docs: private static long timeFromQualifier(final byte[] qualifier, 
        final long base_time) {
      final long offset;
      if (qualifier.length == 3) {
        offset = Bytes.getUnsignedShort(qualifier, 1);
        return (base_time + offset) * 1000;
      } else {
        offset = Bytes.getUnsignedInt(qualifier, 1);
        return (base_time * 1000) + offset;
      }
    }