package org.sonatype.aether.impl;

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import org.sonatype.aether.RepositorySystemSession;
import org.sonatype.aether.resolution.VersionRangeRequest;
import org.sonatype.aether.resolution.VersionRangeResolutionException;
import org.sonatype.aether.resolution.VersionRangeResult;

/**
 * @author Benjamin Bentmann
 */
public interface VersionRangeResolver
{

    /**
     * Expands a version range to a list of matching versions, in ascending order. For example, resolves "[3.8,4.0)" to
     * ["3.8", "3.8.1", "3.8.2"].
     */
    VersionRangeResult resolveVersionRange( RepositorySystemSession session, VersionRangeRequest request )
        throws VersionRangeResolutionException;

}
