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 }