The hash method on a Ruby String returns a number based on the string’s length and content:
>> "foo".hash
=> 876516207
What’s the equivalent in Perl?
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If you want to get a digest of an arbitrary string, check out the Digest module on CPAN, which supports MD5 and SHA1/2. You can truncate the result for however many characters you need.