diff --git a/test-redis.tcl b/test-redis.tcl
index bc39f85db..9c28ad645 100644
--- a/test-redis.tcl
+++ b/test-redis.tcl
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # TODO # test pipelining
 
+source client-libraries/tcl/redis.tcl
+
 set ::passed 0
 set ::failed 0
 
@@ -17,148 +19,145 @@ proc test {name code okpattern} {
 }
 
 proc main {server port} {
-    set fd [redis_connect $server $port]
+    set r [redis $server $port]
+    set err ""
 
     test {DEL all keys to start with a clean DB} {
-        foreach key [redis_keys $fd *] {
-            redis_del $fd $key
-        }
-        redis_dbsize $fd
+        foreach key [$r keys *] {$r del $key}
+        $r dbsize
     } {0}
 
     test {SET and GET an item} {
-        redis_set $fd x foobar
-        redis_get $fd x
+        $r set x foobar
+        $r get x
     } {foobar}
 
     test {DEL against a single item} {
-        redis_del $fd x
-        redis_get $fd x
+        $r del x
+        $r get x
     } {}
 
     test {KEYS with pattern} {
         foreach key {key_x key_y key_z foo_a foo_b foo_c} {
-            redis_set $fd $key hello
+            $r set $key hello
         }
-        lsort [redis_keys $fd foo*]
+        lsort [$r keys foo*]
     } {foo_a foo_b foo_c}
 
     test {KEYS to get all keys} {
-        lsort [redis_keys $fd *]
+        lsort [$r keys *]
     } {foo_a foo_b foo_c key_x key_y key_z}
 
     test {DBSIZE} {
-        redis_dbsize $fd
+        $r dbsize
     } {6}
 
     test {DEL all keys} {
-        foreach key [redis_keys $fd *] {
-            redis_del $fd $key
-        }
-        redis_dbsize $fd
+        foreach key [$r keys *] {$r del $key}
+        $r dbsize
     } {0}
 
     test {Very big payload in GET/SET} {
         set buf [string repeat "abcd" 1000000]
-        redis_set $fd foo $buf
-        redis_get $fd foo
+        $r set foo $buf
+        $r get foo
     } [string repeat "abcd" 1000000]
 
     test {SET 10000 numeric keys and access all them in reverse order} {
         for {set x 0} {$x < 10000} {incr x} {
-            redis_set $fd $x $x
+            $r set $x $x
         }
         set sum 0
         for {set x 9999} {$x >= 0} {incr x -1} {
-            incr sum [redis_get $fd $x]
+            incr sum [$r get $x]
         }
         format $sum
     } {49995000}
 
     test {DBSIZE should be 10001 now} {
-        redis_dbsize $fd
+        $r dbsize
     } {10001}
 
     test {INCR against non existing key} {
         set res {}
-        append res [redis_incr $fd novar]
-        append res [redis_get $fd novar]
+        append res [$r incr novar]
+        append res [$r get novar]
     } {11}
 
     test {INCR against key created by incr itself} {
-        redis_incr $fd novar
+        $r incr novar
     } {2}
 
     test {INCR against key originally set with SET} {
-        redis_set $fd novar 100
-        redis_incr $fd novar
+        $r set novar 100
+        $r incr novar
     } {101}
 
     test {SETNX target key missing} {
-        redis_setnx $fd novar2 foobared
-        redis_get $fd novar2
+        $r setnx novar2 foobared
+        $r get novar2
     } {foobared}
 
     test {SETNX target key exists} {
-        redis_setnx $fd novar2 blabla
-        redis_get $fd novar2
+        $r setnx novar2 blabla
+        $r get novar2
     } {foobared}
 
     test {EXISTS} {
         set res {}
-        redis_set $fd newkey test
-        append res [redis_exists $fd newkey]
-        redis_del $fd newkey
-        append res [redis_exists $fd newkey]
+        $r set newkey test
+        append res [$r exists newkey]
+        $r del newkey
+        append res [$r exists newkey]
     } {10}
 
     test {Zero length value in key. SET/GET/EXISTS} {
-        redis_set $fd emptykey {}
-        set res [redis_get $fd emptykey]
-        append res [redis_exists $fd emptykey]
-        redis_del $fd emptykey
-        append res [redis_exists $fd emptykey]
+        $r set emptykey {}
+        set res [$r get emptykey]
+        append res [$r exists emptykey]
+        $r del emptykey
+        append res [$r exists emptykey]
     } {10}
 
