checkNotNull(hostPortString);
    String host;
    String portString = null;
    boolean hasBracketlessColons = false;

    if (hostPortString.startsWith("[")) {
      String[] hostAndPort = getHostAndPortFromBracketedHost(hostPortString);
      host = hostAndPort[0];
      portString = hostAndPort[1];
    } else {
      int colonPos = hostPortString.indexOf(':');