code: def _increment_fail_stat(self, item):
          '''
          Increments the total stat counters
  
          @param item: the loaded message object for HLL counter
          '''
          if isinstance(item, dict):
              item['ts'] = time.time()
          elif isinstance(item, str):
              item = item + str(time.time())
  
          if 'fail' in self.stats_dict:
              self.logger.debug("Incremented fail stats")
              for key in self.stats_dict['fail']:
                  if key == 'lifetime':
                      self.stats_dict['fail'][key].increment(item)
                  else:
                      self.stats_dict['fail'][key].increment(f _increment_fail_stat(self, item):
          '''
          Increments the total stat counters
  
          @param item: the loaded message object for HLL counter
          '''
          if isinstance(item, dict):
              item['ts'] = time.time()
          elif isinstance(item, str):
              item = item + str(time.time())
  
          if 'fail' in self.stats_dict:
              self.logger.debug("Incremented fail stats")
              for key in self.stats_dict['fail']:
                  if key == 'lifetime':
                      self.stats_dict['fail'][key].increment(item)
                  else:
                      self.stats_dict['fail'][key].increment()
docs: Increments the total stat counters
  
          @param item: the loaded message object for HLL counter