/**
  * Appends data to an existing item on the Redis server.
  *
  * @param  string $key
  * @param  string $value
  * @param  int    $expiration
  * @return bool
  */
 protected function appendValue($key, $value, $expiration = 0)
 {
     if ($this->redis->exists($key)) {
         $this->redis->append($key, $value);
         return $this->redis->expire($key, $expiration);
     }
     return $this->redis->setex($key, $expiration, $value);
 }