Data Structures
struct	XXH128_hash_t
	The return value from 128-bit hashes. More...
struct	XXH128_canonical_t

Macros
#define	XXH_SSE2 1
#define	XXH_AVX2 2
#define	XXH_AVX512 3
#define	XXH_NEON 4
#define	XXH_VSX 5
#define	XXH_SVE 6
#define	XXH_LSX 7
#define	XXH_LASX 8
#define	XXH_RVV 9
#define	XXH3_SECRET_SIZE_MIN 136

Typedefs
typedef struct XXH3_state_s	XXH3_state_t
	The opaque state struct for the XXH3 streaming API.

Functions
XXH64_hash_t	XXH3_64bits (const void *input, size_t length)
	Calculates 64-bit unseeded variant of XXH3 hash of `input`.
XXH64_hash_t	XXH3_64bits_withSeed (const void *input, size_t length, XXH64_hash_t seed)
	Calculates 64-bit seeded variant of XXH3 hash of `input`.
XXH64_hash_t	XXH3_64bits_withSecret (const void data, size_t len, const void secret, size_t secretSize)
	Calculates 64-bit variant of XXH3 with a custom "secret".
XXH3_state_t *	XXH3_createState (void)
	Allocate an XXH3_state_t.
XXH_errorcode	XXH3_freeState (XXH3_state_t *statePtr)
	Frees an XXH3_state_t.
void	XXH3_copyState (XXH3_state_t dst_state, const XXH3_state_t src_state)
	Copies one XXH3_state_t to another.
XXH_errorcode	XXH3_64bits_reset (XXH3_state_t *statePtr)
	Resets an XXH3_state_t to begin a new hash.
XXH_errorcode	XXH3_64bits_reset_withSeed (XXH3_state_t *statePtr, XXH64_hash_t seed)
	Resets an XXH3_state_t with 64-bit seed to begin a new hash.
XXH_errorcode	XXH3_64bits_reset_withSecret (XXH3_state_t statePtr, const void secret, size_t secretSize)
	Resets an XXH3_state_t with secret data to begin a new hash.
XXH_errorcode	XXH3_64bits_update (XXH3_state_t statePtr, const void input, size_t length)
	Consumes a block of `input` to an XXH3_state_t.
XXH64_hash_t	XXH3_64bits_digest (const XXH3_state_t *statePtr)
	Returns the calculated XXH3 64-bit hash value from an XXH3_state_t.
XXH128_hash_t	XXH3_128bits (const void *data, size_t len)
	Calculates 128-bit unseeded variant of XXH3 of `data`.
XXH128_hash_t	XXH3_128bits_withSeed (const void *data, size_t len, XXH64_hash_t seed)
	Calculates 128-bit seeded variant of XXH3 hash of `data`.
XXH128_hash_t	XXH3_128bits_withSecret (const void data, size_t len, const void secret, size_t secretSize)
	Calculates 128-bit variant of XXH3 with a custom "secret".
XXH_errorcode	XXH3_128bits_reset (XXH3_state_t *statePtr)
	Resets an XXH3_state_t to begin a new hash.
XXH_errorcode	XXH3_128bits_reset_withSeed (XXH3_state_t *statePtr, XXH64_hash_t seed)
	Resets an XXH3_state_t with 64-bit seed to begin a new hash.
XXH_errorcode	XXH3_128bits_reset_withSecret (XXH3_state_t statePtr, const void secret, size_t secretSize)
	Resets an XXH3_state_t with secret data to begin a new hash.
XXH_errorcode	XXH3_128bits_update (XXH3_state_t statePtr, const void input, size_t length)
	Consumes a block of `input` to an XXH3_state_t.
XXH128_hash_t	XXH3_128bits_digest (const XXH3_state_t *statePtr)
	Returns the calculated XXH3 128-bit hash value from an XXH3_state_t.
int	XXH128_isEqual (XXH128_hash_t h1, XXH128_hash_t h2)
	Check equality of two XXH128_hash_t values.
int	XXH128_cmp (const void h128_1, const void h128_2)
	Compares two XXH128_hash_t.
void	XXH128_canonicalFromHash (XXH128_canonical_t *dst, XXH128_hash_t hash)
	Converts an XXH128_hash_t to a big endian XXH128_canonical_t.
XXH128_hash_t	XXH128_hashFromCanonical (const XXH128_canonical_t *src)
	Converts an XXH128_canonical_t to a native XXH128_hash_t.
XXH_errorcode	XXH3_64bits_reset_withSecretandSeed (XXH3_state_t statePtr, const void secret, size_t secretSize, XXH64_hash_t seed64)
	Resets an XXH3_state_t with secret data to begin a new hash.
XXH128_hash_t	XXH3_128bits_withSecretandSeed (const void input, size_t length, const void secret, size_t secretSize, XXH64_hash_t seed64)
	Calculates 128-bit seeded variant of XXH3 hash of `data`.
XXH128_hash_t	XXH128 (const void *data, size_t len, XXH64_hash_t seed)
	Calculates the 128-bit hash of `data` using XXH3.
XXH_errorcode	XXH3_128bits_reset_withSecretandSeed (XXH3_state_t statePtr, const void secret, size_t secretSize, XXH64_hash_t seed64)
	Resets an XXH3_state_t with secret data to begin a new hash.
XXH_errorcode	XXH3_generateSecret (void secretBuffer, size_t secretSize, const void customSeed, size_t customSeedSize)
	Derive a high-entropy secret from any user-defined content, named customSeed.
void	XXH3_generateSecret_fromSeed (void *secretBuffer, XXH64_hash_t seed)
	Generate the same secret as the _withSeed() variants.

