# rust-cid
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> [CID](https://github.com/ipld/cid) implementation in Rust.
## Table of Contents
- [Install](#install)
- [Usage](#usage)
- [Maintainers](#maintainers)
- [Contribute](#contribute)
- [License](#license)
## Install
First add this to your `Cargo.toml`
```toml
[dependencies]
cid = "*"
```
Then run `cargo build`.
## Usage
```rust
extern crate cid;
extern crate multihash;
use multihash::Hash;
use cid::{Cid, Codec, Version};
let h = multihash::encode(multihash::Hash::SHA2256, b"beep boop").unwrap();
let cid = Cid::new(Codec::DagProtobuf, Version::V1, &h);
let data = cid.to_bytes();
let out = Cid::from(data).unwrap();
assert_eq!(cid, out);
```
## Maintainers
Captain: [@dignifiedquire](https://github.com/dignifiedquire).
## Contribute
Contributions welcome. Please check out [the issues](https://github.com/multiformats/rust-cid/issues).
Check out our [contributing document](https://github.com/multiformats/multiformats/blob/master/contributing.md) for more information on how we work, and about contributing in general. Please be aware that all interactions related to multiformats are subject to the IPFS [Code of Conduct](https://github.com/ipfs/community/blob/master/code-of-conduct.md).
Small note: If editing the README, please conform to the [standard-readme](https://github.com/RichardLitt/standard-readme) specification.
## License
[MIT](LICENSE) © 2017 Friedel Ziegelmayer