     test {Commands pipelining} {
+        set fd [$r channel]
         puts -nonewline $fd "SET k1 4\r\nxyzk\r\nGET k1\r\nPING\r\n"
         flush $fd
         set res {}
-        append res [string match OK* [redis_read_reply $fd]]
-        append res [redis_read_reply $fd]
-        append res [string match PONG* [redis_read_reply $fd]]
+        append res [string match OK* [::redis::redis_read_reply $fd]]
+        append res [::redis::redis_read_reply $fd]
+        append res [string match PONG* [::redis::redis_read_reply $fd]]
         format $res
     } {1xyzk1}
 
     test {Non existing command} {
-        puts -nonewline $fd "foo\r\n"
-        flush $fd
-        string match ERR* [redis_read_reply $fd]
+        catch {$r foobaredcommand} err
+        string match ERR* $err
     } {1}
 
     test {Basic LPUSH, RPUSH, LLENGTH, LINDEX} {
-        redis_lpush $fd mylist a
-        redis_lpush $fd mylist b
-        redis_rpush $fd mylist c
-        set res [redis_llen $fd mylist]
-        append res [redis_lindex $fd mylist 0]
-        append res [redis_lindex $fd mylist 1]
-        append res [redis_lindex $fd mylist 2]
+        $r lpush mylist a
+        $r lpush mylist b
+        $r rpush mylist c
+        set res [$r llen mylist]
+        append res [$r lindex mylist 0]
+        append res [$r lindex mylist 1]
+        append res [$r lindex mylist 2]
     } {3bac}
 
     test {DEL a list} {
-        redis_del $fd mylist
-        redis_exists $fd mylist
+        $r del mylist
+        $r exists mylist
     } {0}
 
     test {Create a long list and check every single element with LINDEX} {
         set ok 0
         for {set i 0} {$i < 1000} {incr i} {
-            redis_rpush $fd mylist $i
+            $r rpush mylist $i
         }
         for {set i 0} {$i < 1000} {incr i} {
-            if {[redis_lindex $fd mylist $i] eq $i} {incr ok}
-            if {[redis_lindex $fd mylist [expr (-$i)-1]] eq [expr 999-$i]} {
+            if {[$r lindex mylist $i] eq $i} {incr ok}
+            if {[$r lindex mylist [expr (-$i)-1]] eq [expr 999-$i]} {
                 incr ok
             }
         }
@@ -168,9 +167,9 @@ proc main {server port} {
     test {Test elements with LINDEX in random access} {
         set ok 0
         for {set i 0} {$i < 1000} {incr i} {
-            set r [expr int(rand()*1000)]
-            if {[redis_lindex $fd mylist $r] eq $r} {incr ok}
-            if {[redis_lindex $fd mylist [expr (-$r)-1]] eq [expr 999-$r]} {
+            set rint [expr int(rand()*1000)]
+            if {[$r lindex mylist $rint] eq $rint} {incr ok}
+            if {[$r lindex mylist [expr (-$rint)-1]] eq [expr 999-$rint]} {
                 incr ok
             }
         }
@@ -178,259 +177,270 @@ proc main {server port} {
     } {2000}
 
     test {LLEN against non-list value error} {
-        redis_del $fd mylist
-        redis_set $fd mylist foobar
-        redis_llen $fd mylist
+        $r del mylist
+        $r set mylist foobar
+        catch {$r llen mylist} err
+        format $err
     } {ERR*}
 
     test {LINDEX against non-list value error} {
-        redis_lindex $fd mylist 0
+        catch {$r lindex mylist 0} err
+        format $err
     } {ERR*}
 
     test {LPUSH against non-list value error} {
-        redis_lpush $fd mylist 0
+        catch {$r lpush mylist 0} err
+        format $err
     } {ERR*}
 
     test {RPUSH against non-list value error} {
-        redis_rpush $fd mylist 0
+        catch {$r rpush mylist 0} err
+        format $err
     } {ERR*}
 
     test {RENAME basic usage} {
-        redis_set $fd mykey hello
-        redis_rename $fd mykey mykey1
-        redis_rename $fd mykey1 mykey2
-        redis_get $fd mykey2
+        $r set mykey hello
+        $r rename mykey mykey1
+        $r rename mykey1 mykey2
+        $r get mykey2
     } {hello}
 
     test {RENAME source key should no longer exist} {
-        redis_exists $fd mykey
+        $r exists mykey
     } {0}
 
     test {RENAME against already existing key} {
-        redis_set $fd mykey a
-        redis_set $fd mykey2 b
-        redis_rename $fd mykey2 mykey
-        set res [redis_get $fd mykey]
-        append res [redis_exists $fd mykey2]
+        $r set mykey a
+        $r set mykey2 b
+        $r rename mykey2 mykey
+        set res [$r get mykey]
+        append res [$r exists mykey2]
     } {b0}
 
