entropy 1.0.0

An entropy calculator in Dart.

Entropy

An entropy calculator in Dart.

Installation

Add as a dependency to your pubspec.yaml. For example:

dependencies:
  entropy:
    git: git://github.com/kaisellgren/entropy.git

Later on it will be available on the official pub repository.

Example

import 'package:entropy/entropy.dart';

void main() {
  var data = "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.";

  print(Entropy.calculate(data)); // 4.4877296299517635 bits of entropy.
}

Optimal is 8-bits of entropy per byte.

Use scenarios

This can be used for various purposes including:

• Finding out if a file is compressible. A low entropy level hints that compressing the file yields barely any improvement on size.
• Determining strength of a password to a certain extent.

License

The library is licensed under MIT. Feel free to use it for any purpose.