Detailed Description

XXH3 is a more recent hash algorithm featuring:

Improved speed for both small and large inputs
True 64-bit and 128-bit outputs
SIMD acceleration
Improved 32-bit viability

Speed analysis methodology is explained here:

https://fastcompression.blogspot.com/2019/03/presenting-xxh3.html

Compared to XXH64, expect XXH3 to run approximately ~2x faster on large inputs and >3x faster on small ones, exact differences vary depending on platform.

XXH3's speed benefits greatly from SIMD and 64-bit arithmetic, but does not require it. Most 32-bit and 64-bit targets that can run XXH32 smoothly can run XXH3 at competitive speeds, even without vector support. Further details are explained in the implementation.

XXH3 has a fast scalar implementation, but it also includes accelerated SIMD implementations for many common platforms:

AVX512
AVX2
SSE2
ARM NEON
WebAssembly SIMD128
POWER8 VSX
s390x ZVector This can be controlled via the XXH_VECTOR macro, but it automatically selects the best version according to predefined macros. For the x86 family, an automatic runtime dispatcher is included separately in xxh_x86dispatch.c.

XXH3 implementation is portable: it has a generic C90 formulation that can be compiled on any platform, all implementations generate exactly the same hash value on all platforms. Starting from v0.8.0, it's also labelled "stable", meaning that any future version will also generate the same hash value.

XXH3 offers 2 variants, _64bits and _128bits.

When only 64 bits are needed, prefer invoking the _64bits variant, as it reduces the amount of mixing, resulting in faster speed on small inputs. It's also generally simpler to manipulate a scalar return type than a struct.

The API supports one-shot hashing, streaming mode, and custom secrets.

Macro Definition Documentation

◆ XXH_SSE2

#define XXH_SSE2 1

SSE2 for Pentium 4, Opteron, all x86_64.

◆ XXH_AVX2

#define XXH_AVX2 2

AVX2 for Haswell and Bulldozer

◆ XXH_AVX512

#define XXH_AVX512 3

AVX512 for Skylake and Icelake

◆ XXH_NEON

#define XXH_NEON 4

NEON for most ARMv7-A, all AArch64, and WASM SIMD128

◆ XXH_VSX

#define XXH_VSX 5

VSX and ZVector for POWER8/z13 (64-bit)

◆ XXH_SVE

#define XXH_SVE 6

SVE for some ARMv8-A and ARMv9-A

◆ XXH_LSX

#define XXH_LSX 7

LSX (128-bit SIMD) for LoongArch64

◆ XXH_LASX

#define XXH_LASX 8

LASX (256-bit SIMD) for LoongArch64

◆ XXH_RVV

#define XXH_RVV 9

RVV (RISC-V Vector) for RISC-V

◆ XXH3_SECRET_SIZE_MIN

#define XXH3_SECRET_SIZE_MIN 136

The bare minimum size for a custom secret.

