// test restricting empty sets
        range1 = VersionRange.createFromVersionSpec("[,1.1],[1.4,]");
        range2 = VersionRange.createFromVersionSpec("[1.2,1.3]");
        range1 = range1.restrict(range2);
        mergedRange = range1.restrict(range2);
        assertNull(mergedRange.getRecommendedVersion(), CHECK_VERSION_RECOMMENDATION);

    }

    private static List<RangeValue> getRange(String range) {
        List<RangeValue> ranges = new ArrayList<>();

        for (String token : range.split(",")) {
            if (token.startsWith("[")) {
                ranges.add(new RangeValue(token.replace("[", ""), true));
            } else if (token.startsWith("(")) {
                ranges.add(new RangeValue(token.replace("(", ""), false));

    Version parseVersion(@Nonnull String version);

    /**
     * Parses the specified version range specification, for example "[1.0,2.0)".
     *
     * @param range the range specification to parse, must not be {@code null}
     * @return the parsed version range, never {@code null}
     * @throws VersionParserException if the range specification violates the syntax rules of this scheme
     */
    @Nonnull

     *         specified version range.
     *         <p>
     *         The restrictions of the returned version range will be an intersection of the restrictions
     *         of this version range and the specified version range if both version ranges have
     *         restrictions. Otherwise, the restrictions on the returned range will be empty.
     *         </p>
     *         <p>

    /**
     * Checks whether the current Maven runtime matches the specified version range. A version range can either use the
     * usual mathematical syntax "[2.0.10,2.1.0),[3.0,)" or use a single version "2.2.1". The latter is a short form for
     * "[2.2.1,)", i.e. denotes the minimum version required.
     *
     * @param versionRange The version range to match the current Maven runtime against, must not be {@code null}.

        // ...
        //
        // And the range is not set so we'll check here and set it. jvz.

        if (range == null) {
            range = VersionRange.createFromVersion(artifact.getVersion());
        }

        DefaultArtifact clone = new DefaultArtifact(
                artifact.getGroupId(),
                artifact.getArtifactId(),
                range,
                artifact.getScope(),

        return new DefaultVersion(versionScheme, version);
    }

    @Override
    public VersionRange parseVersionRange(String range) {
        requireNonNull(range, "range");
        return new DefaultVersionRange(versionScheme, range);
    }

    @Override
    public boolean isSnapshot(String version) {
        return checkSnapshot(version);
    }

<project>
  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
  <parent>
    <groupId>parent-version-range-local</groupId>
    <artifactId>parent</artifactId>
    <version>[1,10]</version>
  </parent>
  <artifactId>child</artifactId>
  <!-- Must not use ${project.version} due to version range. -->
  <version>${project.version}</version>
  <packaging>pom</packaging>

    Version parseVersion(@Nonnull String version);

    /**
     * Parses the specified version range specification, for example "[1.0,2.0)".
     *
     * @param range the range specification to parse, must not be {@code null}
     * @return the parsed version range, never {@code null}
     * @throws VersionParserException if the range specification violates the syntax rules of this scheme
     */
    @Nonnull

                "Expected 'UnresolvableModelException' not thrown.");
        assertEquals("No versions matched the requested parent version range '[2.0,2.1)'", e.getMessage());
    }

    @Test
    void testResolveParentThrowsUnresolvableModelExceptionWhenUsingRangesWithoutUpperBound() throws Exception {
        final Parent parent = new Parent();