diff --git a/internal/ccMetric/ccMetric.go b/internal/ccMetric/ccMetric.go
index ee2cce5..ad2b2b1 100644
--- a/internal/ccMetric/ccMetric.go
+++ b/internal/ccMetric/ccMetric.go
@@ -25,29 +25,33 @@ type ccMetric struct {
 
 // ccmetric access functions
 type CCMetric interface {
-	lp.Metric // Time(), Name(), TagList(), FieldList()
+	lp.Metric                              // Time(), Name(), TagList(), FieldList()
+	ToLineProtocol(metaAsTags bool) string // Generate influxDB line protocol for data type ccMetric
+	ToPoint(metaAsTags bool) *write.Point  // Generate influxDB point for data type ccMetric
 
-	SetName(name string)
-	SetTime(t time.Time)
+	SetName(name string) // Set metric name
+	SetTime(t time.Time) // Set timestamp
 
-	Meta() map[string]string           // Map of meta data tags
-	MetaList() []*lp.Tag               // Ordered list of meta data
-	AddMeta(key, value string)         // Add a meta data tag
-	HasMeta(key string) bool           // Check a meta data tag
-	GetMeta(key string) (string, bool) // Get a meta data tab addressed by its key
-	RemoveMeta(key string)             // Remove a meta data tag by its key
+	Tags() map[string]string                   // Map of tags
+	TagList() []*lp.Tag                        // Ordered list of tags
+	AddTag(key, value string)                  // Add a tag
+	GetTag(key string) (value string, ok bool) // Get a tag by its key
+	HasTag(key string) (ok bool)               // Check a tag
+	RemoveTag(key string)                      // Remove a tag by its key
 
-	Tags() map[string]string          // Map of tags
-	TagList() []*lp.Tag               // Ordered list of tags
-	AddTag(key, value string)         // Add a tag
-	GetTag(key string) (string, bool) // Get a tag by its key
-	HasTag(key string) bool           // Check a tag
-	RemoveTag(key string)             // Remove a tag by its key
+	Meta() map[string]string                    // Map of meta data tags
+	MetaList() []*lp.Tag                        // Ordered list of meta data
+	AddMeta(key, value string)                  // Add a meta data tag
+	GetMeta(key string) (value string, ok bool) // Get a meta data tab addressed by its key
+	HasMeta(key string) (ok bool)               // Check a meta data tag
+	RemoveMeta(key string)                      // Remove a meta data tag by its key
 
-	GetField(key string) (interface{}, bool) // Get a field addressed by its key
-	HasField(key string) bool                // Check if a field key is present
-	RemoveField(key string)                  // Remove a field addressed by its key
-	Fields() map[string]interface{}          // Map of fields
+	Fields() map[string]interface{}                   // Map of fields
+	FieldList() []*lp.Field                           // Ordered list of fields
+	AddField(key string, value interface{})           // Add a field
+	GetField(key string) (value interface{}, ok bool) // Get a field addressed by its key
+	HasField(key string) (ok bool)                    // Check if a field key is present
+	RemoveField(key string)                           // Remove a field addressed by its key
 }
 
 // Meta returns the meta data tags as key-value mapping
@@ -68,22 +72,34 @@ func (m *ccMetric) MetaList() []*lp.Tag {
 
 // String implements the stringer interface for data type ccMetric
 func (m *ccMetric) String() string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("%s %v %v %v %d", m.name, m.tags, m.meta, m.fields, m.tm.UnixNano())
+	return fmt.Sprintf("Name: %s, Tags: %+v, Meta: %+v, fields: %+v, Timestamp: %d", m.name, m.tags, m.meta, m.fields, m.tm.UnixNano())
+}
+
+// ToLineProtocol generates influxDB line protocol for data type ccMetric
+func (m *ccMetric) ToPoint(metaAsTags bool) (p *write.Point) {
+
+	if !metaAsTags {
+		p = influxdb2.NewPoint(m.name, m.tags, m.fields, m.tm)
+	} else {
+		tags := make(map[string]string, len(m.tags)+len(m.meta))
+		for key, value := range m.tags {
+			tags[key] = value
+		}
+		for key, value := range m.meta {
+			tags[key] = value
+		}
+		p = influxdb2.NewPoint(m.name, tags, m.fields, m.tm)
+	}
+	return
 }
 
 // ToLineProtocol generates influxDB line protocol for data type ccMetric
 func (m *ccMetric) ToLineProtocol(metaAsTags bool) string {
-	tags := make(map[string]string)
-	for key, value := range m.tags {
-		tags[key] = value
-	}
-	if metaAsTags {
-		for key, value := range m.meta {
-			tags[key] = value
-		}
-	}
-	p := influxdb2.NewPoint(m.name, tags, m.fields, m.tm)
-	return write.PointToLineProtocol(p, time.Nanosecond)
+
+	return write.PointToLineProtocol(
+		m.ToPoint(metaAsTags),
+		time.Nanosecond,
+	)
 }
 
 // Name returns the measurement name
diff --git a/sinks/influxAsyncSink.go b/sinks/influxAsyncSink.go
index 0763a4b..3315456 100644
--- a/sinks/influxAsyncSink.go
+++ b/sinks/influxAsyncSink.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package sinks
 
 import (
 	//	"context"
+
 	"crypto/tls"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
@@ -11,7 +12,6 @@ import (
 	lp "github.com/ClusterCockpit/cc-metric-collector/internal/ccMetric"
 	influxdb2 "github.com/influxdata/influxdb-client-go/v2"
 	influxdb2Api "github.com/influxdata/influxdb-client-go/v2/api"
-	"github.com/influxdata/influxdb-client-go/v2/api/write"
 )
 
 type InfluxAsyncSinkConfig struct {
@@ -88,22 +88,9 @@ func (s *InfluxAsyncSink) Init(config json.RawMessage) error {
 	return err
 }
 
-func (s *InfluxAsyncSink) Write(point lp.CCMetric) error {
-	var p *write.Point
-	if s.config.MetaAsTags {
-		tags := map[string]string{}
-		for k, v := range point.Tags() {
-			tags[k] = v
-		}
-		for k, v := range point.Meta() {
-			tags[k] = v
-		}
-		p = influxdb2.NewPoint(point.Name(), tags, point.Fields(), point.Time())
-	} else {
-		p = influxdb2.NewPoint(point.Name(), point.Tags(), point.Fields(), point.Time())
-	}
-
-	s.writeApi.WritePoint(p)
+func (s *InfluxAsyncSink) Write(m lp.CCMetric) error {
+	s.writeApi.WritePoint(
+		m.ToPoint(s.config.MetaAsTags))
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/sinks/influxSink.go b/sinks/influxSink.go
index fcfc32f..156f6eb 100644
--- a/sinks/influxSink.go
+++ b/sinks/influxSink.go
@@ -76,18 +76,12 @@ func (s *InfluxSink) Init(config json.RawMessage) error {
 	return s.connect()
 }
 
-func (s *InfluxSink) Write(point lp.CCMetric) error {
-	tags := make(map[string]string)
-	for key, value := range point.Tags() {
-		tags[key] = value
-	}
-	if s.config.MetaAsTags {
-		for key, value := range point.Meta() {
-			tags[key] = value
-		}
-	}
-	p := influxdb2.NewPoint(point.Name(), tags, point.Fields(), point.Time())
-	err := s.writeApi.WritePoint(context.Background(), p)
+func (s *InfluxSink) Write(m lp.CCMetric) error {
+	err :=
+		s.writeApi.WritePoint(
+			context.Background(),
+			m.ToPoint(s.config.MetaAsTags),
+		)
 	return err
 }