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    }

    @Override
    public String getVersion() {
        return "";
    }

    @Override
    public Nature getNature() {
        return artifact.isSnapshot() ? Nature.RELEASE_OR_SNAPSHOT : Nature.RELEASE;
    }

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<metadata>
  <groupId>org.apache</groupId>
  <artifactId>apache</artifactId>
  <versioning>
    <latest>1</latest>
    <release>1</release>
    <versions>
      <version>1</version>
    </versions>
    <lastUpdated>20150428055824</lastUpdated>
  </versioning>

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<metadata>
  <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
  <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
  <version>0.1</version>
  <versioning>
    <latest>0.1</latest>
    <release>0.1</release>
    <versions>
      <version>0.1</version>
    </versions>
    <lastUpdated>20091023224813</lastUpdated>
  </versioning>

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<metadata>
  <groupId>org.apache.maven.its.plugins</groupId>
  <artifactId>maven-it-plugin</artifactId>
  <version>0.1</version>
  <versioning>
    <latest>0.1</latest>
    <release>0.1</release>
    <versions>
      <version>0.1</version>
    </versions>
    <lastUpdated>20091023233513</lastUpdated>
  </versioning>

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<metadata>
  <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
  <artifactId>maven-install-plugin</artifactId>
  <version>0.1</version>
  <versioning>
    <latest>0.1</latest>
    <release>0.1</release>
    <versions>
      <version>0.1</version>
    </versions>
    <lastUpdated>20091023224444</lastUpdated>
  </versioning>

        return buffer.toString();
    }

    public int getNature() {
        return RELEASE;
    }

    public ArtifactRepositoryPolicy getPolicy(ArtifactRepository repository) {
        int nature = getNature();
        if ((nature & RepositoryMetadata.RELEASE_OR_SNAPSHOT) == RepositoryMetadata.RELEASE_OR_SNAPSHOT) {
            ArtifactRepositoryPolicy policy = new ArtifactRepositoryPolicy(repository.getReleases());

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<metadata>
  <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
  <artifactId>maven-resources-plugin</artifactId>
  <version>0.1</version>
  <versioning>
    <latest>0.1</latest>
    <release>0.1</release>
    <versions>
      <version>0.1</version>
    </versions>
    <lastUpdated>20091023224958</lastUpdated>
  </versioning>

If you think you have found a bug, please file an issue in the [Maven Issue Tracker][jira].

Documentation
-------------

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the [Maven User List][users-list].


Where can I get the latest release?
-----------------------------------

@Experimental
@Consumer
public interface VersionResolver extends Service {

    /**
     * Resolves an artifact's meta version (if any) to a concrete version. For example, resolves "1.0-SNAPSHOT"
     * to "1.0-20090208.132618-23" or "RELEASE"/"LATEST" to "2.0".
     *
     * @param session The repository session, must not be {@code null}.
     * @param artifactCoordinate The artifact coordinate for which the version needs to be resolved, must not be {@code null}