json.get sometimes returning a string instead of json

[CaptainCodeman]

Description

I have two separate projects that have the same issue after upgrading from 4.7.0 to 5.0.0, and downgrading back to 4.7.0 fixes the issue on both.

json.get occasionally returns the result as a single string instead of json, like JSON.parse isn't being used.

Given this code:

await redis.json.set('test', '$', { name: 'CaptainCodeman' })
const data = await redis.json.get('test')
console.log(typeof data, data)

Version 4.7.0 outputs object { name: 'CaptainCodeman' }
Version 5.0.0 outputs string {"name":"CaptainCodeman"}

Strangely, it doesn't seem to be consistent - some data / keys work as expected and others don't, some work and then stop working at a certain point in the code, it's very odd.

The data in redis itself is always identical and is JSON:

Node.js Version

v22.11.0

Redis Server Version

7.4.2

Node Redis Version

5.0.0

Platform

macOS

Logs

[kevin-brashears-fhr]

@nkaradzhov is there a 5.0.2 release to fix this and #2941?

[nkaradzhov]

@kevin-brashears-fhr we are gonna release this week i think