with its <<<DefaultArtifact>>> implementation ({{{./xref/org/apache/maven/artifact/DefaultArtifact.html}source}}).

 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

Java serialization is one way to implement this, however, despite its simplicity of implementation, it has several drawbacks:

- **Performance:**
Java's built-in serialization mechanism is often slower compared to other serialization solutions.
This is due to Java's use of reflection and the need to maintain a lot of metadata.

- **Size of Serialized Data:**

import java.util.stream.LongStream;
import org.jspecify.annotations.Nullable;

/**
 * An immutable array of {@code long} values, with an API resembling {@link List}.
 *
 * <p>Advantages compared to {@code long[]}:
 *
 * <ul>
 *   <li>All the many well-known advantages of immutability (read <i>Effective Java</i>, third
 *       edition, Item 17).

import java.util.function.IntConsumer;
import java.util.stream.IntStream;
import org.jspecify.annotations.Nullable;

/**
 * An immutable array of {@code int} values, with an API resembling {@link List}.
 *
 * <p>Advantages compared to {@code int[]}:
 *
 * <ul>
 *   <li>All the many well-known advantages of immutability (read <i>Effective Java</i>, third
 *       edition, Item 17).

  /**
   * Returns an unmodifiable map describing keys that appear in both maps, but with different
   * values.
   */
  Map<K, ValueDifference<V>> entriesDiffering();

  /**
   * Compares the specified object with this instance for equality. Returns {@code true} if the
   * given object is also a {@code MapDifference} and the values returned by the {@link

  /**
   * Returns an unmodifiable map describing keys that appear in both maps, but with different
   * values.
   */
  Map<K, ValueDifference<V>> entriesDiffering();

  /**
   * Compares the specified object with this instance for equality. Returns {@code true} if the
   * given object is also a {@code MapDifference} and the values returned by the {@link

  /** Returns {@code true} if the table contains no mappings. */
  boolean isEmpty();

  /** Returns the number of row key / column key / value mappings in the table. */
  int size();

  /**
   * Compares the specified object with this table for equality. Two tables are equal when their
   * cell views, as returned by {@link #cellSet}, are equal.
   */
  @Override
  boolean equals(@Nullable Object obj);

  /**

   * this map with the more specific generic type {@code Map<K, List<V>>}, call {@link
   * Multimaps#asMap(ListMultimap)} instead.
   */
  @Override
  Map<K, Collection<V>> asMap();

  /**
   * Compares the specified object to this multimap for equality.
   *
   * <p>Two {@code ListMultimap} instances are equal if, for each key, they contain the same values

   * this map with the more specific generic type {@code Map<K, List<V>>}, call {@link
   * Multimaps#asMap(ListMultimap)} instead.
   */
  @Override
  Map<K, Collection<V>> asMap();

  /**
   * Compares the specified object to this multimap for equality.
   *
   * <p>Two {@code ListMultimap} instances are equal if, for each key, they contain the same values

You can combine normal FastAPI *path operations* with GraphQL on the same application.

/// tip

**GraphQL** solves some very specific use cases.

It has **advantages** and **disadvantages** when compared to common **web APIs**.

Make sure you evaluate if the **benefits** for your use case compensate the **drawbacks**. 🤓

///

## GraphQL Libraries { #graphql-libraries }