Murmur redux

A simple wrapper around murmurhash3 C extension originally based on murmurhash3-ruby gem[0]

MurmurHash is a non-cryptographic hash function suitable for general hash-based lookup. It was created by Austin Appleby in , and exists in a number of variants, all of which have been released into the public domain. When compared to other popular hash functions, MurmurHash performed well in a random distribution of regular keys.[1]

It defaults to MurmurHash3_x86_128 which is a nice combination of low latency and with good collision resistence.

Installation

Include the gem in your Gemfile:

gem 'murmur_redux'

Quick start

By default it uses MurmurHash3_x86_128 which is a nice combination of low latency and with good collision resistence.

hex_string = MurmurRedux::Hash.digest('test')

# => '9de1bd74cc287dac824dbdf93182129a'

FAQ

What is MurmurHash ?

From its Wikipedia page[0] :

MurmurHash is a non-cryptographic hash function suitable for general hash-based lookup. It was created by Austin Appleby in 2008, and exists in a number of variants, all of which have been released into the public domain. When compared to other popular hash functions, MurmurHash performed well in a random distribution of regular keys.

How fast is it ?

Is one of the fastest hashing algorithms with with good to great collision resistence[1].

Credits

License (MIT)

Copyright (c) 2013 Marian Posaceanu

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