Compute the new tags for the aggregate buffer.
Compute the new tags for the aggregate buffer. The tags are the intersection of tag values.
Compute an identifier for a set of tags.
Compute an identifier for a set of tags. The id is a sha1 hash of a normalized string representation. Identical tags will always get the same id.
Compute the id and return an interned copy of the value.
Compute the id and return an interned copy of the value. This function should be used if keeping metric data in memory for a long time to avoid redundant big integer objects hanging around.
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Helper functions for manipulating tagged items.