     test {RENAMENX basic usage} {
-        redis_del $fd mykey
-        redis_del $fd mykey2
-        redis_set $fd mykey foobar
-        redis_renamenx $fd mykey mykey2
-        set res [redis_get $fd mykey2]
-        append res [redis_exists $fd mykey]
+        $r del mykey
+        $r del mykey2
+        $r set mykey foobar
+        $r renamenx mykey mykey2
+        set res [$r get mykey2]
+        append res [$r exists mykey]
     } {foobar0}
 
     test {RENAMENX against already existing key} {
-        redis_set $fd mykey foo
-        redis_set $fd mykey2 bar
-        redis_renamenx $fd mykey mykey2
+        $r set mykey foo
+        $r set mykey2 bar
+        $r renamenx mykey mykey2
     } {0}
 
     test {RENAMENX against already existing key (2)} {
-        set res [redis_get $fd mykey]
-        append res [redis_get $fd mykey2]
+        set res [$r get mykey]
+        append res [$r get mykey2]
     } {foobar}
 
     test {RENAME against non existing source key} {
-        redis_rename $fd nokey foobar
+        catch {$r rename nokey foobar} err
+        format $err
     } {ERR*}
 
     test {RENAME where source and dest key is the same} {
-        redis_rename $fd mykey mykey
+        catch {$r rename mykey mykey} err
+        format $err
     } {ERR*}
 
     test {DEL all keys again (DB 0)} {
-        foreach key [redis_keys $fd *] {
-            redis_del $fd $key
+        foreach key [$r keys *] {
+            $r del $key
         }
-        redis_dbsize $fd
+        $r dbsize
     } {0}
 
     test {DEL all keys again (DB 1)} {
-        redis_select $fd 1
-        foreach key [redis_keys $fd *] {
-            redis_del $fd $key
+        $r select 1
+        foreach key [$r keys *] {
+            $r del $key
         }
-        set res [redis_dbsize $fd]
-        redis_select $fd 0
+        set res [$r dbsize]
+        $r select 0
         format $res
     } {0}
 
     test {MOVE basic usage} {
-        redis_set $fd mykey foobar
-        redis_move $fd mykey 1
+        $r set mykey foobar
+        $r move mykey 1
         set res {}
-        lappend res [redis_exists $fd mykey]
-        lappend res [redis_dbsize $fd]
-        redis_select $fd 1
-        lappend res [redis_get $fd mykey]
-        lappend res [redis_dbsize $fd]
-        redis_select $fd 0
+        lappend res [$r exists mykey]
+        lappend res [$r dbsize]
+        $r select 1
+        lappend res [$r get mykey]
+        lappend res [$r dbsize]
+        $r select 0
         format $res
     } [list 0 0 foobar 1]
 
     test {MOVE against key existing in the target DB} {
-        redis_set $fd mykey hello
-        redis_move $fd mykey 1
+        $r set mykey hello
+        $r move mykey 1
     } {0}
 
     test {SET/GET keys in different DBs} {
-        redis_set $fd a hello
-        redis_set $fd b world
-        redis_select $fd 1
-        redis_set $fd a foo
-        redis_set $fd b bared
-        redis_select $fd 0
+        $r set a hello
+        $r set b world
+        $r select 1
+        $r set a foo
+        $r set b bared
+        $r select 0
         set res {}
-        lappend res [redis_get $fd a]
-        lappend res [redis_get $fd b]
-        redis_select $fd 1
-        lappend res [redis_get $fd a]
-        lappend res [redis_get $fd b]
-        redis_select $fd 0
+        lappend res [$r get a]
+        lappend res [$r get b]
+        $r select 1
+        lappend res [$r get a]
+        lappend res [$r get b]
+        $r select 0
         format $res
     } {hello world foo bared}
 
     test {Basic LPOP/RPOP} {
-        redis_del $fd mylist
-        redis_rpush $fd mylist 1
-        redis_rpush $fd mylist 2
-        redis_lpush $fd mylist 0
-        list [redis_lpop $fd mylist] [redis_rpop $fd mylist] [redis_lpop $fd mylist] [redis_llen $fd mylist]
+        $r del mylist
+        $r rpush mylist 1
+        $r rpush mylist 2
+        $r lpush mylist 0
+        list [$r lpop mylist] [$r rpop mylist] [$r lpop mylist] [$r llen mylist]
     } [list 0 2 1 0]
 
     test {LPOP/RPOP against empty list} {
-        redis_lpop $fd mylist
+        $r lpop mylist
     } {}
 
