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841 B
Markdown
23 lines
841 B
Markdown
string-hash
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A fast string hashing function for Node.JS. The particular algorithm is quite
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similar to `djb2`, by Dan Bernstein and available
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[here](http://www.cse.yorku.ca/~oz/hash.html). Differences include iterating
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over the string *backwards* (as that is faster in JavaScript) and using the XOR
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operator instead of the addition operator (as described at that page and
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because it obviates the need for modular arithmetic in JavaScript).
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The hashing function returns a number between 0 and 4294967295 (inclusive).
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Thanks to [cscott](https://github.com/cscott) for reminding us how integers
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work in JavaScript.
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License
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-------
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To the extend possible by law, The Dark Sky Company, LLC has [waived all
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copyright and related or neighboring rights][cc0] to this library.
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[cc0]: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
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