*           // some other action.  For now we will just exit.
 *           System.exit(1);
 *         }
 *       },
 *       MoreExecutors.directExecutor());
 *
 *     Runtime.getRuntime().addShutdownHook(new Thread() {
 *       public void run() {
 *         // Give the services 5 seconds to stop to ensure that we are responsive to shutdown
 *         // requests.
 *         try {

 *           // some other action.  For now we will just exit.
 *           System.exit(1);
 *         }
 *       },
 *       MoreExecutors.directExecutor());
 *
 *     Runtime.getRuntime().addShutdownHook(new Thread() {
 *       public void run() {
 *         // Give the services 5 seconds to stop to ensure that we are responsive to shutdown
 *         // requests.
 *         try {

            return langItems;
        }
    }

    /**
     * Adds a shutdown hook.
     *
     * @param hook The shutdown hook to add.
     */
    public void addShutdownHook(final Runnable hook) {
        shutdownHookList.add(hook);
    }

    /**
     * Gets the hostname of the local machine.
     *
     * @return The hostname.
     */