+ change default serializer for MessageListener adapter (since messages are usually strings)

+ rename serializer setter on MessageContainer

spring-data-redis/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/keyvalue/redis/connection/jedis/JedisConnectionFactory.java

@@ -78,7 +78,10 @@ public class JedisConnectionFactory implements InitializingBean, DisposableBean,
 			if (usePool) {
 				return pool.getResource();
 			}
-			return new Jedis(getShardInfo());
+			Jedis jedis = new Jedis(getShardInfo());
+			// force initialization (see Jedis issue #82)
+			jedis.connect();
+			return jedis;
 		} catch (Exception ex) {
 			throw new DataAccessResourceFailureException("Cannot get Jedis connection", ex);
 		}

spring-data-redis/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/keyvalue/redis/listener/RedisMessageListenerContainer.java

@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ public class RedisMessageListenerContainer implements InitializingBean, Disposab
 	 * 
 	 * @param serializer The serializer to set.
 	 */
-	public void setSerializer(RedisSerializer<String> serializer) {
+	public void setTopicSerializer(RedisSerializer<String> serializer) {
 		this.serializer = serializer;
 	}
 

spring-data-redis/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/keyvalue/redis/listener/adapter/MessageListenerAdapter.java

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import org.springframework.data.keyvalue.redis.connection.Message;
 import org.springframework.data.keyvalue.redis.connection.MessageListener;
 import org.springframework.data.keyvalue.redis.serializer.JdkSerializationRedisSerializer;
 import org.springframework.data.keyvalue.redis.serializer.RedisSerializer;
+import org.springframework.data.keyvalue.redis.serializer.StringRedisSerializer;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 import org.springframework.util.MethodInvoker;
 import org.springframework.util.ObjectUtils;
@@ -62,6 +63,10 @@ import org.springframework.util.ObjectUtils;
  * For further examples and discussion please do refer to the Spring Data
  * reference documentation which describes this class (and its attendant
  * configuration) in detail.
+ * 
+ * <b>Important:</b> Due to the nature of messages, the default serializer used by
+ * the adapter is {@link StringRedisSerializer}. If the messages are of a different type,
+ * change them accordingly through {@link #setSerializer(RedisSerializer)}.
  *
  * @author Juergen Hoeller
  * @author Costin Leau
@@ -200,7 +205,7 @@ public class MessageListenerAdapter implements MessageListener {
 	 * @see JdkSerializationRedisSerializer
 	 */
 	protected void initDefaultStrategies() {
-		setSerializer(new JdkSerializationRedisSerializer());
+		setSerializer(new StringRedisSerializer());
 	}
 
 	/**