net.ossindex.version

Class VersionFactory

java.lang.Object

net.ossindex.version.VersionFactory

public class VersionFactory
extends Object

This factory provides an appropriate version implementation for specified version strings.

Author:

Ken Duck

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static IVersionRange	getRange(String vstring) Get a version range
static IVersionRange	getRange(String[] versions) Join this set of ranges together.
static IVersion	getVersion(String vstring) Get a version implementation.
static IVersion	getVersion(String hint, String version) Get a version implementation.
static VersionFactory	getVersionFactory() Version factory, which is really not needed since we have all static methods now.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

getVersionFactory

public static VersionFactory getVersionFactory()

Version factory, which is really not needed since we have all static methods now.

Returns:

The instance of the version factory

getVersion

public static IVersion getVersion(String vstring)

Get a version implementation. Return the best match for the provided string.

Parameters:

vstring - A string version to be parsed

Returns:

A version implementation

getVersion

public static IVersion getVersion(String hint,
                                  String version)

Get a version implementation. A hint may be provided to help choose the best implementation.

Parameters:

hint - Hint of the version style

version - A string version to be parsed

Returns:

A version implementation

getRange

public static IVersionRange getRange(String vstring)

Get a version range

Parameters:

vstring -

Returns:

getRange

public static IVersionRange getRange(String[] versions)

Join this set of ranges together. This could result in a set, or in a logical range.

Parameters:

versions -

Returns: