[0.1.2] Initial crates.io release !

jamhash v0.1.2

Initial release of jamhash - a fast, non-cryptographic hash function designed for genomics and general-purpose hashing.

Highlights

• Zero dependencies - lightweight and easy to integrate
• SMHasher3 verified - passes all 188 tests in the comprehensive hash function test suite
• Dual-licensed under MIT and Apache 2.0

Features

• jamhash_u64 - optimized for 2-bit encoded genomic k-mers
• jamhash_bytes - size-optimized byte hashing with specialized code paths for short, medium, long, and ultra-long inputs
• JamHasher - streaming hasher implementing std::hash::Hasher

Genomics Use Cases

The jamhash_u64 function is specifically designed for bioinformatics workflows:

• MinHash sketching of DNA/RNA sequences
• K-mer counting and frequency analysis
• Sequence similarity estimation

Installation

[dependencies]
jamhash = "0.1"