private static Pair processAttribute(String s, String s1)
 {
     String s2 = StringUtil.clipString(s, 50, false);
     if (s2.length() < s.length())
     {
         logger.devw("The attribute key has been trimmed to a length of 50 characters");
     }
     s = StringUtil.clipString(s1, 1000, false);
     if (s.length() < s1.length())
     {
         logger.devw("The attribute value has been trimmed to a length of 1000 characters");
     }
     return new Pair(s2, s);
 }
 private static Pair processMetric(String s, Number number)
 {
     String s1 = StringUtil.clipString(s, 50, false);
     if (s1.length() < s.length())
     {
         logger.devw("The metric key has been trimmed to a length of 50 characters");
     }
     return new Pair(s1, number);
 }