code: public long getPartitionForParameter(byte typeValue, Object value) {
          if (m_hashinator == null) {
              return -1;
          }
          return m_hashinator.getHashedPartitionForParameter(typeValue, value);
      }
docs: This is used by clients such as CSVLoader which puts processing into buckets.
  
  @param typeValue volt Type
  @param value the representative value
  @return