def METHOD_NAME(self, name_type="long", **kargs):
    """this is a globally unique name which can be used to
    label a specific test
    """
    if name_type == "long":
        test_name_str = []
        for key in kargs:
            value = kargs[key]
            test_name_str.append(key + self._value_to_str(value))
        name = (self.module_name() + "_" + "_".join(test_name_str)).replace(" ", "")
    elif name_type == "short":
        # this is used to generate test name based on unique index
        name = "_".join(
            [self.module_name(), "test", str(Caffe2BenchmarkBase.test_index)]
        )
        Caffe2BenchmarkBase.test_index += 1
    return name