# js-md5
This is a simple MD5 hash function for JavaScript supports UTF-8 encoding.

## Install
For node.js, you can use this command to install:

    npm install js-md5

## Usage
If you use node.js, you should require the module first:
```JavaScript
md5 = require('js-md5');
```
And you could use like this:
```JavaScript
md5('Message to hash');
```
## Example
Code
```JavaScript
md5('');
md5('The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog');
md5('The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.');
```
Output

    d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e
    9e107d9d372bb6826bd81d3542a419d6
    e4d909c290d0fb1ca068ffaddf22cbd0

It also supports UTF-8 encoding:

Code
```JavaScript
md5('中文');
```
Output

    a7bac2239fcdcb3a067903d8077c4a07

## Tests
You can open `tests/index.html` in browser or use node.js to run test

    node tests/node-test.js

or

    npm test

## Extensions
### jQuery
If you prefer jQuery style, you can add following code to add a jQuery extension.

Code
```JavaScript
jQuery.md5 = md5
```
And then you could use like this:
```JavaScript
$.md5('message');
```
### Prototype
If you prefer prototype style, you can add following code to add a prototype extension.

Code
```JavaScript
String.prototype.md5 = function() {
  return md5(this);
};
```
And then you could use like this:
```JavaScript
'message'.md5();
```
## License
The project is released under the [MIT license](http://www.opensource.org/licenses/MIT).

## Contact
The project's website is located at https://github.com/emn178/js-md5  
Author: emn178@gmail.com