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+package org.argeo.api.slc;
+
+/**
+ * Abstraction of a name / version pair, typically used as coordinates for a
+ * software module either deployed or packaged as an archive.
+ */
+public interface NameVersion {
+ /** The name of the component. */
+ String getName();
+
+ /** The version of the component. */
+ String getVersion();
+
+ /**
+ * The forward compatible branch of this version, by default it is
+ * [major].[minor].
+ */
+ default String getBranch() {
+ String[] parts = getVersion().split("\\.");
+ if (parts.length < 2)
+ throw new IllegalStateException("Version " + getVersion() + " cannot be interpreted as branch.");
+ return parts[0] + "." + parts[1];
+ }
+}