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+"""
+Copyright 2020 The Magma Authors.
+
+This source code is licensed under the BSD-style license found in the
+LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+"""
+import redis
+from configuration.service_configs import get_service_config_value
+
+
+def get_default_client():
+    """
+    Return a default redis client using the configured port in redis.yml
+    """
+    redis_port = get_service_config_value('redis', 'port', 6379)
+    redis_addr = get_service_config_value('redis', 'bind', 'localhost')
+    return redis.Redis(host=redis_addr, port=redis_port)