Added error checking to global redis.

core/utils.py

@@ -1,9 +1,28 @@
 import redis
+import logging
 from django.conf import settings
 
-# Global Redis connection (Singleton)
-redis_client = redis.Redis(
-    host=settings.REDIS_HOST,
-    port=6379,
-    db=settings.REDIS_DB
-)
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+def get_redis_client():
+    """Get Redis client with connection validation"""
+    try:
+        # Create Redis client
+        client = redis.Redis(
+            host=settings.REDIS_HOST,
+            port=getattr(settings, 'REDIS_PORT', 6379),
+            db=settings.REDIS_DB,
+            socket_timeout=5,
+            socket_connect_timeout=5
+        )
+        
+        # Validate connection with ping
+        client.ping()
+        logger.info(f"Connected to Redis at {settings.REDIS_HOST}:6379/{settings.REDIS_DB}")
+        return client
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.error(f"Failed to connect to Redis: {e}")
+        return None
+
+# Initialize the global client
+redis_client = get_redis_client()