package org.apache.maven.shared.release.versions;

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 /**

  * @todo this has an overlap with ArtifactVersion in maven-artifact - would be good to migrate this there.

  */

 public interface VersionInfo

     extends Comparable<VersionInfo>

 {

     /**

      * Returns a string representing the version with a snapshot specification

      *

      * @return

      */

     String getSnapshotVersionString();

     /**

      * Returns a string representing the version without a snapshot specification.

      *

      * @return

      */

     String getReleaseVersionString();

     /**

      * Returns a {@link VersionInfo} object which represents the next version of this object.

      *

      * @return

      */

     VersionInfo getNextVersion();

     /**

      * Returns whether this represents a snapshot version.

      *

      * @return

      */

     boolean isSnapshot();

 }