* addresses nor hostnames; they will be verified as IP addresses (which is a more strict
 * verification).
 */
private val VERIFY_AS_IP_ADDRESS = "([0-9a-fA-F]*:[0-9a-fA-F:.]*)|([\\d.]+)".toRegex()

/** Returns true if this string is not a host name and might be an IP address. */
fun String.canParseAsIpAddress(): Boolean = VERIFY_AS_IP_ADDRESS.matches(this)

/**