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package org.apache.maven.shared.release.versions;

/**
 * Represent the different version representations during the release-prepare phase
 *
 */
public interface VersionInfo extends Comparable<VersionInfo> {

    /**
     * Returns a string representing the version with a snapshot specification
     *
     * @return the snapshot version transformation of the original value
     */
    String getSnapshotVersionString();

    /**
     * Returns a string representing the version without a snapshot specification.
     *
     * @return the final version transformation of the original value
     */
    String getReleaseVersionString();

    /**
     * Returns a {@link org.apache.maven.shared.release.versions.VersionInfo} object which represents the next version
     *    of this object.
     *
     * @return the next VersionInfo
     */
    VersionInfo getNextVersion();

    /**
     * Returns whether this represents a snapshot version.
     *
     * @return {@code true} if the original value was a snapshot, otherwise {@code false}
     */
    boolean isSnapshot();
}
