Package to provide a checksum engine for Emacs.
By using a Common Lisp software on top of Ironclad, you can compare the hash between two files from inside Emacs.
Simple call M-x checksum.
You need to select a hash file and the file which integrity is to be checked.
If the hash doesn't end in the correct filetype but end as a ".txt" (i.e. "file.md5.txt" instead of "file.md5") the software will try to guess the correct hash type (spec).
If the hash doesn't have a valid filetype before ".txt" (e.g. "file.iso.txt") you will be asked to also enter the spec, showing all the supported ones by Ironclad.
The software also can be used from dired-mode.
Flag the desired files and call checksum-dired.
If one file is flagged, the software will generate the desired hash for the file.
If two files are flagged, the software will compare hashes.
The software will try to guess which file is the hash and which file is the object. If the hash file type doesn't end as expected, a error message will appear.
(e.g. trying to compare "file.iso" and "file.bar" doesn't work yet)
You need to clone the project inside ~/.emacs.d/
and compile the Common Lisp code.
There is a Makefile.
To compile you can simple call make inside the project directory.
The software will sucessfully compile under SBCL.
Other implementations than SBCL yet to be tested.
If you want to use (or test) the binary from the command-line:
> ./checksum-cli --operation compare-hash --spec md5 --file ~/my-file.iso --hash ~/my-file.iso.md5
The software will not run without the --operation flag, because it handles different types of operations in one or multiple files.
The current flags working are:
--operation compare-hashfor comparing a file with a hash.--operation generate-hashfor generating a hash for a single file.
You will need additional flags depending on the operation type.
The possible additional flags are: --spec, --file, --hash.
You can also call --help for more information.
Return information as Stream populating the buffer instead of returning everything at once in the end.
Rewrite everything in Elisp.
Test other implementations.