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   * JCommon : a free general purpose class library for the Java(tm) platform
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   * 
   * ---------------
   * ModuleInfo.java
   * ---------------
   * (C)opyright 2004, by Thomas Morgner and Contributors.
   *
   * Original Author:  Thomas Morgner;
   * Contributor(s):   David Gilbert (for Object Refinery Limited);
   *
   * $Id: ModuleInfo.java,v 1.3 2005/10/18 13:14:50 mungady Exp $
   *
   * Changes
   * -------
   * 07-Jun-2004 : Added JCommon header (DG);
   *
   */
  
  package org.jfree.base.modules;
  
  /**
   * The Module info class encapsulates metadata about a given module. It holds the
   * list of dependencies and the module version and description.
   *
   * @author Thomas Morgner
   */
  public interface ModuleInfo {
  
      /**
       * Returns the module class of the desired base module.
       *
       * @return The module class.
       */
      public String getModuleClass();
  
      /**
       * Returns the major version of the base module. The string should
       * contain a compareable character sequence so that higher versions
       * of the module are considered greater than lower versions.
       *
       * @return The major version of the module.
       */
      public String getMajorVersion();
  
      /**
       * Returns the minor version of the base module. The string should
       * contain a compareable character sequence so that higher versions
       * of the module are considered greater than lower versions.
       *
       * @return The minor version of the module.
       */
      public String getMinorVersion();
  
      /**
       * Returns the patchlevel version of the base module. The patch level
       * should be used to mark bugfixes. The string should
       * contain a compareable character sequence so that higher versions
       * of the module are considered greater than lower versions.
       *
       * @return The patch level version of the module.
       */
      public String getPatchLevel();
    
  }
  