# Parallel brute force

```ruby
func invert_sha256(hash) {

    var letters = @('a'..'z')

    var job = func (prefix, hash) {
        variations_with_repetition(letters, 4, {|*a|
            var s = join('', prefix, a...)
            return s if (s.sha256 == hash)
        })
        return nil
    }

    letters.map {|prefix|
        job.ffork(prefix, hash)
    }.each {|f|
        with (f.wait) { return _ }
    }
}

var tests = %w(
  1115dd800feaacefdf481f1f9070374a2a81e27880f187396db67958b207cbad
  3a7bd3e2360a3d29eea436fcfb7e44c735d117c42d1c1835420b6b9942dd4f1b
  74e1bb62f8dabb8125a58852b63bdf6eaef667cb56ac7f7cdba6d7305c50a22f
)

tests.each {|t|
    var phrase = invert_sha256(t)
    say "#{t} : #{phrase}"
}
```

## Output:

```
1115dd800feaacefdf481f1f9070374a2a81e27880f187396db67958b207cbad : zyzzx
3a7bd3e2360a3d29eea436fcfb7e44c735d117c42d1c1835420b6b9942dd4f1b : apple
74e1bb62f8dabb8125a58852b63bdf6eaef667cb56ac7f7cdba6d7305c50a22f : mmmmm
```


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