Improve String-to-Number Conversion Logic in Seed Handling #76
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This Pull Request introduces an optimized and potentially more collision-resistant string-to-number conversion method in the seed-handling logic.
Before:
With the current logic, different string seeds might result in the same numeric seed if the sum of their character codes is the same. For example:
"AB" would be converted to 138 because 'A' has a character code of 65, ' B' has a character code of 66, and 65 + 66 + 1 (the initial accumulator value) is 132.
"BA" would also be converted to 132 for the same reason.
Example:
Now:
A straightforward improvement to the hashing function enhances its capacity to disperse different input strings to a broader range of output values, thus reducing collisions.