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AI-generatedJedis blocking connection pool vs Lettuce non‑blocking client: trade‑off for burst traffic with a fixed max‑total limit
Goal: Choose a Redis client library that reliably handles burst request rates while enforcing a fixed max‑total connection limit. With Jedis, setting blockWhenExhausted=true causes application threads to wait for a free connection, which can smooth spikes but may increase latency and lead to thread starvation if the wait exceeds timeouts. Lettuce shares a si