*/
    @Nonnull
    String getExtension();

    /**
     * Determines whether this artifact uses a snapshot version.
     *
     * @return {@code true} if the artifact is a snapshot, {@code false} otherwise
     * @see org.apache.maven.api.Session#isVersionSnapshot(String)
     */
    boolean isSnapshot();

    /**
     * {@return coordinates with the same identifiers as this artifact}.

        assert response.json() == snapshot(
            [{"name": "Spider-Boy", "age": 18, "id": IsInt()}]
        )

        # Update a hero
        response = client.patch(
            f"/heroes/{hero_id}", json={"name": "Dog Pond", "age": None}
        )
        assert response.status_code == 200, response.text
        assert response.json() == snapshot(

        lifecycle(
            "Version: ${version.get()} " +
                "(base version: ${baseVersion.get()}," +
                " timestamp: ${buildTimestamp.get()}," +
                " snapshot: ${snapshot.get()})"
        )
    }

    val key = key(request.url)
    val snapshot: DiskLruCache.Snapshot =
      try {
        cache[key] ?: return null
      } catch (_: IOException) {
        return null // Give up because the cache cannot be read.
      }

    val entry: Entry =
      try {
        Entry(snapshot.getSource(ENTRY_METADATA))
      } catch (_: IOException) {
        snapshot.closeQuietly()
        return null
      }

/**
 * Maven local GAV level metadata generator.
 * <p>
 * Local snapshot metadata contains non-transformed snapshot version.
 *
 * @deprecated since 4.0.0, use {@code maven-api-impl} jar instead
 */
@Deprecated(since = "4.0.0")
class LocalSnapshotMetadataGenerator implements MetadataGenerator {

    private final Map<Object, LocalSnapshotMetadata> snapshots;

    private final Date timestamp;

        assert response.json() == snapshot(
            {"age": 30, "secret_name": "Dive Wilson", "id": 999, "name": "Dead Pond"}
        )

        # Read a hero
        hero_id = response.json()["id"]
        response = client.get(f"/heroes/{hero_id}")
        assert response.status_code == 200, response.text
        assert response.json() == snapshot(

          case NEW:
            snapshot = new StateSnapshot(TERMINATED);
            enqueueTerminatedEvent(NEW);
            break;
          case STARTING:
            snapshot = new StateSnapshot(STARTING, true, null);
            enqueueStoppingEvent(STARTING);
            doCancelStart();
            break;
          case RUNNING:
            snapshot = new StateSnapshot(STOPPING);

        super(metadata, path, timestamp);
    }

    private static Metadata createMetadata(Artifact artifact) {
        Snapshot snapshot = new Snapshot();
        snapshot.setLocalCopy(true);
        Versioning versioning = new Versioning();
        versioning.setSnapshot(snapshot);

        Metadata metadata = new Metadata();
        metadata.setVersioning(versioning);
        metadata.setGroupId(artifact.getGroupId());

+----+
$ 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
   3.2.4-SNAPSHOT < 3.2.4.0
3. 3.2.4.0 == 3.2.4
+----+

* Useful entry points

  modelVersion="1.1.0">
  <groupId>org.apache.maven.its</groupId>
  <artifactId>dep-mng5324</artifactId>
  <version>07.20.3-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- metadata for artifact snapshot -->
  <versioning>
    <snapshot>
      <timestamp>20120809.112920</timestamp>
      <buildNumber>97</buildNumber>
    </snapshot>
    <lastUpdated>20120809112920</lastUpdated>
    <snapshotVersions>
      <snapshotVersion>