| /****************************************************************************** |
| * Copyright (c) 2008 Oracle |
| * All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials |
| * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0 |
| * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at |
| * http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html |
| * |
| * Contributors: |
| * Konstantin Komissarchik - initial implementation and ongoing maintenance |
| ******************************************************************************/ |
| |
| package org.eclipse.wst.common.project.facet.core; |
| |
| /** |
| * The compiled form of a version expression. A version expression is used to |
| * specify one or more versions. |
| * |
| * @noextend This interface is not intended to be extended by clients. |
| * @noimplement This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients. |
| * @author <a href="mailto:konstantin.komissarchik@oracle.com">Konstantin Komissarchik</a> |
| */ |
| |
| public interface IVersionExpr |
| { |
| /** |
| * Contains the symbol used to represent the wildcard. The wildcard matches |
| * any version. Note that it is not possible to use the wildcard to match |
| * part of the version string. |
| */ |
| |
| static final String WILDCARD_SYMBOL = "*"; //$NON-NLS-1$ |
| |
| /** |
| * Evaluates the version expression against the specified version. Returns |
| * <code>true</code> if and only if the version expression matches the |
| * specified version. |
| * |
| * @param version the version object to check against the version expression |
| * @return <code>true</code> if and only if the version expression matches |
| * the specified version |
| */ |
| |
| boolean check( IVersion version ); |
| |
| /** |
| * @deprecated use the check method instead |
| */ |
| |
| boolean evaluate( String version ); |
| |
| /** |
| * Returns human-readable form of the version expression that uses |
| * descriptive terms rather than symbols. |
| * |
| * @return human-readable form of the version expression |
| */ |
| |
| String toDisplayString(); |
| |
| } |