code: def tagify(suffix='', prefix='', base=SALT):
      '''
      convenience function to build a namespaced event tag string
      from joining with the TABPART character the base, prefix and suffix
  
      If string prefix is a valid key in TAGS Then use the value of key prefix
      Else use prefix string
  
      If suffix is a list Then join all string elements of suffix individually
      Else use string suffix
  
      '''
      parts = [base, TAGS.get(prefix, prefix)]
      if hasattr(suffix, 'append'):  # list so extend parts
          parts.extend(suffix)
      else:  # string so append
          parts.append(suffix)
  
      for index, _ in enumerate(parts):
          try:
              parts[index] = salt.utils.stringutils.to_str(parts[index])
          except TypeError:
              parts[index] = str(parts[index])
      return TAGPARTER.join([part for part in parts if part]f tagify(suffix='', prefix='', base=SALT):
      '''
      convenience function to build a namespaced event tag string
      from joining with the TABPART character the base, prefix and suffix
  
      If string prefix is a valid key in TAGS Then use the value of key prefix
      Else use prefix string
  
      If suffix is a list Then join all string elements of suffix individually
      Else use string suffix
  
      '''
      parts = [base, TAGS.get(prefix, prefix)]
      if hasattr(suffix, 'append'):  # list so extend parts
          parts.extend(suffix)
      else:  # string so append
          parts.append(suffix)
  
      for index, _ in enumerate(parts):
          try:
              parts[index] = salt.utils.stringutils.to_str(parts[index])
          except TypeError:
              parts[index] = str(parts[index])
      return TAGPARTER.join([part for part in parts if part])
docs: convenience function to build a namespaced event tag string
      from joining with the TABPART character the base, prefix and suffix
  
      If string prefix is a valid key in TAGS Then use the value of key prefix
      Else use prefix string
  
      If suffix is a list Then join all string elements of suffix individually
      Else use string suffix