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1   package org.apache.maven.artifact.versioning;
2   
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21  
22  /**
23   * Describes an artifact version in terms of its components, converts it to/from a string and
24   * compares two versions.
25   *
26   * @author <a href="mailto:brett@apache.org">Brett Porter</a>
27   */
28  public interface ArtifactVersion
29      extends Comparable<ArtifactVersion>
30  {
31      int getMajorVersion();
32  
33      int getMinorVersion();
34  
35      int getIncrementalVersion();
36  
37      int getBuildNumber();
38  
39      String getQualifier();
40  
41      void parseVersion( String version );
42  }