Use more idiomatic parameter

Cargo.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "identicon-rs"
-version = "4.0.3"
+version = "5.0.0"
 authors = ["Nia Maxwell <nia@conwaysglider.com>"]
 edition = "2021"
 readme = "README.md"

README.md

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Identicon-rs
 
 [![Rust](https://github.com/conways-glider/identicon-rs/actions/workflows/rust.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/conways-glider/identicon-rs/actions/workflows/rust.yml)
-[![dependency status](https://deps.rs/crate/identicon-rs/4.0.3/status.svg)](https://deps.rs/crate/identicon-rs/4.0.3)
+[![dependency status](https://deps.rs/crate/identicon-rs/5.0.0/status.svg)](https://deps.rs/crate/identicon-rs/5.0.0)
 
 This is an Identicon implementation in rust.
 

examples/main.rs

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), IdenticonError> {
     let test_string = "identicon_rs";
 
     // Stored example
-    let identicon_conways_glider = Identicon::new(conways_glider);
+    let identicon_conways_glider = Identicon::new(&conways_glider);
     identicon_conways_glider.save_image("output_1.png")?;
 
     // Chained example with no border

src/lib.rs

@@ -36,10 +36,7 @@ pub struct Identicon {
 /// This is a wrapper around [`identicon_rs::Identicon::new`].
 ///
 /// [`identicon_rs::Identicon::new`]: struct.Identicon.html#method.new
-pub fn new<T>(input_value: T) -> Identicon
-where
-    T: AsRef<str>,
-{
+pub fn new(input_value: &str) -> Identicon {
     Identicon::new(input_value)
 }
 
@@ -52,21 +49,15 @@ impl Identicon {
     /// - scale: 500
     /// - background_color: (240, 240, 240)
     /// - mirrored: true
-    pub fn new<T>(input_value: T) -> Self
-    where
-        T: AsRef<str>,
-    {
+    pub fn new(input_value: &str) -> Self {
         let mut identicon = Self::default();
         identicon.set_input(input_value);
         identicon
     }
 
     /// Sets the identicon input value, regenerating the hash.
-    pub fn set_input<T>(&mut self, input_value: T) -> &mut Self
-    where
-        T: AsRef<str>,
-    {
-        self.hash = Self::hash_value(input_value.as_ref());
+    pub fn set_input(&mut self, input_value: &str) -> &mut Self {
+        self.hash = Self::hash_value(input_value);
         self
     }