Fix ConnectionPool to raise MaxConnectionsError instead of Connection…

[ngabhanenetskope]

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Description of change

This PR addresses issue #3684 by introducing a more specific MaxConnectionsError exception that is raised when a connection pool reaches its maximum connections limit.

Current behavior:
When a ConnectionPool reaches its maximum connections limit, it raises a generic ConnectionError. This causes RedisCluster to treat the error as a node failure and trigger an unnecessary cluster reinitialization, leading to increased resource usage.

Changes:

1. Added a new MaxConnectionsError class in redis/exceptions.py as a subclass of ConnectionError
2. Modified ConnectionPool.make_connection() in redis/connection.py to raise the new MaxConnectionsError instead of a generic ConnectionError
3. Updated RedisCluster._execute_command() in redis/cluster.py to handle MaxConnectionsError separately, preventing unnecessary cluster reinitialization
4. Updated tests to verify the new behavior in both standalone and cluster modes
5. Added exports in __init__.py to make the new exception available

Testing:

1. Updated test_max_connections in test_connection_pool.py to expect MaxConnectionsError
2. Added a new test file test_max_connections_error.py with:
   • Inheritance test to verify MaxConnectionsError extends ConnectionError
   • Connection pool test to verify the correct error is raised
   • Mock-based cluster test to verify cluster doesn't reinitialize on MaxConnectionsError

All tests pass locally, including the new tests specifically for this behavior.

Note: The issue was previously assigned but appears to be inactive. I implemented this fix because it was affecting our production environment.

[petyaslavova]

Hi @ngabhanenetskope, thank you for the time and effort you've put into this PR! Can you please also update the async cluster client to have the same behavior?

[ngabhanenetskope]

Hi @ngabhanenetskope, thank you for the time and effort you've put into this PR! Can you please also update the async cluster client to have the same behavior?

Thank you for the review! I've updated the async cluster implementation to handle MaxConnectionsError consistently with the synchronous version.

The good news is that the async cluster code was already catching MaxConnectionsError and preventing cluster reinitialization, but I've:

1. Separated the exception handling for BusyLoadingError and MaxConnectionsError for better clarity
2. Added explanatory comments matching the synchronous implementation

This ensures that both sync and async cluster implementations have consistent behavior when the connection pool is exhausted.

[petyaslavova]

@ngabhanenetskope, please check the linters errors.

[ngabhanenetskope]

@ngabhanenetskope, please check the linters errors.

I've just fixed the linter errors in my PR.

The changes include:

• Fixed import order in redis/cluster.py
• Removed trailing whitespace in redis/exceptions.py
• Fixed whitespace issues in tests/test_max_connections_error.py

All these changes are now committed to the PR branch. The tests continue to pass successfully.

[ngabhanenetskope]

@petyaslavova
Can you please rerun the checks! I have fixed few more linters.