# File lib/new_relic/agent/stats_engine/metric_stats.rb, line 209
        def coerce_to_metric_spec_array(metric_names_or_specs, scope)
          specs = []
          Array(metric_names_or_specs).map do |name_or_spec|
            case name_or_spec
            when String
              specs << NewRelic::MetricSpec.new(name_or_spec)
              specs << NewRelic::MetricSpec.new(name_or_spec, scope) if scope
            when NewRelic::MetricSpec
              specs << name_or_spec
            end
          end
          specs
        end