diff --git a/src/keydbutils.cpp b/src/keydbutils.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ebcbc7f06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/keydbutils.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#include "server.h"
+
+namespace keydbutils
+{
+    template<>
+    size_t hash(const sdsview& t)
+    {
+        return (size_t)dictGenHashFunction(static_cast<const char*>(t), t.size());
+    }
+}
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