@remnawave/hashed-set

@remnawave/hashed-set

A high-performance Set implementation that maintains a hash value for fast equality comparison. This allows for O(1) set comparison operations instead of O(n) when comparing two sets.

Features

• Fast Set Comparison: Compare sets in O(1) time using hash values
• TypeScript Support: Full TypeScript definitions included
• Standard Set API: Extends native JavaScript Set with additional methods
• Memory Efficient: Minimal overhead compared to standard Set
• Multiple Data Types: Supports numbers, strings, and objects

Installation

npm install @remnawave/hashed-set

Usage

Basic Usage

import { HashedSet } from '@remnawave/hashed-set';

// Create a new HashedSet
const set1 = new HashedSet([1, 2, 3]);
const set2 = new HashedSet([3, 2, 1]);

// Fast comparison using hash values
console.log(set1.hash === set2.hash); // true - same elements, same hash

// Standard Set operations work as expected
set1.add(4);
set1.delete(1);
console.log(set1.has(2)); // true
console.log(set1.size); // 3

Advanced Features

import { HashedSet } from '@remnawave/hashed-set';

const set1 = new HashedSet(['[e-mail]', '[e-mail]']);
const set2 = new HashedSet(['[e-mail]', '[e-mail]']);

// Quick hash comparison
if (set1.hasSameHash(set2)) {
  console.log('Sets likely contain the same elements');
}

// Get unique hash for the set
console.log(`Set hash: ${set1.hash}`);

Performance Example

import { HashedSet } from '@remnawave/hashed-set';

// Create large sets
const emails1 = Array.from({ length: 100000 }, (_, i) => `user${i}@example.com`);
const emails2 = [...emails1].reverse();

const set1 = new HashedSet(emails1);
const set2 = new HashedSet(emails2);

// O(1) comparison instead of O(n)
const startTime = performance.now();
const areEqual = set1.hash === set2.hash;
const endTime = performance.now();

console.log(`Comparison took ${endTime - startTime}ms`); // ~0.01ms instead of ~100ms

API Reference

Constructor

• new HashedSet<T>(iterable?: Iterable<T>) - Creates a new HashedSet

Properties

• hash: number - Gets the current hash value of the set (unsigned 32-bit integer)
• size: number - Number of elements in the set (inherited from Set)

Methods

Standard Set Methods

• add(value: T): this - Adds a value to the set
• delete(value: T): boolean - Removes a value from the set
• has(value: T): boolean - Checks if a value exists in the set
• clear(): void - Removes all values from the set
• forEach(), values(), keys(), entries() - Standard iteration methods

Additional Methods

• hasSameHash(other: HashedSet<T>): boolean - Fast hash-based comparison

Hash Algorithm

The library uses a combination of:

• Numbers: Direct integer conversion
• Strings: 31-polynomial rolling hash
• Objects: Random unique identifier assignment

The final set hash is computed using XOR operations, making it order-independent.

Performance Characteristics

• Set Creation: O(n) where n is the number of elements
• Add/Delete: O(1) average case
• Hash Comparison: O(1)

License

AGPL-3.0-only