return ((Boolean) o) ? (byte) 1 : (byte) 0;
        } else {
            return toByte(o.toString());
        }
    }

    private static Byte toByte(final String s) {
        if (StringUtil.isEmpty(s)) {
            return null;
        }
        return Byte.valueOf(DecimalFormatUtil.normalize(s));
    }

    /**
     * Converts to {@literal byte}.
     *
     * @param o
     *            The object to convert

      result ^= hashFunction.newHasher().putBytes(testBytes).hash().asBytes()[0];
    }
    return result;
  }

  @Benchmark
  int hashFunction(int reps) {
    HashFunction hashFunction = hashFunctionEnum.getHashFunction();
    int result = 37;
    for (int i = 0; i < reps; i++) {
      result ^= hashFunction.hashBytes(testBytes).asBytes()[0];
    }
    return result;
  }

  @Benchmark

	// this value is kept here to calculate the max API
	// requests based on RAM size for existing content.
	blockSizeV1 = 10 * humanize.MiByte

	// Block size used in erasure coding version 2.
	blockSizeV2 = 1 * humanize.MiByte

	// Buckets meta prefix.
	bucketMetaPrefix = "buckets"

	// Deleted Buckets prefix.
	deletedBucketsPrefix = ".deleted"

    ByteBuffer bb = ByteBuffer.wrap(new byte[longs.length * 8]).order(ByteOrder.LITTLE_ENDIAN);
    for (long x : longs) {
      bb.putLong(x);
    }
    return HashCode.fromBytes(bb.array());
  }

  public void testParanoid() {
    HashFn hf =
        new HashFn() {
          @Override
          public byte[] hash(byte[] input, int seed) {
            Hasher hasher = murmur3_128(seed).newHasher();

   */

  /** Byte 0 flag for whether this is the final fragment in a message. */
  internal const val B0_FLAG_FIN = 128

  /** Byte 0 reserved flag 1. Must be 0 unless negotiated otherwise. */
  internal const val B0_FLAG_RSV1 = 64

  /** Byte 0 reserved flag 2. Must be 0 unless negotiated otherwise. */
  internal const val B0_FLAG_RSV2 = 32

      @Override
      public byte[] hash(Algorithm algorithm, byte[] input) {
        MessageDigest md = algorithm.getMessageDigest();
        md.update(input);
        return md.digest();
      }
    },
    HASH_FUNCTION_DIRECT() {
      @Override
      public byte[] hash(Algorithm algorithm, byte[] input) {
        return algorithm.getHashFunction().hashBytes(input).asBytes();
      }
    },

      @Override
      public byte[] hash(Algorithm algorithm, byte[] input) {
        MessageDigest md = algorithm.getMessageDigest();
        md.update(input);
        return md.digest();
      }
    },
    HASH_FUNCTION_DIRECT() {
      @Override
      public byte[] hash(Algorithm algorithm, byte[] input) {
        return algorithm.getHashFunction().hashBytes(input).asBytes();
      }
    },

        Before new features get added to Guava, we really want to be sure that it's for a use case
        that actually comes up in the real world. We want to hear the real-world use case so the
        community can discuss and debate whether this feature is actually the *best* way to address
        the real use case, or whether or not a different abstraction might be more appropriate.

                return b;
            }
            return Boolean.FALSE;
        } else if (type == byte.class) {
            final Byte b = ByteConversionUtil.toByte(o);
            if (b != null) {
                return b;
            }
            return Byte.valueOf((byte) 0);
        }
        return o;
    }

    /**
     * Removes delimiters.
     *
     * @param value

    val utf8 = Buffer().writeUtf8(s)
    val v1 = utf8.readDecimalLong()
    require(utf8.readByte() == '.'.code.toByte())
    val v2 = utf8.readDecimalLong()
    writeVariableLengthLong(v1 * 40 + v2)

    while (!utf8.exhausted()) {
      require(utf8.readByte() == '.'.code.toByte())
      val vN = utf8.readDecimalLong()
      writeVariableLengthLong(vN)
    }
  }