// This is almost what I want, but it only takes in integers and returns a hashed integer, so the
// only other thing to do are some conversions. This hash is based on the hailstone sequence.
// This only works for small numbers so I need to do another with BigInteger objects
// (since I need numbers that cover up to 2^256 since I will be having 16 digit hexadecimal numbers).
public static int hailIntHash(int input)
{
// This is to make it so that nearby inputs don't produce nearby outputs.
// 104729 is prime.
double doubStart = (1000003) * Math.Sin((double)input) + 104729;
int start = (int)doubStart;
int end = HailstoneSequence.manyIter(start, 25);
return(end + input);
}
// This takes in a string and outputs a hexadecimal number, represented as a string.
public static string hailStrHash(string input)
{
int strInt = parseSum(input);
double doubStart = (1000003) * Math.Sin((double)strInt) + 104729;
int start = (int)doubStart;
int end = HailstoneSequence.manyIter(start, 25);
int sum = end + strInt;
string hex = sum.ToString("X");
return(hex);
}