Package org.eclipse.aether.version

Interface VersionScheme

All Known Implementing Classes:

GenericVersionScheme

public interface VersionScheme

A version scheme that handles interpretation of version strings to facilitate their comparison.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Version	parseVersion(String version)	Parses the specified version string, for example "1.0".
VersionConstraint	parseVersionConstraint(String constraint)	Parses the specified version constraint specification, for example "1.0" or "[1.0,2.0),(2.0,)".
VersionRange	parseVersionRange(String range)	Parses the specified version range specification, for example "[1.0,2.0)".

Method Detail

parseVersion

Version parseVersion(String version)
              throws InvalidVersionSpecificationException

Parses the specified version string, for example "1.0".

Parameters:

version - The version string to parse, must not be null.

Returns:

The parsed version, never null.

Throws:

InvalidVersionSpecificationException - If the string violates the syntax rules of this scheme.

parseVersionRange

VersionRange parseVersionRange(String range)
                        throws InvalidVersionSpecificationException

Parses the specified version range specification, for example "[1.0,2.0)".

Parameters:

range - The range specification to parse, must not be null.

Returns:

The parsed version range, never null.

Throws:

InvalidVersionSpecificationException - If the range specification violates the syntax rules of this scheme.

parseVersionConstraint

VersionConstraint parseVersionConstraint(String constraint)
                                  throws InvalidVersionSpecificationException

Parses the specified version constraint specification, for example "1.0" or "[1.0,2.0),(2.0,)".

Parameters:

constraint - The constraint specification to parse, must not be null.

Returns:

The parsed version constraint, never null.

Throws:

InvalidVersionSpecificationException - If the constraint specification violates the syntax rules of this scheme.