     test {LPOP against non list value} {
-        redis_set $fd notalist foo
-        redis_lpop $fd notalist
+        $r set notalist foo
+        catch {$r lpop notalist} err
+        format $err
     } {ERR*kind*}
 
     test {Mass LPUSH/LPOP} {
         set sum 0
         for {set i 0} {$i < 1000} {incr i} {
-            redis_lpush $fd mylist $i
+            $r lpush mylist $i
             incr sum $i
         }
         set sum2 0
         for {set i 0} {$i < 500} {incr i} {
-            incr sum2 [redis_lpop $fd mylist]
-            incr sum2 [redis_rpop $fd mylist]
+            incr sum2 [$r lpop mylist]
+            incr sum2 [$r rpop mylist]
         }
         expr $sum == $sum2
     } {1}
 
     test {LRANGE basics} {
         for {set i 0} {$i < 10} {incr i} {
-            redis_rpush $fd mylist $i
+            $r rpush mylist $i
         }
-        list [redis_lrange $fd mylist 1 -2] \
-                [redis_lrange $fd mylist -3 -1] \
-                [redis_lrange $fd mylist 4 4]
+        list [$r lrange mylist 1 -2] \
+                [$r lrange mylist -3 -1] \
+                [$r lrange mylist 4 4]
     } {{1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8} {7 8 9} 4}
 
     test {LRANGE inverted indexes} {
-        redis_lrange $fd mylist 6 2
+        $r lrange mylist 6 2
     } {}
 
     test {LRANGE out of range indexes including the full list} {
-        redis_lrange $fd mylist -1000 1000
+        $r lrange mylist -1000 1000
     } {0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9}
 
     test {LRANGE against non existing key} {
-        redis_lrange $fd nosuchkey 0 1
+        $r lrange nosuchkey 0 1
     } {}
 
     test {LTRIM basics} {
-        redis_del $fd mylist
+        $r del mylist
         for {set i 0} {$i < 100} {incr i} {
-            redis_lpush $fd mylist $i
-            redis_ltrim $fd mylist 0 4
+            $r lpush mylist $i
+            $r ltrim mylist 0 4
         }
-        redis_lrange $fd mylist 0 -1
+        $r lrange mylist 0 -1
     } {99 98 97 96 95}
 
     test {LSET} {
-        redis_lset $fd mylist 1 foo
-        redis_lset $fd mylist -1 bar
-        redis_lrange $fd mylist 0 -1
+        $r lset mylist 1 foo
+        $r lset mylist -1 bar
+        $r lrange mylist 0 -1
     } {99 foo 97 96 bar}
 
     test {LSET out of range index} {
-        redis_lset $fd mylist 10 foo
+        catch {$r lset mylist 10 foo} err
+        format $err
     } {ERR*range*}
 
     test {LSET against non existing key} {
-        redis_lset $fd nosuchkey 10 foo
+        catch {$r lset nosuchkey 10 foo} err
+        format $err
     } {ERR*key*}
 
     test {LSET against non list value} {
-        redis_set $fd nolist foobar
-        redis_lset $fd nolist 0 foo
+        $r set nolist foobar
+        catch {$r lset nolist 0 foo} err
+        format $err
     } {ERR*value*}
 
     test {SADD, SCARD, SISMEMBER, SMEMBERS basics} {
-        redis_sadd $fd myset foo
-        redis_sadd $fd myset bar
-        list [redis_scard $fd myset] [redis_sismember $fd myset foo] \
-            [redis_sismember $fd myset bar] [redis_sismember $fd myset bla] \
-            [lsort [redis_smembers $fd myset]]
+        $r sadd myset foo
+        $r sadd myset bar
+        list [$r scard myset] [$r sismember myset foo] \
+            [$r sismember myset bar] [$r sismember myset bla] \
+            [lsort [$r smembers myset]]
     } {2 1 1 0 {bar foo}}
 
     test {SADD adding the same element multiple times} {
-        redis_sadd $fd myset foo
-        redis_sadd $fd myset foo
-        redis_sadd $fd myset foo
-        redis_scard $fd myset
+        $r sadd myset foo
+        $r sadd myset foo
+        $r sadd myset foo
+        $r scard myset
     } {2}
 
     test {SADD against non set} {
-        redis_sadd $fd mylist foo
+        catch {$r sadd mylist foo} err
+        format $err
     } {ERR*kind*}
 
     test {SREM basics} {
-        redis_sadd $fd myset ciao
-        redis_srem $fd myset foo
-        lsort [redis_smembers $fd myset]
+        $r sadd myset ciao
+        $r srem myset foo
+        lsort [$r smembers myset]
     } {bar ciao}
 
