/**
 * 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}

 */

package gradlebuild.binarycompatibility

import spock.lang.Specification

class AcceptedApiChangesTest extends Specification {

    def "parses accepted change"() {
        when:
        def changes = AcceptedApiChanges.parse(["""
            {
                "acceptedApiChanges": [
                    {
                        "type": "org.gradle.api.initialization.ConfigurableIncludedBuild",

			return ErrInvalidQueryParams
		}
	}
	return ErrNone
}

// Parses all the presigned signature values into separate elements.
func parsePreSignV4(query url.Values, region string, stype serviceType) (psv preSignValues, aec APIErrorCode) {
	// verify whether the required query params exist.
	aec = doesV4PresignParamsExist(query)
	if aec != ErrNone {
		return psv, aec
	}

	// Add new AMZ date formats here.
}

// ErrMalformedDate always returned for dates that cannot be parsed.
var ErrMalformedDate = errors.New("malformed date")

// Parse parses date string via supported amz date formats.
func Parse(amzDateStr string) (time.Time, error) {
	for _, dateFormat := range amzDateFormats {
		amzDate, err := time.Parse(dateFormat, amzDateStr)
		if err == nil {
			return amzDate, nil
		}
	}

 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
   3.2.4-alpha-1 < 3.2.4-SNAPSHOT
2. 3.2.4-SNAPSHOT == 3.2.4.snapshot

		return "on"
	}

	return "off"
}

// MarshalJSON - converts BoolFlag into JSON data.
func (bf BoolFlag) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
	return json.Marshal(bf.String())
}

// UnmarshalJSON - parses given data into BoolFlag.
func (bf *BoolFlag) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) (err error) {
	var s string
	if err = json.Unmarshal(data, &s); err == nil {
		b := BoolFlag(true)
		if s == "" {

 * @since 12.0
 */
public final class Reflection {

  /**
   * Returns the package name of {@code clazz} according to the Java Language Specification (section
   * 6.7). Unlike {@link Class#getPackage}, this method only parses the class name, without
   * attempting to define the {@link Package} and hence load files.
   */
  public static String getPackageName(Class<?> clazz) {
    return getPackageName(clazz.getName());
  }

  /**

)

// TransitionDate is a embedded type containing time.Time to unmarshal
// Date in Transition
type TransitionDate struct {
	time.Time
}

// UnmarshalXML parses date from Transition and validates date format
func (tDate *TransitionDate) UnmarshalXML(d *xml.Decoder, startElement xml.StartElement) error {
	var dateStr string
	err := d.DecodeElement(&dateStr, &startElement)
	if err != nil {

        MIEName expected = new MIEName(testOid(), name);
        assertEquals(expected, parsed, "Parsed object should equal expected");
        assertEquals(name, parsed.toString(), "toString should return the name");
        assertEquals(testOid().hashCode(), parsed.hashCode(), "hashCode should derive from OID");
    }

    @Test
    @DisplayName("Parses empty name length (NAME_LEN=0) as empty string")
    void parseEmptyName() {

     */
    protected DocumentBuilderUtil() {
    }

    /**
     * Parses the XML.
     *
     * @param builder
     *            {@link DocumentBuilder}; must not be {@literal null}.
     * @param is
     *            Input stream; must not be {@literal null}.
     * @return {@link Document}
     */
    public static Document parse(final DocumentBuilder builder, final InputStream is) {