} else if (o instanceof String) {
            return toPrimitiveShort((String) o);
        } else if (o instanceof java.util.Date) {
            if (pattern != null) {
                return Short.parseShort(new SimpleDateFormat(pattern).format(o));
            }
            return (short) ((java.util.Date) o).getTime();
        } else if (o instanceof Boolean) {
            return ((Boolean) o) ? (short) 1 : (short) 0;

    // Verify that no port was specified, and strip optional brackets from
    // IPv6 literals.
    HostAndPort parsedHost = HostAndPort.fromString(specifier);
    Preconditions.checkArgument(!parsedHost.hasPort());
    String host = parsedHost.getHost();

    // Try to interpret the specifier as an IP address. Note we build
    // the address rather than using the .is* methods because we want to

	localLoopbacks = mustGetLocalLoopbacks()
)

// mustSplitHostPort is a wrapper to net.SplitHostPort() where error is assumed to be a fatal.
func mustSplitHostPort(hostPort string) (host, port string) {
	xh, err := xnet.ParseHost(hostPort)
	if err != nil {
		logger.FatalIf(err, "Unable to split host port %s", hostPort)
	}
	return xh.Name, xh.Port.String()
}

// mustGetLocalIPs returns IPs of local interface

func (sys *HTTPConsoleLoggerSys) SetNodeName(nodeName string) {
	if !globalIsDistErasure {
		sys.nodeName = ""
		return
	}

	host, err := xnet.ParseHost(globalLocalNodeName)
	if err != nil {
		logger.FatalIf(err, "Unable to start console logging subsystem")
	}

	sys.nodeName = host.Name
}

// HasLogListeners returns true if console log listeners are registered