= hash_ring

== Background

hash_ring is a pure Ruby implementation of consistent hashing. hash_ring is based on the original Python code written by Amir Salihefendic. A comprehensive blog post detailing the methods and reasoning for such a library can be viewed by visiting the following URL:

http://amix.dk/blog/viewEntry/19367

== Usage

require 'rubygems' require 'hash_ring'

memcache_servers = ['192.168.0.111:14107', '192.168.0.112:14107', '192.168.0.113:14108']

Since server 1 has double the RAM, lets weight it

twice as much to get twice the keys. This is optional

weights = { '192.168.0.111' => 2 }

ring = HashRing.new(memcache_servers, weights) server = ring.get_node('my_key')

== Installation

sudo gem install mitchellh-hash_ring