fix: address pr review

internal/pool/conn.go

@@ -27,9 +27,8 @@ type Conn struct {
 	onClose func() error
 
 	// Push notification processor for handling push notifications on this connection
-	PushNotificationProcessor interface {
+	// Uses the same interface as defined in pool.go to avoid duplication
-		ProcessPendingNotifications(ctx context.Context, rd *proto.Reader) error
+	PushNotificationProcessor PushNotificationProcessorInterface
-	}
 }
 
 func NewConn(netConn net.Conn) *Conn {

internal/pool/pool.go

@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ var (
 	ErrPoolTimeout = errors.New("redis: connection pool timeout")
 )
 
+
+
 var timers = sync.Pool{
 	New: func() interface{} {
 		t := time.NewTimer(time.Hour)
@@ -60,6 +62,12 @@ type Pooler interface {
 	Close() error
 }
 
+// PushNotificationProcessorInterface defines the interface for push notification processors.
+// This matches the main PushNotificationProcessorInterface to avoid duplication while preventing circular imports.
+type PushNotificationProcessorInterface interface {
+	ProcessPendingNotifications(ctx context.Context, rd *proto.Reader) error
+}
+
 type Options struct {
 	Dialer func(context.Context) (net.Conn, error)
 
@@ -74,9 +82,12 @@ type Options struct {
 	ConnMaxLifetime time.Duration
 
 	// Push notification processor for connections
-	PushNotificationProcessor interface {
+	// This interface matches PushNotificationProcessorInterface to avoid duplication
-		ProcessPendingNotifications(ctx context.Context, rd *proto.Reader) error
+	// while preventing circular imports
-	}
+	PushNotificationProcessor PushNotificationProcessorInterface
+
+	// Protocol version for optimization (3 = RESP3 with push notifications, 2 = RESP2 without)
+	Protocol int
 }
 
 type lastDialErrorWrap struct {
@@ -390,8 +401,8 @@ func (p *ConnPool) popIdle() (*Conn, error) {
 func (p *ConnPool) Put(ctx context.Context, cn *Conn) {
 	if cn.rd.Buffered() > 0 {
 		// Check if this might be push notification data
-		if cn.PushNotificationProcessor != nil {
+		if cn.PushNotificationProcessor != nil && p.cfg.Protocol == 3 {
-			// Try to process pending push notifications before discarding connection
+			// Only process for RESP3 clients (push notifications only available in RESP3)
 			err := cn.PushNotificationProcessor.ProcessPendingNotifications(ctx, cn.rd)
 			if err != nil {
 				internal.Logger.Printf(ctx, "push: error processing pending notifications: %v", err)
@@ -553,9 +564,9 @@ func (p *ConnPool) isHealthyConn(cn *Conn) bool {
 	// Check connection health, but be aware of push notifications
 	if err := connCheck(cn.netConn); err != nil {
 		// If there's unexpected data and we have push notification support,
-		// it might be push notifications
+		// it might be push notifications (only for RESP3)
-		if err == errUnexpectedRead && cn.PushNotificationProcessor != nil {
+		if err == errUnexpectedRead && cn.PushNotificationProcessor != nil && p.cfg.Protocol == 3 {
-			// Try to process any pending push notifications
+			// Try to process any pending push notifications (only for RESP3)
 			ctx := context.Background()
 			if procErr := cn.PushNotificationProcessor.ProcessPendingNotifications(ctx, cn.rd); procErr != nil {
 				internal.Logger.Printf(ctx, "push: error processing pending notifications during health check: %v", procErr)

internal/pushnotif/processor.go

@@ -114,35 +114,12 @@ func (v *VoidProcessor) GetRegistryForTesting() *Registry {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// ProcessPendingNotifications reads and discards any pending push notifications.
+// ProcessPendingNotifications for VoidProcessor does nothing since push notifications
+// are only available in RESP3 and this processor is used when they're disabled.
+// This avoids unnecessary buffer scanning overhead.
 func (v *VoidProcessor) ProcessPendingNotifications(ctx context.Context, rd *proto.Reader) error {
-	// Check for nil reader
+	// VoidProcessor is used when push notifications are disabled (typically RESP2 or disabled RESP3).
-	if rd == nil {
+	// Since push notifications only exist in RESP3, we can safely skip all processing
-		return nil
+	// to avoid unnecessary buffer scanning overhead.
-	}
-
-	// Read and discard any pending push notifications to clean the buffer
-	for {
-		// Peek at the next reply type to see if it's a push notification
-		replyType, err := rd.PeekReplyType()
-		if err != nil {
-			// No more data available or error reading
-			break
-		}
-
-		// Push notifications use RespPush type in RESP3
-		if replyType != proto.RespPush {
-			break
-		}
-
-		// Read and discard the push notification
-		_, err = rd.ReadReply()
-		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("failed to read push notification for discarding: %w", err)
-		}
-
-		// Notification discarded - continue to next one
-	}
-
 	return nil
 }

options.go

@@ -221,11 +221,11 @@ type Options struct {
 	// When enabled, the client will process RESP3 push notifications and
 	// route them to registered handlers.
 	//
-	// For RESP3 connections (Protocol: 3), push notifications are automatically enabled.
+	// For RESP3 connections (Protocol: 3), push notifications are always enabled
-	// To disable push notifications for RESP3, use Protocol: 2 instead.
+	// and cannot be disabled. To avoid push notifications, use Protocol: 2 (RESP2).
 	// For RESP2 connections, push notifications are not available.
 	//
-	// default: automatically enabled for RESP3, disabled for RESP2
+	// default: always enabled for RESP3, disabled for RESP2
 	PushNotifications bool
 