     test {Mass SADD and SINTER with two sets} {
         for {set i 0} {$i < 1000} {incr i} {
-            redis_sadd $fd set1 $i
-            redis_sadd $fd set2 [expr $i+995]
+            $r sadd set1 $i
+            $r sadd set2 [expr $i+995]
         }
-        lsort [redis_sinter $fd set1 set2]
+        lsort [$r sinter set1 set2]
     } {995 996 997 998 999}
     
     test {SINTERSTORE with two sets} {
-        redis_sinterstore $fd setres set1 set2
-        lsort [redis_smembers $fd setres]
+        $r sinterstore setres set1 set2
+        lsort [$r smembers setres]
     } {995 996 997 998 999}
 
     test {SINTER against three sets} {
-        redis_sadd $fd set3 999
-        redis_sadd $fd set3 995
-        redis_sadd $fd set3 1000
-        redis_sadd $fd set3 2000
-        lsort [redis_sinter $fd set1 set2 set3]
+        $r sadd set3 999
+        $r sadd set3 995
+        $r sadd set3 1000
+        $r sadd set3 2000
+        lsort [$r sinter set1 set2 set3]
     } {995 999}
 
     test {SINTERSTORE with three sets} {
-        redis_sinterstore $fd setres set1 set2 set3
-        lsort [redis_smembers $fd setres]
+        $r sinterstore setres set1 set2 set3
+        lsort [$r smembers setres]
     } {995 999}
     
     test {SAVE - make sure there are all the types as values} {
-        redis_lpush $fd mysavelist hello
-        redis_lpush $fd mysavelist world
-        redis_set $fd myemptykey {}
-        redis_set $fd mynormalkey {blablablba}
-        redis_save $fd
+        $r lpush mysavelist hello
+        $r lpush mysavelist world
+        $r set myemptykey {}
+        $r set mynormalkey {blablablba}
+        $r save
     } {OK}
     
     test {Create a random list} {
@@ -440,13 +450,13 @@ proc main {server port} {
             while 1 {
                 # Make sure all the weights are different because
                 # Redis does not use a stable sort but Tcl does.
-                set r [expr int(rand()*1000000)]
-                if {![info exists seenrand($r)]} break
+                set rint [expr int(rand()*1000000)]
+                if {![info exists seenrand($rint)]} break
             }
-            set seenrand($r) x
-            redis_lpush $fd tosort $i
-            redis_set $fd weight_$i $r
-            lappend tosort [list $i $r]
+            set seenrand($rint) x
+            $r lpush tosort $i
+            $r set weight_$i $rint
+            lappend tosort [list $i $rint]
         }
         set sorted [lsort -index 1 -real $tosort]
         set res {}
@@ -457,21 +467,21 @@ proc main {server port} {
     } {}
 
     test {SORT with BY against the newly created list} {
-        redis_sort $fd tosort {BY weight_*}
+        $r sort tosort {BY weight_*}
     } $res
 
     test {SORT direct, numeric, against the newly created list} {
-        redis_sort $fd tosort
+        $r sort tosort
     } [lsort -integer $res]
 
     test {SORT decreasing sort} {
-        redis_sort $fd tosort {DESC}
+        $r sort tosort {DESC}
     } [lsort -decreasing -integer $res]
 
     test {SORT speed, sorting 10000 elements list using BY, 100 times} {
         set start [clock clicks -milliseconds]
         for {set i 0} {$i < 100} {incr i} {
-            set sorted [redis_sort $fd tosort {BY weight_* LIMIT 0 10}]
+            set sorted [$r sort tosort {BY weight_* LIMIT 0 10}]
         }
         set elapsed [expr [clock clicks -milliseconds]-$start]
         puts -nonewline "\n  Average time to sort: [expr double($elapsed)/100] milliseconds "
@@ -482,7 +492,7 @@ proc main {server port} {
     test {SORT speed, sorting 10000 elements list directly, 100 times} {
         set start [clock clicks -milliseconds]
         for {set i 0} {$i < 100} {incr i} {
-            set sorted [redis_sort $fd tosort {LIMIT 0 10}]
+            set sorted [$r sort tosort {LIMIT 0 10}]
         }
         set elapsed [expr [clock clicks -milliseconds]-$start]
         puts -nonewline "\n  Average time to sort: [expr double($elapsed)/100] milliseconds "
@@ -493,7 +503,7 @@ proc main {server port} {
     test {SORT speed, pseudo-sorting 10000 elements list, BY <const>, 100 times} {
         set start [clock clicks -milliseconds]
         for {set i 0} {$i < 100} {incr i} {
-            set sorted [redis_sort $fd tosort {BY nokey LIMIT 0 10}]
+            set sorted [$r sort tosort {BY nokey LIMIT 0 10}]
         }
         set elapsed [expr [clock clicks -milliseconds]-$start]
         puts -nonewline "\n  Average time to sort: [expr double($elapsed)/100] milliseconds "
@@ -502,78 +512,78 @@ proc main {server port} {
     } {}
 