See also: XXH3_64bits_withSecret(), XXH3_64bits_reset_withSecret(), XXH3_128bits_withSecret(), XXH3_128bits_reset_withSecret().

Typedef Documentation

◆ XXH3_state_t

typedef struct XXH3_state_s XXH3_state_t

The opaque state struct for the XXH3 streaming API.

See also: XXH3_state_s for details.; Streaming Example

Function Documentation

◆ XXH3_64bits()

XXH64_hash_t XXH3_64bits	(	const void *	input,
		size_t	length )

Calculates 64-bit unseeded variant of XXH3 hash of input.

Parameters

input	The block of data to be hashed, at least `length` bytes in size.
length	The length of `input`, in bytes.

Precondition: The memory between input and input + length must be valid, readable, contiguous memory. However, if length is 0, input may be NULL. In C++, this also must be TriviallyCopyable.

Returns: The calculated 64-bit XXH3 hash value.

Note: This is equivalent to XXH3_64bits_withSeed() with a seed of 0, however it may have slightly better performance due to constant propagation of the defaults.

See also: XXH3_64bits_withSeed(), XXH3_64bits_withSecret(): other seeding variants; Single Shot Example for an example.

◆ XXH3_64bits_withSeed()

XXH64_hash_t XXH3_64bits_withSeed	(	const void *	input,
		size_t	length,
		XXH64_hash_t	seed )

Calculates 64-bit seeded variant of XXH3 hash of input.

Parameters

input	The block of data to be hashed, at least `length` bytes in size.
length	The length of `input`, in bytes.
seed	The 64-bit seed to alter the hash result predictably.

Precondition: The memory between input and input + length must be valid, readable, contiguous memory. However, if length is 0, input may be NULL. In C++, this also must be TriviallyCopyable.

Returns: The calculated 64-bit XXH3 hash value.

Note: seed == 0 produces the same results as XXH3_64bits().

This variant generates a custom secret on the fly based on default secret altered using the seed value.

While this operation is decently fast, note that it's not completely free.

See also: Single Shot Example for an example.

◆ XXH3_64bits_withSecret()

XXH64_hash_t XXH3_64bits_withSecret	(	const void *	data,
		size_t	len,
		const void *	secret,
		size_t	secretSize )

Calculates 64-bit variant of XXH3 with a custom "secret".

Parameters

data	The block of data to be hashed, at least `len` bytes in size.
len	The length of `data`, in bytes.
secret	The secret data.
secretSize	The length of `secret`, in bytes.

Returns: The calculated 64-bit XXH3 hash value.

Precondition: The memory between data and data + len must be valid, readable, contiguous memory. However, if length is 0, data may be NULL. In C++, this also must be TriviallyCopyable.

It's possible to provide any blob of bytes as a "secret" to generate the hash. This makes it more difficult for an external actor to prepare an intentional collision. The main condition is that secretSize must be large enough (>= XXH3_SECRET_SIZE_MIN). However, the quality of the secret impacts the dispersion of the hash algorithm. Therefore, the secret must look like a bunch of random bytes. Avoid "trivial" or structured data such as repeated sequences or a text document. Whenever in doubt about the "randomness" of the blob of bytes, consider employing XXH3_generateSecret() instead (see below). It will generate a proper high entropy secret derived from the blob of bytes. Another advantage of using XXH3_generateSecret() is that it guarantees that all bits within the initial blob of bytes will impact every bit of the output. This is not necessarily the case when using the blob of bytes directly because, when hashing small inputs, only a portion of the secret is employed.

See also: Single Shot Example for an example.

◆ XXH3_createState()

XXH3_state_t * XXH3_createState ( void )

Allocate an XXH3_state_t.

