConnectionError:
+                        connection = get_connection(redis_node)
+                    except (ConnectionError, TimeoutError):
                         for n in nodes.values():
                             n.connection_pool.release(n.connection)
                         # Connection retries are being handled in the node's