net.sourceforge.argval.version
Interface VersionHierarchy

All Superinterfaces:

VersionNumberVisitorAcceptor

All Known Implementing Classes:

VersionHierarchyImpl

public interface VersionHierarchy
extends VersionNumberVisitorAcceptor

A version hierarchy can be used to register versions and then check for compatibility.

Author:

T. Verhagen

Field Summary

static String

VERSION_PART_SEPARATOR The default version part separator '.'.

Method Summary

void	addVersion(List<String> version) Adding a version number.
void	addVersion(String versionStr) Adding a version number.
void	addVersion(VersionNumber version) Adding a version number.
List<String>	convertVersion(String versionStr)
List<String>	getRegisteredVersionAsStings() Returns the registered versions as a List of String instances.
List<VersionNumber>	getRegisteredVersionNumbers() Returns the registered versions as a List of VersionNumber instances.
boolean	isCompatible(List<String> version) Returns true if the version is compatible with the known versions.
boolean	isCompatible(String version) Returns true if the version is compatible with the known versions.
boolean	isCompatible(VersionNumber version) Returns true if the version is compatible with the known versions.

Methods inherited from interface net.sourceforge.argval.version.VersionNumberVisitorAcceptor

accept

Field Detail

VERSION_PART_SEPARATOR

static final String VERSION_PART_SEPARATOR

The default version part separator '.'.

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Method Detail

addVersion

void addVersion(VersionNumber version)

Adding a version number.

Parameters:

version - - the version number

addVersion

void addVersion(String versionStr)

Adding a version number. Uses the #convertVersion(String, String) for conversion.

Parameters:

versionStr - - as a text string separating the version number parts by a separator

See Also:

#convertVersion(String, String)

addVersion

void addVersion(List<String> version)

Adding a version number.

Parameters:

version - - as a list containing the version number parts

convertVersion

List<String> convertVersion(String versionStr)

Parameters:

versionStr -

Returns:

isCompatible

boolean isCompatible(VersionNumber version)

Returns true if the version is compatible with the known versions.

Parameters:

version - - the version number

Returns:

true if the version is compatible with the known versions , otherwise false.

isCompatible

boolean isCompatible(String version)

Returns true if the version is compatible with the known versions. Uses the #convertVersion(String, String) for conversion.

Parameters:

version - - the version number

Returns:

true if the version is compatible with the known versions , otherwise false.

isCompatible

boolean isCompatible(List<String> version)

Returns true if the version is compatible with the known versions.

Parameters:

version - - the version number

Returns:

true if the version is compatible with the known versions , otherwise false.

getRegisteredVersionAsStings

List<String> getRegisteredVersionAsStings()

Returns the registered versions as a List of String instances.

Returns:

The registered versions as a List of String instances.

getRegisteredVersionNumbers

List<VersionNumber> getRegisteredVersionNumbers()

Returns the registered versions as a List of VersionNumber instances.

Returns:

The registered versions as a List of VersionNumber instances.