comparer 0.1.11

A library to track changes in a HashMap over several iterations
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A library to track changes in a HashMap over several iterations.

//Example usage
//Return values on change
use std::collections::HashMap;
use comparer::HashMapComparer;
let comparer = HashMapComparer::<u8, &str>::new();
let mut my_hashmap = HashMap::<u8, &str>::new();

my_hashmap.insert(1, "foo");
my_hashmap.insert(2, "bar");
my_hashmap.insert(4, "foo");

let mut results: Vec<HashMap<u8, &str>> = vec![];

for i in 0..5 {
    my_hashmap.insert(i, "foo");
    results.push(comparer.update_and_compare(&my_hashmap).unwrap());
 }

assert_eq!(
    vec![
         // In a first comparison comparer always returns whole hashmap because all values in it is new
         HashMap::<u8, &str>::from_iter(vec![(0, "foo"), (4, "foo"), (2, "bar"), (1, "foo")]),
         // Returns empty hashmap because value 1: "foo" didn't change
         HashMap::<u8, &str>::new(),
         // Returns hashmap with 2: "foo" because it was changed from 2: "bar"
         HashMap::<u8, &str>::from_iter(vec![(2, "foo")]),
         // Returns hashmap with 3: "foo" because it's a new value
         HashMap::<u8, &str>::from_iter(vec![(3, "foo")]),
         //Returns empty hashmap because value 4: "foo" didn't change
         HashMap::<u8, &str>::new(),
       ],
     results
 );


//Example usage
//Return bool on change
use std::collections::HashMap;
use comparer::HashMapComparer;

let mut my_hashmap = HashMap::<u8, &str>::new();
let comparer = HashMapComparer::<u8, &str>::new();
my_hashmap.insert(1, "foo");
// HashMap has new values
assert_eq!(false, comparer.is_same_update(&my_hashmap));
// Hashmap has not recived new values
assert_eq!(true, comparer.is_same_update(&my_hashmap));