Module hash

Generic hashing support.

This module provides a generic way to compute the hash of a value. Hashes are most commonly used with HashMap and HashSet.

The simplest way to make a type hashable is to use #[derive(Hash)]:

Examples

use std::hash::{DefaultHasher, Hash, Hasher};

#[derive(Hash)]
struct Person {
    id: u32,
    name: String,
    phone: u64,
}

let person1 = Person {
    id: 5,
    name: "Janet".to_string(),
    phone: 555_666_7777,
};
let person2 = Person {
    id: 5,
    name: "Bob".to_string(),
    phone: 555_666_7777,
};

assert!(calculate_hash(&person1) != calculate_hash(&person2));

fn calculate_hash<T: Hash>(t: &T) -> u64 {
    let mut s = DefaultHasher::new();
    t.hash(&mut s);
    s.finish()
}

If you need more control over how a value is hashed, you need to implement the Hash trait:

use std::hash::{DefaultHasher, Hash, Hasher};

struct Person {
    id: u32,
    name: String,
    phone: u64,
}

impl Hash for Person {
    fn hash<H: Hasher>(&self, state: &mut H) {
        self.id.hash(state);
        self.phone.hash(state);
    }
}

let person1 = Person {
    id: 5,
    name: "Janet".to_string(),
    phone: 555_666_7777,
};
let person2 = Person {
    id: 5,
    name: "Bob".to_string(),
    phone: 555_666_7777,
};

assert_eq!(calculate_hash(&person1), calculate_hash(&person2));

fn calculate_hash<T: Hash>(t: &T) -> u64 {
    let mut s = DefaultHasher::new();
    t.hash(&mut s);
    s.finish()
}

Structs

• BuildHasherDefault
  Used to create a default BuildHasher instance for types that implement Hasher and Default.
• DefaultHasher
  The default Hasher used by RandomState.
• RandomState
  RandomState is the default state for HashMap types.
• SipHasherDeprecated
  An implementation of SipHash 2-4.

Traits

• BuildHasher
  A trait for creating instances of Hasher.
• Hash
  A hashable type.
• Hasher
  A trait for hashing an arbitrary stream of bytes.

Derive Macros

• Hash
  Derive macro generating an impl of the trait Hash.