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19 package org.apache.maven.api;
20
21 import org.apache.maven.api.annotations.Experimental;
22 import org.apache.maven.api.annotations.Nonnull;
23
24 /**
25 * A version or meta-version of an artifact or a dependency.
26 * A meta-version is a version suffixed with the {@code SNAPSHOT} keyword.
27 * Versions are usually parsed using the {@link org.apache.maven.api.services.VersionParser} service.
28 *
29 * @since 4.0.0
30 * @see org.apache.maven.api.services.VersionParser#parseVersion(String)
31 * @see org.apache.maven.api.Session#parseVersion(String)
32 * @see VersionConstraint
33 * @see VersionRange
34 */
35 @Experimental
36 public interface Version extends Comparable<Version> {
37 /**
38 * Returns a string representation of this version.
39 * @return the string representation of this version
40 */
41 @Nonnull
42 String asString();
43 }