*/
  HashCode hashLong(long input);

  /**
   * Shortcut for {@code newHasher().putBytes(input).hash()}. The implementation <i>might</i>
   * perform better than its longhand equivalent, but should not perform worse.
   */
  HashCode hashBytes(byte[] input);

  /**
   * Shortcut for {@code newHasher().putBytes(input, off, len).hash()}. The implementation