fnv-plus

What is fnv-plus?

The fnv-plus npm package is a JavaScript implementation of the FNV (Fowler-Noll-Vo) hash function. It provides fast and efficient hashing capabilities, which are useful for various applications such as data integrity checks, hash tables, and more.

What are fnv-plus's main functionalities?

Hashing a String

This feature allows you to hash a string using the FNV hash function. The resulting hash can be used for data integrity checks or as a unique identifier.

const fnv = require('fnv-plus');
const hash = fnv.hash('example string');
console.log(hash.hex());

Hashing a Buffer

This feature allows you to hash a buffer, which is useful for binary data. The resulting hash can be used for various purposes, including data integrity and unique identification.

const fnv = require('fnv-plus');
const buffer = Buffer.from('example buffer');
const hash = fnv.hash(buffer);
console.log(hash.hex());

Hashing with Different Bit Lengths

This feature allows you to hash data with different bit lengths (32-bit or 64-bit). This can be useful depending on the specific requirements of your application.

const fnv = require('fnv-plus');
const hash32 = fnv.hash('example string', 32);
const hash64 = fnv.hash('example string', 64);
console.log(hash32.hex());
console.log(hash64.hex());

Other packages similar to fnv-plus

hash.js

hash.js is a library that provides various hash functions including SHA, RIPEMD, and more. It is more versatile compared to fnv-plus as it supports a wider range of hash functions.

crypto

The built-in Node.js 'crypto' module provides a wide range of cryptographic functionalities, including various hash functions like SHA-256, SHA-512, and more. It is more comprehensive compared to fnv-plus but may be overkill for simple FNV hashing needs.

murmurhash

murmurhash is a library that implements the MurmurHash algorithm, which is known for its speed and good distribution. It is similar to fnv-plus in terms of providing a fast hashing function but uses a different algorithm.

README

fnv-plus

Javascript FNV-1a Hashing Algorithm up to 1024 bits, with highly optimized 32bit and 52bit implementations.

Concept

The FNV-1a hash algorithm, often simply called "fnv", disperses hashes throughout the n-bit hash space with very good dispersion and is very fast.

Use this module to generate unique hash/checksum values for Javascript strings or objects. Note: The FNV-1a algorithm is not even remotely suitable as a cryptographic pseudo-random generator, and should not be used to secure any thing for any reason. It is designed for uniqueness, not randomness.

Why fnv-plus?

• I call this module fnv-plus because it is the only npm module that is capable of generating fnv hashes for keyspaces larger than 32 bits.
• fnv-plus is well-tested. Many other fnv implementations offer no unit tests to prove they work and are performant.
• fnv-plus implements a 52bit version of FNV-1a which provides a larger hash space while still making use of Javasript's 53-bit integer space.

New in 1.2.x

• You can easily define custom seeds. Most other fnv implementations hardcode the fnv offset.
• the hash() function can now take arbitrary Javascript objects as input.
• changed default bitlength to 52

Install

$ npm install fnv-plus --save

Usage

var fnv = require('fnv-plus'),
  astring = 'hello world',
  ahash32 = fnv.hash(astring),        // 32-bit hash by default
  ahash64 = fnv.hash(astring, 64);    // 64-bit hash specified

assert.equal(ahash32.hex(), '0xb23eba32');
assert.equal(ahash32.str(), '1dgfu42');
assert.equal(ahash32.dec(), '2990455346');

assert.equal(ahash64.hex(), '0xa8dd8fbdc2b13ffc');
assert.equal(ahash64.str(), '2kg3e4gji835o');
assert.equal(ahash64.dec(), '12168039813402935292');

fnv.seed('fobar testseed');
assert.notEqual(fnv.hash(astring), ahash64);
// ^^ because the default seed is not 'foobar testseed'

API

fnv.hash(string, bitlength)

• Hash a string using the given bit length (52 is default)
• returns a FnvHash object

fnv.seed(string)

• Seed the algorithm to produce different values. Hashing the same value with different seeds will very likely result in different results. To the extent your seed can be random, it can serve as a source of randomness, but nonetheless is not a replacement for a crypgographic PRG (pseudo-random generator).
• default seed is the URL of this repository

FnvHash.str()

Returns the hashed value as an ascii string

FnvHash.hex()

Returns the hashed value as a hexadecimal string

FnvHash.dec()

Returns the hashed value as a decimal string

License

MIT