This is a single-class semantic version 2.0.0 implementation for java 6+. It requires no further dependencies and is thereby easy to use within your own projects. Key features:
- Lightweight: consists of only a single file, no dependencies
- Immutable: strict immutability ensures easy handling and thread safety
- Serializable: Objects can be serialized using Java's
ObjectOutputStream
. - Fast: Many performance improvements make this the fastest semver implementation in java around (according to parsing and sorting performance)
- Compatible: Supports Java 6 but also provides many methods that are suitable to be used as method references in Java 8. Latest release also features a Java 9 module-info!
- Stable: Ready for production since release 1.0.0
semantic-version is available through the Maven Central Repository. Just add the following dependency to your pom:
If you are using Java >=9 use this release:
<dependency>
<groupId>de.skuzzle</groupId>
<artifactId>semantic-version</artifactId>
<version>2.0.0</version>
</dependency>
If you are using Java 6, 7 or 8 use this release:
<dependency>
<groupId>de.skuzzle</groupId>
<artifactId>semantic-version</artifactId>
<version>1.2.0</version>
</dependency>
Release 2.0.0
is bundled as a JPMS module. If you are using it in your Java 9 project,
add the following line to your module-info.java
:
module com.your.module {
// ...
requires de.skuzzle.semantic;
}
// Version with pre-release and build meta data field
Version v1 = Version.parseVersion("1.0.2-rc1.2+build-20142402");
Version v2 = Version.create(1, 0 , 2, "rc1.2", "build-20142402");
// Simple version
Version v3 = Version.parseVersion("1.0.2");
Version v4 = Version.create(1, 0, 2);
// Version with no pre-release field but with build meta data field
Version v5 = Version.parseVersion("1.0.2+build-20142402");
Version v6 = Version.create(1, 0, 2, "", "build-20142402");
Versions can be compared as they implement Comparable
:
if (v1.compareTo(v2) < 0) { ... }
if (v1.isGreaterThan(v2)) { ... }
if (v1.isLowerThan(v2)) { ... }
In rare cases it might be useful to compare versions with including the build meta data field. If you need to do so, you can use
v1.compareToWithBuildMetaData(v2)
v1.equalsWithBuildMetaData(v2)
There also exist static methods and comparators for comparing two versions.
You can derive new versions from existing ones by modifying a single field:
Version v1 = Version.create(1, 0, 0)
.withMinor(2)
.withPatch(3)
.withPreRelease("alpha-1")
.withBuildMetaData("build-20161022");
Versions can also be incremented using any of the next...
methods:
// Gives 2.0.0
Version.create(1, 2, 3).nextMajor();
// Gives 1.3.0
Version.create(1, 2, 3).nextMinor();
// Gives 1.2.4
Version.create(1, 2, 3).nextPatch();
All next...
methods will drop the pre-release and build meta data fields but provide an
overload to set a new pre-release:
// Gives 2.0.0-SNAPSHOT
Version.create(1, 2, 3).nextMajor("SNAPSHOT");
The identifier parts can be incremented as well:
// Gives 1.2.3-1
Version.create(1, 2, 3).nextPreRelease();
// Gives 1.2.3+1
Version.create(1, 2, 3).nextBuildMetaData();
Incrementing the identifier behaves as follows:
- In case the identifier is currently empty, it becomes
1
in the result. - If the identifier's last part is numeric, that last part will be incremented in the result.
- If the last part is not numeric, the identifier is interpreted as
identifier.0
which becomesidentifier.1
after increment.
Version | After increment |
---|---|
1.2.3 |
1.2.3-1 |
1.2.3+build.meta.data |
1.2.3-1 |
1.2.3-foo |
1.2.3-foo.1 |
1.2.3-foo.1 |
1.2.3-foo.2 |