* but at Maven runtime it MAY actually use that service.
 *
 * @since 4.0.0
 */
public interface ModelVersionParser {

    /**
     * Parses the specified version string, for example "1.0".
     *
     * @param version the version string to parse, must not be {@code null}
     * @return the parsed version, never {@code null}

 with its <<<DefaultArtifact>>> implementation ({{{./xref/org/apache/maven/artifact/DefaultArtifact.html}source}}).

 The jar file is executable and provides a little tool to display how Maven parses and compares versions:

+----+
$ 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

     */
    @Nonnull
    List<Version> resolveVersionRange(@Nonnull ArtifactCoordinate artifact);

    /**
     * Parses the specified version string, for example "1.0".
     * <p>
     * Shortcut for {@code getService(VersionParser.class).parseVersion(...)}.
     *
     * @param version the version string to parse

import org.apache.maven.model.Profile;
import org.apache.maven.model.ReportPlugin;
import org.apache.maven.model.ReportSet;
import org.apache.maven.model.building.ModelBuildingRequest;
import org.apache.maven.project.harness.PomTestWrapper;
import org.codehaus.plexus.testing.PlexusTest;
import org.eclipse.aether.DefaultRepositorySystemSession;
import org.eclipse.aether.internal.impl.SimpleLocalRepositoryManagerFactory;

import org.apache.commons.jxpath.JXPathNotFoundException;
import org.apache.commons.jxpath.ri.JXPathContextReferenceImpl;
import org.apache.maven.plugin.MojoExecution;
import org.apache.maven.project.harness.Xpp3DomPointerFactory;

public class MojoExecutionXPathContainer {
    private JXPathContext context;

    static {
        JXPathContextReferenceImpl.addNodePointerFactory(new Xpp3DomPointerFactory());
    }

 * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
 * specific language governing permissions and limitations
 * under the License.
 */
package org.apache.maven.project.harness;

import java.util.Locale;

import org.apache.commons.jxpath.ri.QName;
import org.apache.commons.jxpath.ri.model.NodePointer;
import org.apache.commons.jxpath.ri.model.NodePointerFactory;

 * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
 * specific language governing permissions and limitations
 * under the License.
 */
package org.apache.maven.project.harness;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;

import org.apache.commons.jxpath.ri.Compiler;
import org.apache.commons.jxpath.ri.compiler.NodeNameTest;
import org.apache.commons.jxpath.ri.compiler.NodeTest;

/**
 * Service interface to parse {@link Version} and {@link VersionRange}.
 *
 * @since 4.0.0
 */
@Experimental
public interface VersionParser extends Service {

    /**
     * Parses the specified version string, for example "1.0".
     *
     * @param version the version string to parse, must not be {@code null}
     * @return the parsed version, never {@code null}

 * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
 * specific language governing permissions and limitations
 * under the License.
 */
package org.apache.maven.project.harness;

import java.io.File;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.Objects;

import org.apache.commons.jxpath.JXPathContext;
import org.apache.commons.jxpath.JXPathNotFoundException;

 * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
 * specific language governing permissions and limitations
 * under the License.
 */
package org.apache.maven.project.harness;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;

import org.apache.commons.jxpath.ri.QName;
import org.apache.commons.jxpath.ri.compiler.NodeTest;
import org.apache.commons.jxpath.ri.model.NodeIterator;