     test {SORT regression for issue #19, sorting floats} {
-        redis_flushdb $fd
+        $r flushdb
         foreach x {1.1 5.10 3.10 7.44 2.1 5.75 6.12 0.25 1.15} {
-            redis_lpush $fd mylist $x
+            $r lpush mylist $x
         }
-        redis_sort $fd mylist
+        $r sort mylist
     } [lsort -real {1.1 5.10 3.10 7.44 2.1 5.75 6.12 0.25 1.15}]
 
     test {LREM, remove all the occurrences} {
-        redis_flushall $fd
-        redis_rpush $fd mylist foo
-        redis_rpush $fd mylist bar
-        redis_rpush $fd mylist foobar
-        redis_rpush $fd mylist foobared
-        redis_rpush $fd mylist zap
-        redis_rpush $fd mylist bar
-        redis_rpush $fd mylist test
-        redis_rpush $fd mylist foo
-        set res [redis_lrem $fd mylist 0 bar]
-        list [redis_lrange $fd mylist 0 -1] $res
+        $r flushall
+        $r rpush mylist foo
+        $r rpush mylist bar
+        $r rpush mylist foobar
+        $r rpush mylist foobared
+        $r rpush mylist zap
+        $r rpush mylist bar
+        $r rpush mylist test
+        $r rpush mylist foo
+        set res [$r lrem mylist 0 bar]
+        list [$r lrange mylist 0 -1] $res
     } {{foo foobar foobared zap test foo} 2}
 
     test {LREM, remove the first occurrence} {
-        set res [redis_lrem $fd mylist 1 foo]
-        list [redis_lrange $fd mylist 0 -1] $res
+        set res [$r lrem mylist 1 foo]
+        list [$r lrange mylist 0 -1] $res
     } {{foobar foobared zap test foo} 1}
 
     test {LREM, remove non existing element} {
-        set res [redis_lrem $fd mylist 1 nosuchelement]
-        list [redis_lrange $fd mylist 0 -1] $res
+        set res [$r lrem mylist 1 nosuchelement]
+        list [$r lrange mylist 0 -1] $res
     } {{foobar foobared zap test foo} 0}
 
     test {LREM, starting from tail with negative count} {
-        redis_flushall $fd
-        redis_rpush $fd mylist foo
-        redis_rpush $fd mylist bar
-        redis_rpush $fd mylist foobar
-        redis_rpush $fd mylist foobared
-        redis_rpush $fd mylist zap
-        redis_rpush $fd mylist bar
-        redis_rpush $fd mylist test
-        redis_rpush $fd mylist foo
-        redis_rpush $fd mylist foo
-        set res [redis_lrem $fd mylist -1 bar]
-        list [redis_lrange $fd mylist 0 -1] $res
+        $r flushall
+        $r rpush mylist foo
+        $r rpush mylist bar
+        $r rpush mylist foobar
+        $r rpush mylist foobared
+        $r rpush mylist zap
+        $r rpush mylist bar
+        $r rpush mylist test
+        $r rpush mylist foo
+        $r rpush mylist foo
+        set res [$r lrem mylist -1 bar]
+        list [$r lrange mylist 0 -1] $res
     } {{foo bar foobar foobared zap test foo foo} 1}
 
     test {LREM, starting from tail with negative count (2)} {
-        set res [redis_lrem $fd mylist -2 foo]
-        list [redis_lrange $fd mylist 0 -1] $res
+        set res [$r lrem mylist -2 foo]
+        list [$r lrange mylist 0 -1] $res
     } {{foo bar foobar foobared zap test} 2}
 
     test {MGET} {
-        redis_flushall $fd
-        redis_set $fd foo BAR
-        redis_set $fd bar FOO
-        redis_mget $fd foo bar
+        $r flushall
+        $r set foo BAR
+        $r set bar FOO
+        $r mget foo bar
     } {BAR FOO}
 
     test {MGET against non existing key} {
-        redis_mget $fd foo baazz bar
+        $r mget foo baazz bar
     } {BAR {} FOO}
 
     test {MGET against non-string key} {
-        redis_sadd $fd myset ciao
-        redis_sadd $fd myset bau
-        redis_mget $fd foo baazz bar myset
+        $r sadd myset ciao
+        $r sadd myset bau
+        $r mget foo baazz bar myset
     } {BAR {} FOO {}}
 