Returns: An allocated pointer of XXH3_state_t on success.; NULL on failure.

Note: Must be freed with XXH3_freeState().

See also: Streaming Example

◆ XXH3_freeState()

XXH_errorcode XXH3_freeState ( XXH3_state_t * statePtr )

Frees an XXH3_state_t.

Parameters

statePtr A pointer to an XXH3_state_t allocated with XXH3_createState().

Returns: XXH_OK.

Note: Must be allocated with XXH3_createState().

See also: Streaming Example

◆ XXH3_copyState()

void XXH3_copyState	(	XXH3_state_t *	dst_state,
		const XXH3_state_t *	src_state )

Copies one XXH3_state_t to another.

Parameters

dst_state	The state to copy to.
src_state	The state to copy from.

Precondition: dst_state and src_state must not be NULL and must not overlap.

◆ XXH3_64bits_reset()

XXH_errorcode XXH3_64bits_reset ( XXH3_state_t * statePtr )

Resets an XXH3_state_t to begin a new hash.

Parameters

statePtr The state struct to reset.

Precondition: statePtr must not be NULL.

Returns: XXH_OK on success.; XXH_ERROR on failure.

Note

This function resets statePtr and generate a secret with default parameters.
Call this function before XXH3_64bits_update().
Digest will be equivalent to XXH3_64bits().

See also: Streaming Example

◆ XXH3_64bits_reset_withSeed()

XXH_errorcode XXH3_64bits_reset_withSeed	(	XXH3_state_t *	statePtr,
		XXH64_hash_t	seed )

Resets an XXH3_state_t with 64-bit seed to begin a new hash.

Parameters

statePtr	The state struct to reset.
seed	The 64-bit seed to alter the hash result predictably.

Precondition: statePtr must not be NULL.

Returns: XXH_OK on success.; XXH_ERROR on failure.

Note

This function resets statePtr and generate a secret from seed.
Call this function before XXH3_64bits_update().
Digest will be equivalent to XXH3_64bits_withSeed().

See also: Streaming Example

◆ XXH3_64bits_reset_withSecret()

XXH_errorcode XXH3_64bits_reset_withSecret	(	XXH3_state_t *	statePtr,
		const void *	secret,
		size_t	secretSize )

Resets an XXH3_state_t with secret data to begin a new hash.

Parameters

statePtr	The state struct to reset.
secret	The secret data.
secretSize	The length of `secret`, in bytes.

Precondition: statePtr must not be NULL.

Returns: XXH_OK on success.; XXH_ERROR on failure.

Note: secret is referenced, it must outlive the hash streaming session.

Similar to one-shot API, secretSize must be >= XXH3_SECRET_SIZE_MIN, and the quality of produced hash values depends on secret's entropy (secret's content should look like a bunch of random bytes). When in doubt about the randomness of a candidate secret, consider employing XXH3_generateSecret() instead (see below).

See also: Streaming Example

◆ XXH3_64bits_update()

XXH_errorcode XXH3_64bits_update	(	XXH3_state_t *	statePtr,
		const void *	input,
		size_t	length )

Consumes a block of input to an XXH3_state_t.

Parameters

statePtr	The state struct to update.
input	The block of data to be hashed, at least `length` bytes in size.
length	The length of `input`, in bytes.

Precondition: statePtr must not be NULL.; The memory between input and input + length must be valid, readable, contiguous memory. However, if length is 0, input may be NULL. In C++, this also must be TriviallyCopyable.

Returns: XXH_OK on success.; XXH_ERROR on failure.

Note: Call this to incrementally consume blocks of data.

See also: Streaming Example

◆ XXH3_64bits_digest()

XXH64_hash_t XXH3_64bits_digest ( const XXH3_state_t * statePtr )

Returns the calculated XXH3 64-bit hash value from an XXH3_state_t.

Parameters

statePtr The state struct to calculate the hash from.

Precondition: statePtr must not be NULL.

Returns: The calculated XXH3 64-bit hash value from that state.

Note: Calling XXH3_64bits_digest() will not affect statePtr, so you can update, digest, and update again.

