Github user jzonthemtn commented on a diff in the pull request: https://github.com/apache/nifi/pull/2802#discussion_r196175506 --- Diff: nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-standard-bundle/nifi-standard-processors/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/processors/standard/CalculateAttributeHash.java --- @@ -0,0 +1,198 @@ +/* + * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more + * contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed with + * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership. + * The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0 + * (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with + * the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at + * + * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 + * + * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software + * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, + * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. + * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and + * limitations under the License. + */ + +package org.apache.nifi.processors.standard; + +import org.apache.commons.codec.binary.Hex; +import org.apache.commons.codec.digest.DigestUtils; +import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils; +import org.apache.nifi.annotation.behavior.DynamicProperty; +import org.apache.nifi.annotation.behavior.EventDriven; +import org.apache.nifi.annotation.behavior.InputRequirement; +import org.apache.nifi.annotation.behavior.SideEffectFree; +import org.apache.nifi.annotation.behavior.SupportsBatching; +import org.apache.nifi.annotation.behavior.WritesAttribute; +import org.apache.nifi.annotation.documentation.CapabilityDescription; +import org.apache.nifi.annotation.documentation.Tags; +import org.apache.nifi.components.AllowableValue; +import org.apache.nifi.components.PropertyDescriptor; +import org.apache.nifi.flowfile.FlowFile; +import org.apache.nifi.logging.ComponentLog; +import org.apache.nifi.processor.AbstractProcessor; +import org.apache.nifi.processor.ProcessContext; +import org.apache.nifi.processor.ProcessSession; +import org.apache.nifi.processor.ProcessorInitializationContext; +import org.apache.nifi.processor.Relationship; +import org.apache.nifi.processor.util.StandardValidators; + +import java.nio.charset.Charset; +import java.util.ArrayList; +import java.util.Collections; +import java.util.HashMap; +import java.util.HashSet; +import java.util.List; +import java.util.Map; +import java.util.Set; +import java.util.SortedMap; +import java.util.TreeMap; +import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference; + +@EventDriven +@SideEffectFree +@SupportsBatching +@Tags({"attributes", "hash"}) +@InputRequirement(InputRequirement.Requirement.INPUT_REQUIRED) +@CapabilityDescription("Calculates a hash value for the value specified attributes and write it to an output attribute") +@WritesAttribute(attribute = "<Specified Attribute Name per Dynamic Property>", description = "This Processor adds an attribute whose value is the result of " + + "Hashing of the found attribute. The name of this attribute is specified by the value of the dynamic property.") +@DynamicProperty(name = "A flowfile attribute key for attribute inspection", value = "Attribute Name", + description = "The property name defines the attribute to look for and hash in the incoming flowfile." + + "The property value defines the name to give the generated attribute." + + "Attribute names must be unique.") +public class CalculateAttributeHash extends AbstractProcessor { + + public static final Charset UTF8 = Charset.forName("UTF-8"); + + static final AllowableValue MD2_VALUE = new AllowableValue("MD2", "MD2 Hashing Algorithm", "MD2 Hashing Algorithm"); + static final AllowableValue MD5_VALUE = new AllowableValue("MD5", "MD5 Hashing Algorithm", "MD5 Hashing Algorithm"); --- End diff -- I tend to agree with you. Per the Wikipedia page it can still be used `but only against unintentional corruption`. I'm sure that has a use somewhere. Thanks!
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