Interface VersionComparator

public interface VersionComparator

Compares plugin version strings, so the update check can tell a newer release from an older one.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
boolean	isOlderThan(String first, String second)	Whether one version predates another.
boolean	isOlderThan(String first, String second, boolean checkSnapshot)	Whether one version predates another, optionally treating a snapshot as older than the release it leads to.
boolean	isSnapshot(String version)	Whether a version is a snapshot rather than a release.

Method Details

isSnapshot

boolean isSnapshot(String version)

Whether a version is a snapshot rather than a release.

Parameters:

version - the version

Returns:

true if it is a snapshot

isOlderThan

boolean isOlderThan(String first,
 String second)

Whether one version predates another.

Parameters:

first - the version to test

second - the version to compare against

Returns:

true if the first is older

isOlderThan

boolean isOlderThan(String first,
 String second,
 boolean checkSnapshot)

Whether one version predates another, optionally treating a snapshot as older than the release it leads to.

Parameters:

first - the version to test

second - the version to compare against

checkSnapshot - whether the snapshot marker is taken into account

Returns:

true if the first is older