See also: Streaming Example

◆ XXH3_128bits()

XXH128_hash_t XXH3_128bits	(	const void *	data,
		size_t	len )

Calculates 128-bit unseeded variant of XXH3 of data.

Parameters

data	The block of data to be hashed, at least `length` bytes in size.
len	The length of `data`, in bytes.

Returns: The calculated 128-bit variant of XXH3 value.

The 128-bit variant of XXH3 has more strength, but it has a bit of overhead for shorter inputs.

This is equivalent to XXH3_128bits_withSeed() with a seed of 0, however it may have slightly better performance due to constant propagation of the defaults.

See also: XXH3_128bits_withSeed(), XXH3_128bits_withSecret(): other seeding variants; Single Shot Example for an example.

◆ XXH3_128bits_withSeed()

XXH128_hash_t XXH3_128bits_withSeed	(	const void *	data,
		size_t	len,
		XXH64_hash_t	seed )

Calculates 128-bit seeded variant of XXH3 hash of data.

Parameters

data	The block of data to be hashed, at least `length` bytes in size.
len	The length of `data`, in bytes.
seed	The 64-bit seed to alter the hash result predictably.

Returns: The calculated 128-bit variant of XXH3 value.

Note: seed == 0 produces the same results as XXH3_64bits().

This variant generates a custom secret on the fly based on default secret altered using the seed value.

While this operation is decently fast, note that it's not completely free.

See also: XXH3_128bits(), XXH3_128bits_withSecret(): other seeding variants; Single Shot Example for an example.

◆ XXH3_128bits_withSecret()

XXH128_hash_t XXH3_128bits_withSecret	(	const void *	data,
		size_t	len,
		const void *	secret,
		size_t	secretSize )

Calculates 128-bit variant of XXH3 with a custom "secret".

Parameters

data	The block of data to be hashed, at least `len` bytes in size.
len	The length of `data`, in bytes.
secret	The secret data.
secretSize	The length of `secret`, in bytes.

Returns: The calculated 128-bit variant of XXH3 value.

It's possible to provide any blob of bytes as a "secret" to generate the hash. This makes it more difficult for an external actor to prepare an intentional collision. The main condition is that secretSize must be large enough (>= XXH3_SECRET_SIZE_MIN). However, the quality of the secret impacts the dispersion of the hash algorithm. Therefore, the secret must look like a bunch of random bytes. Avoid "trivial" or structured data such as repeated sequences or a text document. Whenever in doubt about the "randomness" of the blob of bytes, consider employing XXH3_generateSecret() instead (see below). It will generate a proper high entropy secret derived from the blob of bytes. Another advantage of using XXH3_generateSecret() is that it guarantees that all bits within the initial blob of bytes will impact every bit of the output. This is not necessarily the case when using the blob of bytes directly because, when hashing small inputs, only a portion of the secret is employed.

See also: Single Shot Example for an example.

◆ XXH3_128bits_reset()

XXH_errorcode XXH3_128bits_reset ( XXH3_state_t * statePtr )

Resets an XXH3_state_t to begin a new hash.

Parameters

statePtr The state struct to reset.

Precondition: statePtr must not be NULL.

Returns: XXH_OK on success.; XXH_ERROR on failure.

Note

This function resets statePtr and generate a secret with default parameters.
Call it before XXH3_128bits_update().
Digest will be equivalent to XXH3_128bits().

See also: Streaming Example

◆ XXH3_128bits_reset_withSeed()

XXH_errorcode XXH3_128bits_reset_withSeed	(	XXH3_state_t *	statePtr,
		XXH64_hash_t	seed )

Resets an XXH3_state_t with 64-bit seed to begin a new hash.

Parameters

statePtr	The state struct to reset.
seed	The 64-bit seed to alter the hash result predictably.

Precondition: statePtr must not be NULL.

Returns: XXH_OK on success.; XXH_ERROR on failure.

Note

This function resets statePtr and generate a secret from seed.
Call it before XXH3_128bits_update().
Digest will be equivalent to XXH3_128bits_withSeed().

