* {@return the specific version, range of versions, or meta-version of the artifact}.
     * A meta-version is a version suffixed with the {@code SNAPSHOT} keyword.
     */
    @Nonnull
    VersionConstraint getVersionConstraint();

    /**
     * Returns the file extension of the artifact.
     * The dot separator is not included in the returned string.
     *

 * a scope (compile, runtime <i>etc.</i>), an obligation (whether the dependency
 * is optional or mandatory), and possible exclusions for transitive dependencies.
 * The {@linkplain #getVersionConstraint() version} and the {@linkplain #getOptional() obligation}
 * may not be defined precisely.
 *
 * @since 4.0.0
 */
@Experimental
@Immutable
public interface DependencyCoordinates extends ArtifactCoordinates {

     * If the {@linkplain #getBaseVersion() base version} contains a meta-version such as {@code SNAPSHOT},
     * those keywords are replaced by, for example, the actual timestamp.
     *
     * @see ArtifactCoordinates#getVersionConstraint()
     */
    @Nonnull
    Version getVersion();

    /**
     * {@return the version or meta-version of the artifact}.
     * A meta-version is a version suffixed with the {@code SNAPSHOT} keyword.

                .artifactId(coordinates.getArtifactId())
                .classifier(coordinates.getClassifier())
                .version(coordinates.getVersionConstraint().toString())
                .extension(coordinates.getExtension())
                .build();
    }

    static ArtifactFactoryRequestBuilder builder() {
        return new ArtifactFactoryRequestBuilder();

                .groupId(requireNonNull(coordinates, "coordinates cannot be null")
                        .getGroupId())
                .artifactId(coordinates.getArtifactId())
                .version(coordinates.getVersionConstraint().toString())
                .classifier(coordinates.getClassifier())
                .extension(coordinates.getExtension())
                .build();
    }

    @Nonnull