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 * @version $Id: ArtifactVersion.java 1039332 2010-11-26 12:37:37Z bentmann $
28 */
29 public interface ArtifactVersion
30 extends Comparable<ArtifactVersion>
31 {
32 int getMajorVersion();
33
34 int getMinorVersion();
35
36 int getIncrementalVersion();
37
38 int getBuildNumber();
39
40 String getQualifier();
41
42 void parseVersion( String version );
43 }