Function generateSimpleHash

generateSimpleHash(str: string): string

Generates a simple hash from a string using the djb2 algorithm. This is a non-cryptographic hash function suitable for request identification.

Parameters

str: string
The string to hash

Returns string

A hexadecimal string representing the hash

Example

const hash = generateSimpleHash("test string");
console.log(hash); // "a5d7d2a9"

Source

export function generateSimpleHash(str: string): string {
  let hash = 0;
  for (let i = 0; i < str.length; i++) {
    const char = str.charCodeAt(i);
    hash = (hash << 5) - hash + char;
    hash = hash & hash; // Convert to 32bit integer
  }
  return Math.abs(hash).toString(16);
}