public static InetAddress decrement(InetAddress address) {
    byte[] addr = address.getAddress();
    int i = addr.length - 1;
    while (i >= 0 && addr[i] == (byte) 0x00) {
      addr[i] = (byte) 0xff;
      i--;
    }

    checkArgument(i >= 0, "Decrementing %s would wrap.", address);

    addr[i]--;
    return bytesToInetAddress(addr);
  }

  /**

    // canonical form.
    InetAddress addr = null;
    try {
      addr = InetAddresses.forString(host);
    } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
      // It is not an IPv4 or IPv6 literal
    }

    if (addr != null) {
      return new HostSpecifier(InetAddresses.toUriString(addr));
    }

    // It is not any kind of IP address; must be a domain name or invalid.