     # Leave the user with a clean DB before to exit
     test {FLUSHALL} {
-        redis_flushall $fd
-        redis_dbsize $fd
+        $r flushall
+        $r dbsize
     } {0}
 
     puts "\n[expr $::passed+$::failed] tests, $::passed passed, $::failed failed"
@@ -583,272 +593,30 @@ proc main {server port} {
     close $fd
 }
 
-proc redis_connect {server port} {
-    set fd [socket $server $port]
-    fconfigure $fd -translation binary
-    return $fd
-}
-
-proc redis_write {fd buf} {
-    puts -nonewline $fd $buf
-}
-
-proc redis_writenl {fd buf} {
-    # puts "C: $buf"
-    redis_write $fd $buf
-    redis_write $fd "\r\n"
-    flush $fd
-}
-
-proc redis_readnl {fd len} {
-    set buf [read $fd $len]
-    read $fd 2 ; # discard CR LF
-    return $buf
-}
-
-proc redis_bulk_read {fd} {
-    set count [redis_read_line $fd]
-    if {$count == -1} return {}
-    set buf [redis_readnl $fd $count]
-    return $buf
-}
-
-proc redis_multi_bulk_read fd {
-    set count [redis_read_line $fd]
-    if {$count == -1} return {}
-    set l {}
-    for {set i 0} {$i < $count} {incr i} {
-        lappend l [redis_read_reply $fd]
-    }
-    return $l
-}
-
-proc redis_read_line fd {
-    string trim [gets $fd]
-}
-
-proc redis_read_reply fd {
-    set type [read $fd 1]
-    if {$type eq {:}} {
-        redis_read_line $fd
-    } elseif {$type eq {-}} {
-        redis_read_line $fd
-    } elseif {$type eq {+}} {
-        redis_read_line $fd
-    } elseif {$type eq {$}} {
-        redis_bulk_read $fd
-    } elseif {$type eq {*}} {
-        redis_multi_bulk_read $fd
-    } else {
-        error "Bad protocol: $type as initial reply byte"
-    }
-}
-
-### Actual API ###
-
-proc redis_set {fd key val} {
-    redis_writenl $fd "set $key [string length $val]\r\n$val"
-    redis_read_reply $fd
-}
-
-proc redis_setnx {fd key val} {
-    redis_writenl $fd "setnx $key [string length $val]\r\n$val"
-    redis_read_reply $fd
-}
-
-proc redis_get {fd key} {
-    redis_writenl $fd "get $key"
-    redis_read_reply $fd
-}
-
-proc redis_select {fd id} {
-    redis_writenl $fd "select $id"
-    redis_read_reply $fd
-}
-
-proc redis_move {fd key id} {
-    redis_writenl $fd "move $key $id"
-    redis_read_reply $fd
-}
-
-proc redis_del {fd key} {
-    redis_writenl $fd "del $key"
-    redis_read_reply $fd
-}
-
-proc redis_keys {fd pattern} {
-    redis_writenl $fd "keys $pattern"
-    split [redis_read_reply $fd]
-}
-
-proc redis_dbsize {fd} {
-    redis_writenl $fd "dbsize"
-    redis_read_reply $fd
-}
-
-proc redis_incr {fd key} {
-    redis_writenl $fd "incr $key"
-    redis_read_reply $fd
-}
-
-proc redis_decr {fd key} {
-    redis_writenl $fd "decr $key"
-    redis_read_reply $fd
-}
-
-proc redis_exists {fd key} {
-    redis_writenl $fd "exists $key"
-    redis_read_reply $fd
-}
-
-proc redis_lpush {fd key val} {
-    redis_writenl $fd "lpush $key [string length $val]\r\n$val"
-    redis_read_reply $fd
-}
-
-proc redis_rpush {fd key val} {
-    redis_writenl $fd "rpush $key [string length $val]\r\n$val"
-    redis_read_reply $fd
-}
-
-proc redis_llen {fd key} {
-    redis_writenl $fd "llen $key"
-    redis_read_reply $fd
-}
-
-proc redis_scard {fd key} {
-    redis_writenl $fd "scard $key"
-    redis_read_reply $fd
-}
-
-proc redis_lindex {fd key index} {
-    redis_writenl $fd "lindex $key $index"
-    redis_read_reply $fd
-}
-
-proc redis_lrange {fd key first last} {
-    redis_writenl $fd "lrange $key $first $last"
-    redis_read_reply $fd
-}
-
-proc redis_mget {fd args} {
-    redis_writenl $fd "mget [join $args]"
-    redis_read_reply $fd
-}
-
-proc redis_sort {fd key {params {}}} {
