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+// Copyright 2023 The Hugo Authors. All rights reserved.
+//
+// Licensed 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 identity
+
+import (
+	"strconv"
+
+	"github.com/mitchellh/hashstructure"
+)
+
+// HashString returns a hash from the given elements.
+// It will panic if the hash cannot be calculated.
+// Note that this hash should be used primarily for identity, not for change detection as
+// it in the more complex values (e.g. Page) will not hash the full content.
+func HashString(vs ...any) string {
+	hash := HashUint64(vs...)
+	return strconv.FormatUint(hash, 10)
+}
+
+// HashUint64 returns a hash from the given elements.
+// It will panic if the hash cannot be calculated.
+// Note that this hash should be used primarily for identity, not for change detection as
+// it in the more complex values (e.g. Page) will not hash the full content.
+func HashUint64(vs ...any) uint64 {
+	var o any
+	if len(vs) == 1 {
+		o = toHashable(vs[0])
+	} else {
+		elements := make([]any, len(vs))
+		for i, e := range vs {
+			elements[i] = toHashable(e)
+		}
+		o = elements
+	}
+
+	hash, err := hashstructure.Hash(o, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	return hash
+}
+
+type keyer interface {
+	Key() string
+}
+
+// For structs, hashstructure.Hash only works on the exported fields,
+// so rewrite the input slice for known identity types.
+func toHashable(v any) any {
+	switch t := v.(type) {
+	case Provider:
+		return t.GetIdentity()
+	case keyer:
+		return t.Key()
+	default:
+		return v
+	}
+}