code: public static int getPodHash(String key)
    {
      byte []buffer = new byte[16];
      
      int sublen = Math.min(key.length(), 8);
      
      for (int i = 0; i < sublen; i++) {
        buffer[i] = (byte) key.charAt(i);
      }
      
      long hash = Murmur64.generate(Murmur64.SEED, key);
      
      BitsUtil.writeLong(buffer, 8, hash);
      
      return calculatePodHash(buffer, 0, 16);
    }
docs: Convenience for calculating the pod hash for a string.