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

        }

        final ArtifactStatus that = (ArtifactStatus) o;

        return rank == that.rank;
    }

    public int hashCode() {
        return rank;
    }

    public String toString() {
        return key;
    }

    public int compareTo(ArtifactStatus s) {
        return rank - s.rank;
    }

ASM: a very small and fast Java bytecode manipulation framework
Copyright (c) 2000-2011 INRIA, France Telecom
All rights reserved.

Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
are met:
1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
  notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.

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

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

below which is also available at <a href="http://asm.ow2.org/license.html">http://asm.ow2.org/license.html</a>.</p>

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Copyright (c) 2000-2011 INRIA, France Telecom
All rights reserved.

Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
are met:

                + " It is derived from the main artifact.");
    }

    public VersionRange getVersionRange() {
        return parent.getVersionRange();
    }

    public void setVersionRange(VersionRange range) {
        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Cannot change the version information for an attached artifact."
                + " It is derived from the main artifact.");
    }

    public boolean isRelease() {

import org.apache.maven.api.annotations.Nullable;

/**
 * A range of versions.
 *
 * @since 4.0.0
 */
@Experimental
public interface VersionRange {
    /**
     * Determines whether the specified version is contained within this range.
     *
     * @param version the version to test, must not be {@code null}
     * @return {@code true} if this range contains the specified version, {@code false} otherwise
     */

import org.apache.maven.api.annotations.Nullable;

/**
 * Version constraint for dependency. Constraint is either a range ("[1,2)") or recommended version ("1.0").
 *
 * @since 4.0.0
 */
@Experimental
public interface VersionConstraint {
    /**
     * Returns the range of this constraint, or {@code null} if none.
     * <p>

<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 ${project.parent.version} due to version range. -->
  <version>${project.parent.version}</version>
  <packaging>pom</packaging>