See also: Streaming Example

◆ XXH3_128bits_reset_withSecret()

XXH_errorcode XXH3_128bits_reset_withSecret	(	XXH3_state_t *	statePtr,
		const void *	secret,
		size_t	secretSize )

Resets an XXH3_state_t with secret data to begin a new hash.

Parameters

statePtr	The state struct to reset.
secret	The secret data.
secretSize	The length of `secret`, in bytes.

Precondition: statePtr must not be NULL.

Returns: XXH_OK on success.; XXH_ERROR on failure.

secret is referenced, it must outlive the hash streaming session. Similar to one-shot API, secretSize must be >= XXH3_SECRET_SIZE_MIN, and the quality of produced hash values depends on secret's entropy (secret's content should look like a bunch of random bytes). When in doubt about the randomness of a candidate secret, consider employing XXH3_generateSecret() instead (see below).

See also: Streaming Example

◆ XXH3_128bits_update()

XXH_errorcode XXH3_128bits_update	(	XXH3_state_t *	statePtr,
		const void *	input,
		size_t	length )

Consumes a block of input to an XXH3_state_t.

Call this to incrementally consume blocks of data.

Parameters

statePtr	The state struct to update.
input	The block of data to be hashed, at least `length` bytes in size.
length	The length of `input`, in bytes.

Precondition: statePtr must not be NULL.

Returns: XXH_OK on success.; XXH_ERROR on failure.

Note: The memory between input and input + length must be valid, readable, contiguous memory. However, if length is 0, input may be NULL. In C++, this also must be TriviallyCopyable.

◆ XXH3_128bits_digest()

XXH128_hash_t XXH3_128bits_digest ( const XXH3_state_t * statePtr )

Returns the calculated XXH3 128-bit hash value from an XXH3_state_t.

Parameters

statePtr The state struct to calculate the hash from.

Precondition: statePtr must not be NULL.

Returns: The calculated XXH3 128-bit hash value from that state.

Note: Calling XXH3_128bits_digest() will not affect statePtr, so you can update, digest, and update again.

◆ XXH128_isEqual()

int XXH128_isEqual	(	XXH128_hash_t	h1,
		XXH128_hash_t	h2 )

Check equality of two XXH128_hash_t values.

Parameters

h1	The 128-bit hash value.
h2	Another 128-bit hash value.

Returns: 1 if h1 and h2 are equal.; 0 if they are not.

◆ XXH128_cmp()

int XXH128_cmp	(	const void *	h128_1,
		const void *	h128_2 )

Compares two XXH128_hash_t.

This comparator is compatible with stdlib's qsort()/bsearch().

Parameters

h128_1	Left-hand side value
h128_2	Right-hand side value

Returns: >0 if h128_1 > h128_2; =0 if h128_1 == h128_2; <0 if h128_1 < h128_2

◆ XXH128_canonicalFromHash()

void XXH128_canonicalFromHash	(	XXH128_canonical_t *	dst,
		XXH128_hash_t	hash )

Converts an XXH128_hash_t to a big endian XXH128_canonical_t.

Parameters

dst	The XXH128_canonical_t pointer to be stored to.
hash	The XXH128_hash_t to be converted.

Precondition: dst must not be NULL.

See also: Canonical Representation Example

◆ XXH128_hashFromCanonical()

XXH128_hash_t XXH128_hashFromCanonical ( const XXH128_canonical_t * src )

Converts an XXH128_canonical_t to a native XXH128_hash_t.

Parameters

src	The XXH128_canonical_t to convert.

Precondition: src must not be NULL.

Returns: The converted hash.

See also: Canonical Representation Example

◆ XXH3_64bits_reset_withSecretandSeed()

XXH_errorcode XXH3_64bits_reset_withSecretandSeed	(	XXH3_state_t *	statePtr,
		const void *	secret,
		size_t	secretSize,
		XXH64_hash_t	seed64 )

Resets an XXH3_state_t with secret data to begin a new hash.

Parameters

statePtr	A pointer to an XXH3_state_t allocated with XXH3_createState().
secret	The secret data.
secretSize	The length of `secret`, in bytes.
seed64	The 64-bit seed to alter the hash result predictably.