 	// PushNotificationProcessor is the processor for handling push notifications.
@@ -609,5 +609,7 @@ func newConnPool(
 		ConnMaxLifetime: opt.ConnMaxLifetime,
 		// Pass push notification processor for connection initialization
 		PushNotificationProcessor: opt.PushNotificationProcessor,
+		// Pass protocol version for push notification optimization
+		Protocol: opt.Protocol,
 	})
 }

redis.go

@@ -755,7 +755,7 @@ func NewClient(opt *Options) *Client {
 	}
 	opt.init()
 
-	// Enable push notifications by default for RESP3
+	// Push notifications are always enabled for RESP3 (cannot be disabled)
 	// Only override if no custom processor is provided
 	if opt.Protocol == 3 && opt.PushNotificationProcessor == nil {
 		opt.PushNotifications = true
@@ -811,18 +811,27 @@ func (c *Client) Options() *Options {
 	return c.opt
 }
 
-// initializePushProcessor initializes the push notification processor.
+// initializePushProcessor initializes the push notification processor for any client type.
-func (c *Client) initializePushProcessor() {
+// This is a shared helper to avoid duplication across NewClient, NewFailoverClient, and NewSentinelClient.
+func initializePushProcessor(opt *Options, useVoidByDefault bool) PushNotificationProcessorInterface {
 	// Always use custom processor if provided
-	if c.opt.PushNotificationProcessor != nil {
+	if opt.PushNotificationProcessor != nil {
-		c.pushProcessor = c.opt.PushNotificationProcessor
+		return opt.PushNotificationProcessor
-	} else if c.opt.PushNotifications {
-		// Create default processor when push notifications are enabled
-		c.pushProcessor = NewPushNotificationProcessor()
-	} else {
-		// Create void processor when push notifications are disabled
-		c.pushProcessor = NewVoidPushNotificationProcessor()
 	}
+
+	// For regular clients, respect the PushNotifications setting
+	if !useVoidByDefault && opt.PushNotifications {
+		// Create default processor when push notifications are enabled
+		return NewPushNotificationProcessor()
+	}
+
+	// Create void processor when push notifications are disabled or for specialized clients
+	return NewVoidPushNotificationProcessor()
+}
+
+// initializePushProcessor initializes the push notification processor for this client.
+func (c *Client) initializePushProcessor() {
+	c.pushProcessor = initializePushProcessor(c.opt, false)
 }
 
 // RegisterPushNotificationHandler registers a handler for a specific push notification name.
@@ -976,13 +985,9 @@ func newConn(opt *Options, connPool pool.Pooler, parentHooks *hooksMixin) *Conn
 		c.hooksMixin = parentHooks.clone()
 	}
 
-	// Set push notification processor from options, ensure it's never nil
+	// Initialize push notification processor using shared helper
-	if opt.PushNotificationProcessor != nil {
+	// Use void processor by default for connections (typically don't need push notifications)
-		c.pushProcessor = opt.PushNotificationProcessor
+	c.pushProcessor = initializePushProcessor(opt, true)
-	} else {
-		// Create a void processor if none provided to ensure we never have nil
-		c.pushProcessor = NewVoidPushNotificationProcessor()
-	}
 
 	c.cmdable = c.Process
 	c.statefulCmdable = c.Process

sentinel.go

@@ -431,14 +431,9 @@ func NewFailoverClient(failoverOpt *FailoverOptions) *Client {
 	}
 	rdb.init()
 
-	// Initialize push notification processor similar to regular client
+	// Initialize push notification processor using shared helper
-	if opt.PushNotificationProcessor != nil {
+	// Use void processor by default for failover clients (typically don't need push notifications)
-		rdb.pushProcessor = opt.PushNotificationProcessor
+	rdb.pushProcessor = initializePushProcessor(opt, true)
-	} else if opt.PushNotifications {
-		rdb.pushProcessor = NewPushNotificationProcessor()
-	} else {
-		rdb.pushProcessor = NewVoidPushNotificationProcessor()
-	}
 
 	connPool = newConnPool(opt, rdb.dialHook)
 	rdb.connPool = connPool
@@ -506,14 +501,9 @@ func NewSentinelClient(opt *Options) *SentinelClient {
 		},
 	}
 
-	// Initialize push notification processor similar to regular client
+	// Initialize push notification processor using shared helper
-	if opt.PushNotificationProcessor != nil {
+	// Use void processor by default for sentinel clients (typically don't need push notifications)
-		c.pushProcessor = opt.PushNotificationProcessor
+	c.pushProcessor = initializePushProcessor(opt, true)
-	} else if opt.PushNotifications {
-		c.pushProcessor = NewPushNotificationProcessor()
-	} else {
-		c.pushProcessor = NewVoidPushNotificationProcessor()
-	}
 
 	c.initHooks(hooks{
 		dial:    c.baseClient.dial,