# chksum-hash-sha2-256 [![crates.io](https://img.shields.io/crates/v/chksum-hash-sha2-256?style=flat-square&logo=rust "crates.io")](https://crates.io/crates/chksum-hash-sha2-256) [![Build](https://img.shields.io/github/actions/workflow/status/chksum-rs/hash-sha2-256/rust.yml?branch=master&style=flat-square&logo=github "Build")](https://github.com/chksum-rs/hash-sha2-256/actions/workflows/rust.yml) [![docs.rs](https://img.shields.io/docsrs/chksum-hash-sha2-256?style=flat-square&logo=docsdotrs "docs.rs")](https://docs.rs/chksum-hash-sha2-256/) [![MSRV](https://img.shields.io/badge/MSRV-1.63.0-informational?style=flat-square "MSRV")](https://github.com/chksum-rs/hash-sha2-256/blob/master/Cargo.toml) [![deps.rs](https://deps.rs/crate/chksum-hash-sha2-256/0.0.1/status.svg?style=flat-square "deps.rs")](https://deps.rs/crate/chksum-hash-sha2-256/0.0.1) [![unsafe forbidden](https://img.shields.io/badge/unsafe-forbidden-success.svg?style=flat-square "unsafe forbidden")](https://github.com/rust-secure-code/safety-dance) [![LICENSE](https://img.shields.io/github/license/chksum-rs/hash-sha2-256?style=flat-square "LICENSE")](https://github.com/chksum-rs/hash-sha2-256/blob/master/LICENSE) An implementation of SHA-2 256 hash algorithm for batch and stream computation. ## Setup To use this crate, add the following entry to your `Cargo.toml` file in the `dependencies` section: ```toml [dependencies] chksum-hash-sha2-256 = "0.0.1" ``` Alternatively, you can use the [`cargo add`](https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/commands/cargo-add.html) subcommand: ```shell cargo add chksum-hash-sha2-256 ``` ## Usage Use the `hash` function for batch digest calculation. ```rust use chksum_hash_sha2_256 as sha2_256; let digest = sha2_256::hash(b"example data"); assert_eq!( digest.to_hex_lowercase(), "44752f37272e944fd2c913a35342eaccdd1aaf189bae50676b301ab213fc5061" ); ``` Use the `default` function to create a hash instance for stream digest calculation. ```rust use chksum_hash_sha2_256 as sha2_256; let digest = sha2_256::default() .update("example") .update(b"data") .update([0, 1, 2, 3]) .digest(); assert_eq!( digest.to_hex_lowercase(), "62e84f4c96b9f9d30465b33f13710e479854762157c9dfa88ed89a01999fff2a" ); ``` For more usage examples, refer to the documentation available at [docs.rs](https://docs.rs/chksum-hash-sha2-256/). ## License This crate is licensed under the MIT License.