Returns: XXH_OK on success.; XXH_ERROR on failure.

See also: XXH3_64bits_withSecretandSeed(). Contract is identical.

◆ XXH3_128bits_withSecretandSeed()

XXH128_hash_t XXH3_128bits_withSecretandSeed	(	const void *	input,
		size_t	length,
		const void *	secret,
		size_t	secretSize,
		XXH64_hash_t	seed64 )

Calculates 128-bit seeded variant of XXH3 hash of data.

Parameters

input	The memory segment to be hashed, at least `len` bytes in size.
length	The length of `data`, in bytes.
secret	The secret used to alter hash result predictably.
secretSize	The length of `secret`, in bytes (must be >= XXH3_SECRET_SIZE_MIN)
seed64	The 64-bit seed to alter the hash result predictably.

Returns: XXH_OK on success.; XXH_ERROR on failure.

See also: XXH3_64bits_withSecretandSeed(): contract is the same.

◆ XXH128()

XXH128_hash_t XXH128	(	const void *	data,
		size_t	len,
		XXH64_hash_t	seed )

Calculates the 128-bit hash of data using XXH3.

Parameters

data	The block of data to be hashed, at least `len` bytes in size.
len	The length of `data`, in bytes.
seed	The 64-bit seed to alter the hash's output predictably.

Precondition: The memory between data and data + len must be valid, readable, contiguous memory. However, if len is 0, data may be NULL. In C++, this also must be TriviallyCopyable.

Returns: The calculated 128-bit XXH3 value.

See also: Single Shot Example for an example.

◆ XXH3_128bits_reset_withSecretandSeed()

XXH_errorcode XXH3_128bits_reset_withSecretandSeed	(	XXH3_state_t *	statePtr,
		const void *	secret,
		size_t	secretSize,
		XXH64_hash_t	seed64 )

Resets an XXH3_state_t with secret data to begin a new hash.

Parameters

statePtr	A pointer to an XXH3_state_t allocated with XXH3_createState().
secret	The secret data.
secretSize	The length of `secret`, in bytes.
seed64	The 64-bit seed to alter the hash result predictably.

Returns: XXH_OK on success.; XXH_ERROR on failure.

See also: XXH3_64bits_withSecretandSeed(). Contract is identical.

Note: there was a bug in an earlier version of this function (<= v0.8.2) that would make it generate an incorrect hash value when seed == 0 and length < XXH3_MIDSIZE_MAX and secret is different from XXH3_generateSecret_fromSeed(). As stated in the contract, the correct hash result must be the same as XXH3_128bits_withSeed() when length <= XXH3_MIDSIZE_MAX. Results generated by this older version are wrong, hence not comparable.

◆ XXH3_generateSecret()

XXH_errorcode XXH3_generateSecret	(	void *	secretBuffer,
		size_t	secretSize,
		const void *	customSeed,
		size_t	customSeedSize )

Derive a high-entropy secret from any user-defined content, named customSeed.

Parameters

secretBuffer	A writable buffer for derived high-entropy secret data.
secretSize	Size of secretBuffer, in bytes. Must be >= XXH3_SECRET_SIZE_MIN.
customSeed	A user-defined content.
customSeedSize	Size of customSeed, in bytes.

Returns: XXH_OK on success.; XXH_ERROR on failure.

The generated secret can be used in combination with *_withSecret() functions. The _withSecret() variants are useful to provide a higher level of protection than 64-bit seed, as it becomes much more difficult for an external actor to guess how to impact the calculation logic.

The function accepts as input a custom seed of any length and any content, and derives from it a high-entropy secret of length secretSize into an already allocated buffer secretBuffer.

The generated secret can then be used with any *_withSecret() variant. The functions XXH3_128bits_withSecret(), XXH3_64bits_withSecret(), XXH3_128bits_reset_withSecret() and XXH3_64bits_reset_withSecret() are part of this list. They all accept a secret parameter which must be large enough for implementation reasons (>= XXH3_SECRET_SIZE_MIN) and feature very high entropy (consist of random-looking bytes). These conditions can be a high bar to meet, so XXH3_generateSecret() can be employed to ensure proper quality.

customSeed can be anything. It can have any size, even small ones, and its content can be anything, even "poor entropy" sources such as a bunch of zeroes. The resulting secret will nonetheless provide all required qualities.

