*     <li>"e(G:A:V)" - predicate filter (leaves out G:A:V from range, if hit, V can be range)</li>
     * </ul>
     * Example filter expression: {@code "h(5);s;e(org.foo:bar:1)} will cause: ranges are filtered for "top 5" (instead
     * full range), snapshots are banned if root project is not a snapshot, and if range for {@code org.foo:bar} is
     * being processed, version 1 is omitted.
     *
     * @since 4.0.0

    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

    /**
     * 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>

                "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();

Making and Submitting Changes
--------------

We accept Pull Requests via GitHub. The [developer mailing list][dev-ml-list] is the
main channel of communication for contributors.  
There are some guidelines which will make applying PRs easier for us:
+ Create a topic branch from where you want to base your work (this is usually the master branch).
  Push your changes to a topic branch in your fork of the repository.

<project>
  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
  <groupId>parent-version-range-local</groupId>
  <artifactId>parent</artifactId>
  <version>1</version>
  <packaging>pom</packaging>

+----+

* Useful entry points

 * artifact version comparison {{{./apidocs/org/apache/maven/artifact/versioning/ComparableVersion.html}javadoc}},