1 files changed, 72 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/handlers.go b/handlers.go
index 13b2d11..305d526 100644
--- a/handlers.go
+++ b/handlers.go
@@ -633,7 +633,7 @@ func handleKeys(conn net.Conn, args []string) {
 	if len(args) == 3 {
         val, err := strconv.Atoi(args[2])
         if err != nil {
-            conn.Write(serializeRESP(errors.New("ERR value is not an integer")))
+            conn.Write(serializeRESP(errors.New("value is not an integer")))
             return
         }
         limit = val
@@ -659,4 +659,75 @@ func handleKeys(conn net.Conn, args []string) {
     db.mu.Unlock()
 
     conn.Write(serializeRESP(matches))
+}
+func handleLrem(conn net.Conn, args []string){
+
+	if len(args) != 4 {
+        conn.Write(serializeRESP(errors.New("wrong number of arguments for 'LREM'")))
+        return
+    }
+	db.mu.Lock()
+	defer db.mu.Unlock()
+
+	key := args[1]
+	count,err := strconv.Atoi(args[2])
+	toBeRemoved := args[3]
+
+	if err != nil {
+		conn.Write(serializeRESP(errors.New("value is not an integer")))
+        return	
+	}
+	item, exists:= db.data[key]
+	if !exists {
+
+	}
+	list, ok := item.Value.([]string)
+	if !ok {
+		conn.Write(serializeRESP(errors.New("WRONGTYPE Operation against a key holding the wrong kind of value")))
+		return
+	}	
+	counter := 0
+	absCount := count
+    if count < 0 {
+        absCount = -count
+    }
+	switch{
+		case count == 0:
+			newList := []string{}
+			for i, value := range list {
+				if value == toBeRemoved{
+					newList = append(list[:i], list[i+1:]...)
+					counter += 1
+				}
+			}
+			list = newList
+		case count > 0:
+			newList := []string{}
+			for i, value := range list {
+				if counter == absCount{
+					break
+				}
+				if value == toBeRemoved{
+					newList = append(list[:i], list[i+1:]...)
+					counter += 1
+				}
+			}
+			list = newList
+		case count < 0:
+			newList := []string{}
+			for i := len(list) - 1; i >= 0; i-- {
+    			value := list[i]
+				if counter == absCount{
+					break
+				}
+				if value == toBeRemoved{
+					newList = append(list[:i], list[i+1:]...)
+					counter += 1
+				}
+			}
+			list = newList
+	}
+	item.Value = list
+	db.data[key] = item
+	conn.Write(serializeRESP(counter))
 }
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