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diff --git a/src/hashmap.erl b/src/hashmap.erl
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diff --git a/src/ring.erl b/src/ring.erl
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+%%
+%%   Copyright 2012 Dmitry Kolesnikov, 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.
+%%
+%% @description
+%%   consistent hash
+-module(ring).
+
+-export([new/0, new/1, join/3, leave/2]).
+-export([whereis/2, members/1, size/1]).
+
+%%
+-record(ring, {
+   keylen = 128,    % length of key
+   hash   = md5,    % hashing
+   replica=   1,    % number of replica
+   nodes  =  []     % nodes
+}).
+
+
+%%
+%% create new ring
+new() ->
+   #ring{}.
+new(Opts) ->
+   new(Opts, #ring{}).
+
+new([{hash, X} | Opts], R) ->
+   new(Opts, R#ring{hash=X});
+new([{keylen, X} | Opts], R) ->
+   new(Opts, R#ring{keylen=X});
+new([{replica, X} | Opts], R) ->
+   new(Opts, R#ring{replica=X});
+new([], R) ->
+   R.
+
+%%
+%% join node to the ring
+join(Key, Node, #ring{nodes=Nodes}=R) ->
+   Addr = addr_to_int(Key, R),
+   List = case lists:keytake(Addr, 1, Nodes) of
+      false         -> Nodes;
+      {value, _, L} -> L
+   end,
+   R#ring{nodes=[{Addr, Node} | List]}.
+
+%%
+%% leave node
+leave(Key, #ring{nodes=Nodes}=R) ->
+   Addr = addr_to_int(Key, R),
+   case lists:keytake(Addr, 1, Nodes) of
+      false          -> R;
+      {value, _, NN} -> R#ring{nodes=NN}
+   end.
+
+%%
+%% return list of nodes for the key
+whereis(Key, #ring{replica=N, nodes=Nodes}=R) ->
+   Addr   = addr_to_int(Key, R),
+   {T, H} = lists:partition(
+      fun({X, _}) -> X >= Addr end,
+      lists:usort(Nodes)
+   ),
+   List = case length(T) of
+      Len when Len >= N -> lists:sublist(T, N);
+      Len -> T ++ lists:sublist(H, N - Len)
+   end,
+   lists:map(fun({_, Peer}) -> Peer end, List).
+
+%%
+%% return list of ring members
+members(#ring{nodes=Nodes}) ->
+   lists:map(fun({_, Peer}) -> Peer end, Nodes).
+
+%%
+%% number of members
+size(#ring{nodes=Nodes}) ->
+   length(Nodes).
+
+
+%%
+%%
+addr_to_int(Addr, #ring{keylen=Len})
+ when is_binary(Addr) ->
+   Size = erlang:min(bit_size(Addr), Len),
+   <<Int:Size, _/bits>> = Addr,
+   Int;
+
+addr_to_int(Addr, #ring{hash=md5}) ->
+   erlang:md5(term_to_binary(Addr)).
diff --git a/test/ring_tests.erl b/test/ring_tests.erl
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+%%
+%%   Copyright 2012 Dmitry Kolesnikov, 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.
+%%
+%%  @description
+%%
+-module(ring_tests).
+-include_lib("eunit/include/eunit.hrl").
+
+join_leave_by_addr_test() ->
+   R0 = ring:new(),
+   R1 = ring:join(<<0,0,0>>, localhost, R0),
+   [localhost] = ring:members(R1),
+   R2 = ring:leave(<<0,0,0>>, R1),
+   [] = ring:members(R2).
+
+key_test() ->
+   Nodes = [
+      {<<16#0,0>>, node0},
+      {<<16#4,0>>, node1},
+      {<<16#8,0>>, node2},
+      {<<16#b,0>>, node3},
+      {<<16#f,0>>, node4}
+   ],
+   R = lists:foldl(fun({Key, Node}, R) -> ring:join(Key, Node, R) end, ring:new(), Nodes),
+   [node1] = ring:whereis(<<16#3, 0>>, R),
+   [node2] = ring:whereis(<<16#5, 0>>, R),
+   [node0] = ring:whereis(<<16#f, 1>>, R).
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