001    package 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     */
028    public 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    }