-    redis_writenl $fd "sort $key $params"
-    redis_read_reply $fd
-}
-
-proc redis_ltrim {fd key first last} {
-    redis_writenl $fd "ltrim $key $first $last"
-    redis_read_reply $fd
-}
-
-proc redis_rename {fd key1 key2} {
-    redis_writenl $fd "rename $key1 $key2"
-    redis_read_reply $fd
-}
-
-proc redis_renamenx {fd key1 key2} {
-    redis_writenl $fd "renamenx $key1 $key2"
-    redis_read_reply $fd
-}
-
-proc redis_lpop {fd key} {
-    redis_writenl $fd "lpop $key"
-    redis_read_reply $fd
-}
-
-proc redis_rpop {fd key} {
-    redis_writenl $fd "rpop $key"
-    redis_read_reply $fd
-}
-
-proc redis_lset {fd key index val} {
-    redis_writenl $fd "lset $key $index [string length $val]\r\n$val"
-    redis_read_reply $fd
-}
-
-proc redis_sadd {fd key val} {
-    redis_writenl $fd "sadd $key [string length $val]\r\n$val"
-    redis_read_reply $fd
-}
-
-proc redis_srem {fd key val} {
-    redis_writenl $fd "srem $key [string length $val]\r\n$val"
-    redis_read_reply $fd
-}
-
-proc redis_sismember {fd key val} {
-    redis_writenl $fd "sismember $key [string length $val]\r\n$val"
-    redis_read_reply $fd
-}
-
-proc redis_sinter {fd args} {
-    redis_writenl $fd "sinter [join $args]"
-    redis_read_reply $fd
-}
-
-proc redis_sinterstore {fd args} {
-    redis_writenl $fd "sinterstore [join $args]"
-    redis_read_reply $fd
-}
-
-proc redis_smembers {fd key} {
-    redis_writenl $fd "smembers $key"
-    redis_read_reply $fd
-}
-
-proc redis_echo {fd str} {
-    redis_writenl $fd "echo [string length $str]\r\n$str"
-    redis_read_reply $fd
-}
-
-proc redis_save {fd} {
-    redis_writenl $fd "save"
-    redis_read_reply $fd
-}
-
-proc redis_flushall {fd} {
-    redis_writenl $fd "flushall"
-    redis_read_reply $fd
-}
-
-proc redis_flushdb {fd} {
-    redis_writenl $fd "flushdb"
-    redis_read_reply $fd
-}
-
-proc redis_lrem {fd key count val} {
-    redis_writenl $fd "lrem $key $count [string length $val]\r\n$val"
-    redis_read_reply $fd
-}
-
 proc stress {} {
-    set fd [socket 127.0.0.1 6379]
-    fconfigure $fd -translation binary
-    redis_flushall $fd
+    set r [redis]
+    $r flushall
     while 1 {
         set randkey [expr int(rand()*10000)]
         set randval [expr int(rand()*10000)]
         set randidx0 [expr int(rand()*10)]
         set randidx1 [expr int(rand()*10)]
         set cmd [expr int(rand()*10)]
-        if {$cmd == 0} {redis_set $fd $randkey $randval}
-        if {$cmd == 1} {redis_get $fd $randkey}
-        if {$cmd == 2} {redis_incr $fd $randkey}
-        if {$cmd == 3} {redis_lpush $fd $randkey $randval}
-        if {$cmd == 4} {redis_rpop $fd $randkey}
-        if {$cmd == 5} {redis_del $fd $randkey}
-        if {$cmd == 6} {redis_lrange $fd $randkey $randidx0 $randidx1}
-        if {$cmd == 7} {redis_ltrim $fd $randkey $randidx0 $randidx1}
-        if {$cmd == 8} {redis_lindex $fd $randkey $randidx0}
-        if {$cmd == 9} {redis_lset $fd $randkey $randidx0 $randval}
+        catch {
+            if {$cmd == 0} {$r set $randkey $randval}
+            if {$cmd == 1} {$r get $randkey}
+            if {$cmd == 2} {$r incr $randkey}
+            if {$cmd == 3} {$r lpush $randkey $randval}
+            if {$cmd == 4} {$r rpop $randkey}
+            if {$cmd == 5} {$r del $randkey}
+            if {$cmd == 6} {$r lrange $randkey $randidx0 $randidx1}
+            if {$cmd == 7} {$r ltrim $randkey $randidx0 $randidx1}
+            if {$cmd == 8} {$r lindex $randkey $randidx0}
+            if {$cmd == 9} {$r lset $randkey $randidx0 $randval}
+        }
         flush stdout
     }
-    close $fd
+    $r close
 }
 
 if {[llength $argv] == 0} {