001package org.apache.maven.artifact.versioning;
002
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021
022/**
023 * Describes an artifact version in terms of its components, converts it to/from a string and
024 * compares two versions.
025 *
026 * @author <a href="mailto:brett@apache.org">Brett Porter</a>
027 */
028public interface ArtifactVersion
029    extends Comparable<ArtifactVersion>
030{
031    int getMajorVersion();
032
033    int getMinorVersion();
034
035    int getIncrementalVersion();
036
037    int getBuildNumber();
038
039    String getQualifier();
040
041    void parseVersion( String version );
042}