// These hashes are for algorithmic use cases, such as bucketing in hashtables, where security isn't // needed and 32 or 64 bits is enough (that is, rare collisions are acceptable). These are way simpler // than sha1 (and all its deps) or similar, and with a short, clean (base 36 alphanumeric) result. // A simple, *insecure* 32-bit hash that's short, fast, and has no dependencies. // Output is always 7 characters. // Loosely based on the Java version; see // https://stackoverflow.com/questions/6122571/simple-non-secure-hash-function-for-javascript const simpleHash = str => { let hash = 0; for (let i = 0; i < str.length; i++) { const char = str.charCodeAt(i); hash = (hash << 5) - hash + char; } // Convert to 32bit unsigned integer in base 36 and pad with "0" to ensure length is 7. return (hash >>> 0).toString(36).padStart(7, '0'); }; // An improved alternative: // cyrb53 (c) 2018 bryc (github.com/bryc). License: Public domain. Attribution appreciated. // A fast and simple 64-bit (or 53-bit) string hash function with decent collision resistance. // Largely inspired by MurmurHash2/3, but with a focus on speed/simplicity. // See https://stackoverflow.com/questions/7616461/generate-a-hash-from-string-in-javascript/52171480#52171480 // https://github.com/bryc/code/blob/master/jshash/experimental/cyrb53.js const cyrb64 = (str, seed = 0) => { let h1 = 0xdeadbeef ^ seed, h2 = 0x41c6ce57 ^ seed; for(let i = 0, ch; i < str.length; i++) { ch = str.charCodeAt(i); h1 = Math.imul(h1 ^ ch, 2654435761); h2 = Math.imul(h2 ^ ch, 1597334677); } h1 = Math.imul(h1 ^ (h1 >>> 16), 2246822507); h1 ^= Math.imul(h2 ^ (h2 >>> 13), 3266489909); h2 = Math.imul(h2 ^ (h2 >>> 16), 2246822507); h2 ^= Math.imul(h1 ^ (h1 >>> 13), 3266489909); // For a single 53-bit numeric return value we could return // 4294967296 * (2097151 & h2) + (h1 >>> 0); // but we instead return the full 64-bit value: return [h2>>>0, h1>>>0]; }; // An improved, *insecure* 64-bit hash that's short, fast, and has no dependencies. // Output is always 14 characters. const cyrb64Hash = (str, seed = 0) => { const [h2, h1] = cyrb64(str, seed); return h2.toString(36).padStart(7, '0') + h1.toString(36).padStart(7, '0'); }