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package com.gemstone.gemfire.internal.util;

/**
 * 
 * A simple interface that describes the contract of an
 * object that has a version
 * 
 * @author Mitch Thomas
 * @since 5.0
 */
public interface Versionable
{

  public abstract Comparable getVersion();

  public abstract boolean isNewerThan(Versionable other);
  
  public abstract boolean isSame(Versionable other);

  public abstract boolean isOlderThan(Versionable other);
}