# HashMap Class for JavaScript

## Installation

[![NPM](https://nodei.co/npm/hashmap.png?compact=true)](https://npmjs.org/package/hashmap)

Using [npm](https://npmjs.org/package/hashmap):

    $ npm install hashmap

Using bower:

    $ bower install hashmap

You can download the last stable version from the [releases page](https://github.com/flesler/hashmap/releases).

If you like risk, you can download the [latest master version](https://raw.github.com/flesler/hashmap/master/hashmap.js), it's usually stable.

To run the tests:

    $ npm test

## Description

This project provides a `HashMap` class that works both on __Node.js__ and the __browser__.
HashMap instances __store key/value pairs__ allowing __keys of any type__.

Unlike regular objects, __keys will not be stringified__. For example numbers and strings won't be mixed, you can pass `Date`'s, `RegExp`'s, DOM Elements, anything! (even `null` and `undefined`)

## HashMap constructor overloads
- `new HashMap()` creates an empty hashmap
- `new HashMap(map:HashMap)` creates a hashmap with the key-value pairs of `map`
- `new HashMap(key:*, value:*, key2:*, value2:*, ...)` creates a hashmap with several key-value pairs

## HashMap methods

- `get(key:*) : *` returns the value stored for that key.
- `set(key:*, value:*) : HashMap` stores a key-value pair
- `multi(key:*, value:*, key2:*, value2:*, ...) : HashMap` stores several key-value pairs
- `copy(other:HashMap) : HashMap` copies all key-value pairs from other to this instance
- `has(key:*) : Boolean` returns whether a key is set on the hashmap
- `search(value:*) : *` returns key under which given value is stored (`null` if not found)
- `remove(key:*) : HashMap` deletes a key-value pair by key
- `type(key:*) : String` returns the data type of the provided key (used internally)
- `keys() : Array<*>` returns an array with all the registered keys
- `values() : Array<*>` returns an array with all the values
- `count() : Number` returns the amount of key-value pairs
- `clear() : HashMap` removes all the key-value pairs on the hashmap
- `clone() : HashMap` creates a new hashmap with all the key-value pairs of the original
- `hash(key:*) : String` returns the stringified version of a key (used internally)
- `forEach(function(value, key)) : HashMap` iterates the pairs and calls the function for each one

### Method chaining

All methods that don't return something, will return the HashMap instance to enable chaining.

## Examples

Assume this for all examples below

```js
var map = new HashMap();
```

If you're using this within Node, you first need to import the class

```js
var HashMap = require('hashmap');
```

### Basic use case

```js
map.set("some_key", "some value");
map.get("some_key"); // --> "some value"
```
### No stringification

```js
map.set("1", "string one");
map.set(1, "number one");
map.get("1"); // --> "string one"
```

A regular `Object` used as a map would yield `"number one"`

### Objects as keys

```js
var key = {};
var key2 = {};
map.set(key, 123);
map.set(key2, 321);
map.get(key); // --> 123
```
A regular `Object` used as a map would yield `321`

### Iterating

```js
map.set(1, "test 1");
map.set(2, "test 2");
map.set(3, "test 3");

map.forEach(function(value, key) {
    console.log(key + " : " + value);
});
```

### Method chaining

```js
map
  .set(1, "test 1")
  .set(2, "test 2")
  .set(3, "test 3")
  .forEach(function(value, key) {
      console.log(key + " : " + value);
  });
```

## LICENSE

The MIT License (MIT)

Copyright (c) 2012 Ariel Flesler

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
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The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
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FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
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OUT OF

## To-Do

* (?) Allow extending the hashing function in a AOP way or by passing a service
* Make tests work on the browser
