5um

5um

Fast "hash" algorithm designed for insecure hashing usage.
Sometimes you need a fast hash but you don't care about the security of the hash.

Use Cases

• Detect if a file has changed
  You can check if a file has changed by using this hash funcion.

Installation

npm install 5um

Usage

• As a system command

npx 5um hello.txt

• As a module

const hash5um = require("5um");

const inputFile = process.argv[2];
const hash = hash5um('./hello.txt'); // returns a BigInt

console.log(hash.toString(16));

// npm install --save-dev @types/ffi-napi

import hash5um from "5um";

const inputFile = process.argv[2];
const hash = hash5um('./hello.txt'); // returns a BigInt

console.log(hash.toString(16));