# Rust-PHF
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[Documentation](https://docs.rs/phf)
Rust-PHF is a library to generate efficient lookup tables at compile time using
[perfect hash functions](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfect_hash_function).
It currently uses the
[CHD algorithm](http://cmph.sourceforge.net/papers/esa09.pdf) and can generate
a 100,000 entry map in roughly .4 seconds.
MSRV (minimum supported rust version) is Rust 1.60.
## Usage
PHF data structures can be constructed via either the procedural
macros in the `phf_macros` crate or code generation supported by the
`phf_codegen` crate.
To compile the `phf` crate with a dependency on
libcore instead of libstd, enabling use in environments where libstd
will not work, set `default-features = false` for the dependency:
```toml
[dependencies]
# to use `phf` in `no_std` environments
phf = { version = "0.11", default-features = false }
```
### phf_macros
```rust
use phf::phf_map;
#[derive(Clone)]
pub enum Keyword {
Loop,
Continue,
Break,
Fn,
Extern,
}
static KEYWORDS: phf::Map<&'static str, Keyword> = phf_map! {
"loop" => Keyword::Loop,
"continue" => Keyword::Continue,
"break" => Keyword::Break,
"fn" => Keyword::Fn,
"extern" => Keyword::Extern,
};
pub fn parse_keyword(keyword: &str) -> Option<Keyword> {
KEYWORDS.get(keyword).cloned()
}
```
```toml
[dependencies]
phf = { version = "0.11", features = ["macros"] }
```
#### Note
Currently, the macro syntax has some limitations and may not
work as you want. See [#183] or [#196] for example.
[#183]: https://github.com/rust-phf/rust-phf/issues/183
[#196]: https://github.com/rust-phf/rust-phf/issues/196
### phf_codegen
To use `phf_codegen` on build.rs, you have to add dependencies under `[build-dependencies]`:
```toml
[build-dependencies]
phf = { version = "0.11.1", default-features = false }
phf_codegen = "0.11.1"
```
Then put code on build.rs:
```rust
use std::env;
use std::fs::File;
use std::io::{BufWriter, Write};
use std::path::Path;
fn main() {
let path = Path::new(&env::var("OUT_DIR").unwrap()).join("codegen.rs");
let mut file = BufWriter::new(File::create(&path).unwrap());
write!(
&mut file,
"static KEYWORDS: phf::Map<&'static str, Keyword> = {}",
phf_codegen::Map::new()
.entry("loop", "Keyword::Loop")
.entry("continue", "Keyword::Continue")
.entry("break", "Keyword::Break")
.entry("fn", "Keyword::Fn")
.entry("extern", "Keyword::Extern")
.build()
)
.unwrap();
write!(&mut file, ";\n").unwrap();
}
```
and lib.rs:
```rust
#[derive(Clone)]
enum Keyword {
Loop,
Continue,
Break,
Fn,
Extern,
}
include!(concat!(env!("OUT_DIR"), "/codegen.rs"));
pub fn parse_keyword(keyword: &str) -> Option<Keyword> {
KEYWORDS.get(keyword).cloned()
}
```