assertOrder(X_EQ_Y, "1.0-alpha", "1.0.0-alpha");
        assertOrder(X_EQ_Y, "1.0.alpha", "1.0.0.alpha");
        assertOrder(X_EQ_Y, "1.0alpha", "1.0.0alpha");
        assertOrder(X_EQ_Y, "1.0-alpha-snapshot", "1.0.0-alpha-snapshot");
        assertOrder(X_EQ_Y, "1.0.alpha.snapshot", "1.0.0.alpha.snapshot");

        assertOrder(X_EQ_Y, "1.x.0-alpha", "1.x.0.0-alpha");

        assertVersionOlder("1.0-alpha-1", "1.0");
        assertVersionOlder("1.0-alpha-1", "1.0-alpha-2");
        assertVersionOlder("1.0-alpha-2", "1.0-alpha-15");
        assertVersionOlder("1.0-alpha-1", "1.0-beta-1");

        assertVersionOlder("1.0-beta-1", "1.0-SNAPSHOT");
        assertVersionOlder("1.0-SNAPSHOT", "1.0");
        assertVersionOlder("1.0-alpha-1-SNAPSHOT", "1.0-alpha-1");

 *     <code>1.0alpha1 =&gt; [1, [alpha, 1]]</code></li>
 * <li>unlimited number of version components,</li>
 * <li>version components in the text can be digits or strings,</li>
 * <li>strings are checked for well-known qualifiers and the qualifier ordering is used for version ordering.
 *     Well-known qualifiers (case insensitive) are:<ul>
 *     <li><code>alpha</code> or <code>a</code></li>

Apache Maven 4.0.0-alpha-5 2023-03-20 4.0.0-alpha-5 http://archive.apache.org/dist/maven/maven-4/4.0.0-alpha-5/binaries/apache-maven-4.0.0-alpha-5-bin.zip http://archive.apache.org/dist/maven/maven-4/4.0.0-alpha-5/binaries/apache-maven-4.0.0-alpha-5-bin.tar.gz http://archive.apache.org/dist/maven/maven-4/4.0.0-alpha-5/source/apache-maven-4.0.0-alpha-5-src.zip http://archive.apache.org/dist/maven/maven-4/4.0.0-alpha-5/source/apache-maven-4.0.0-alpha-5-src.tar.gz Apache Maven 4.0.0-alpha-4 2023-01-31 4.0.0-alpha-4...

        checkVersionsOrder("1.0-alpha-1", "1.0");
        checkVersionsOrder("1.0-alpha-1", "1.0-alpha-2");
        checkVersionsOrder("1.0-alpha-1", "1.0-beta-1");

        checkVersionsOrder("1.0-beta-1", "1.0-SNAPSHOT");
        checkVersionsOrder("1.0-SNAPSHOT", "1.0");
        checkVersionsOrder("1.0-alpha-1-SNAPSHOT", "1.0-alpha-1");

        checkVersionsOrder("1.0", "1.0-1");

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- [v1.32.0-alpha.3](#v1320-alpha3)
  - [Downloads for v1.32.0-alpha.3](#downloads-for-v1320-alpha3)
    - [Source Code](#source-code)
    - [Client Binaries](#client-binaries)
    - [Server Binaries](#server-binaries)
    - [Node Binaries](#node-binaries)
    - [Container Images](#container-images)
  - [Changelog since v1.32.0-alpha.2](#changelog-since-v1320-alpha2)
  - [Changes by Kind](#changes-by-kind)

    <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
    <version>4.0.0-alpha-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
  </parent>

  <artifactId>maven-model</artifactId>

  <name>Maven Model</name>
  <description>Model for Maven POM (Project Object Model)</description>

  <dependencies>
    <dependency>
      <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
      <artifactId>maven-api-model</artifactId>
      <version>4.0.0-alpha-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
    </dependency>

+----+
$ java -jar maven-artifact-*.jar 3.2.4-alpha-1 3.2.4-SNAPSHOT 3.2.4.0
Display parameters as parsed by Maven (in canonical form) and comparison result:
1. 3.2.4-alpha-1 == 3.2.4.alpha.1
   3.2.4-alpha-1 < 3.2.4-SNAPSHOT
2. 3.2.4-SNAPSHOT == 3.2.4.snapshot
   3.2.4-SNAPSHOT < 3.2.4.0
3. 3.2.4.0 == 3.2.4
+----+

* Useful entry points

    /**
     * @param authentication authentication
     * @since 3.0-alpha-3
     */
    void setAuthentication(Authentication authentication);

    /**
     * @return repository authentication
     * @since 3.0-alpha-3
     */
    Authentication getAuthentication();

    /**
     * @param proxy proxy
     * @since 3.0-alpha-3
     */
    void setProxy(Proxy proxy);

    /**

    - [Removed](#removed-5)
- [v1.31.0-alpha.3](#v1310-alpha3)
  - [Downloads for v1.31.0-alpha.3](#downloads-for-v1310-alpha3)
    - [Source Code](#source-code-6)
    - [Client Binaries](#client-binaries-6)
    - [Server Binaries](#server-binaries-6)
    - [Node Binaries](#node-binaries-6)
    - [Container Images](#container-images-6)
  - [Changelog since v1.31.0-alpha.2](#changelog-since-v1310-alpha2)