/// <summary>
/// For internal use; use the parameterless overload for effeciency.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="host"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static string ComputeHostHash(string host)
{
long sum = new long?(getBytesSum(computeMd5(host), 36, 2)).Value;
string hash = Base36Converter.Encode(sum);
return(hash);
}
/// <summary>
/// Compresses the MD5 of this server's hostname by summing the bytes until the sum
/// fits into two Base36 characters (<= 36^2, or 1296):
/// </summary>
/// <returns>2 character Base36 checksum of MD5 of hostname</returns>
public static string ComputeHostHash()
{
string hash = Base36Converter.Encode(
(_hostSum.HasValue ? _hostSum.Value : (
_hostSum = new long?(getBytesSum(computeMd5(getHostBytes()), 36, 2))).Value));
return(hash);
}
/// <summary>
/// Returns a random Base36 number 3 characters long.
/// </summary>
/// <returns></returns>
private static string getRandomDigits()
{
Int32 rndInt;
lock (_lockObj)
{
rndInt = _rnd.Next(46655);
}
return(Base36Converter.Encode(rndInt));
}
