    001package cpw.mods.fml.common.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 */
    028public interface ArtifactVersion
    029    extends Comparable<ArtifactVersion>
    030{
    031    String getLabel();
    032
    033    String getVersionString();
    034
    035    boolean containsVersion(ArtifactVersion source);
    036
    037    String getRangeString();
    038}