hash a value to a consistent number within a specified range. in goes key out goes number that's it.
hash a value to a consistent number within a specified range. in goes key out goes number that's it.
var chash = require('chash');
var colors = ['red','blue','green','purple']
, bobscolor = chash('bob',colors.length)
, ryanscolor = chash('ryan',colors.length)
, suescolor = chash('sue',colors.length)
;
console.log('bob will always be',colors[bobscolor]);
console.log('ryan will always be',colors[ryanscolor]);
console.log('sue will always be',colors[suescolor]);
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hash a value to a consistent number within a specified range. in goes key out goes number that's it.
The npm package chash receives a total of 6 weekly downloads. As such, chash popularity was classified as not popular.
We found that chash demonstrated a not healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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