Precondition

secretSize must be >= XXH3_SECRET_SIZE_MIN
When customSeedSize > 0, supplying NULL as customSeed is undefined behavior.

Example code:

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
#define XXH_STATIC_LINKING_ONLY // expose unstable API
#include "xxhash.h"
// Hashes argv[2] using the entropy from argv[1].
int main(int argc, char* argv[])
{
    char secret[XXH3_SECRET_SIZE_MIN];
    if (argv != 3) { return 1; }
    XXH3_generateSecret(secret, sizeof(secret), argv[1], strlen(argv[1]));
    XXH64_hash_t h = XXH3_64bits_withSecret(
         argv[2], strlen(argv[2]),
         secret, sizeof(secret)
    );
    printf("%016llx\n", (unsigned long long) h);
}

◆ XXH3_generateSecret_fromSeed()

void XXH3_generateSecret_fromSeed	(	void *	secretBuffer,
		XXH64_hash_t	seed )

Generate the same secret as the _withSeed() variants.

Parameters

secretBuffer	A writable buffer of XXH3_SECRET_DEFAULT_SIZE bytes
seed	The 64-bit seed to alter the hash result predictably.

The generated secret can be used in combination with *_withSecret() and _withSecretandSeed() variants.

Example C++ std::string hash class:

#include <string>
#define XXH_STATIC_LINKING_ONLY // expose unstable API
#include "xxhash.h"
// Slow, seeds each time
class HashSlow {
    XXH64_hash_t seed;
public:
    HashSlow(XXH64_hash_t s) : seed{s} {}
    size_t operator()(const std::string& x) const {
        return size_t{XXH3_64bits_withSeed(x.c_str(), x.length(), seed)};
    }
};
// Fast, caches the seeded secret for future uses.
class HashFast {
    unsigned char secret[XXH3_SECRET_DEFAULT_SIZE];
public:
    HashFast(XXH64_hash_t s) {
        XXH3_generateSecret_fromSeed(secret, seed);
    }
    size_t operator()(const std::string& x) const {
        return size_t{
            XXH3_64bits_withSecret(x.c_str(), x.length(), secret, sizeof(secret))
        };
    }
};

Data Structures

Macros

Typedefs

Functions

Detailed Description

Macro Definition Documentation

◆ XXH_SSE2

◆ XXH_AVX2

◆ XXH_AVX512

◆ XXH_NEON

◆ XXH_VSX

◆ XXH_SVE

◆ XXH_LSX

◆ XXH_LASX

◆ XXH_RVV

◆ XXH3_SECRET_SIZE_MIN

Typedef Documentation

◆ XXH3_state_t

Function Documentation

◆ XXH3_64bits()

◆ XXH3_64bits_withSeed()

◆ XXH3_64bits_withSecret()

◆ XXH3_createState()

◆ XXH3_freeState()

◆ XXH3_copyState()

◆ XXH3_64bits_reset()

◆ XXH3_64bits_reset_withSeed()

◆ XXH3_64bits_reset_withSecret()

◆ XXH3_64bits_update()

◆ XXH3_64bits_digest()

◆ XXH3_128bits()

◆ XXH3_128bits_withSeed()

◆ XXH3_128bits_withSecret()

◆ XXH3_128bits_reset()

◆ XXH3_128bits_reset_withSeed()

◆ XXH3_128bits_reset_withSecret()

◆ XXH3_128bits_update()

◆ XXH3_128bits_digest()

◆ XXH128_isEqual()

◆ XXH128_cmp()

◆ XXH128_canonicalFromHash()

◆ XXH128_hashFromCanonical()

◆ XXH3_64bits_reset_withSecretandSeed()

◆ XXH3_128bits_withSecretandSeed()

◆ XXH128()

◆ XXH3_128bits_reset_withSecretandSeed()

◆ XXH3_generateSecret()

◆ XXH3_generateSecret_fromSeed()