* @return the parsed version, never {@code null}
     * @throws VersionParserException if the string violates the syntax rules of this scheme
     */
    @Nonnull
    Version parseVersion(@Nonnull String version);

    /**
     * Parses the specified version range specification, for example "[1.0,2.0)".
     *
     * @param range the range specification to parse, must not be {@code null}