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11 package org.eclipse.pde.core.plugin;
12
13 /**
14  * This interface contains constants used throughout the plug-in
15  * for plug-in reference matching. These rules are used to
16  * control when determining if two compared versions are
17  * equivalent.
18  */
19 public interface IMatchRules {
20     /**
21      * No rule.
22      */
23     int NONE = 0;
24
25     /**
26      * A match that is equivalent to the required version.
27      */
28     int EQUIVALENT = 1;
29
30     /**
31      * Attribute value for the 'equivalent' rule.
32      */
33     String JavaDoc RULE_EQUIVALENT = "equivalent"; //$NON-NLS-1$
34 /**
35      * A match that is compatible with the required version.
36      */
37     int COMPATIBLE = 2;
38     /**
39      * Attribute value for the 'compatible' rule.
40      */
41     String JavaDoc RULE_COMPATIBLE = "compatible"; //$NON-NLS-1$
42 /**
43      * An perfect match.
44      */
45     int PERFECT = 3;
46
47     /**
48      * Attribute value for the 'perfect' rule.
49      */
50     String JavaDoc RULE_PERFECT = "perfect"; //$NON-NLS-1$
51 /**
52      * A match requires that a version is greater or equal to the
53      * specified version.
54      */
55     int GREATER_OR_EQUAL = 4;
56     /**
57      * Attribute value for the 'greater or equal' rule
58      */
59     String JavaDoc RULE_GREATER_OR_EQUAL = "greaterOrEqual"; //$NON-NLS-1$
60 /**
61      * An id match requires that the specified id is a prefix of
62      * a candidate id.
63      */
64     int PREFIX = 5;
65     /**
66      * Attribute value for the 'prefix' id rule
67      */
68     String JavaDoc RULE_PREFIX = "prefix"; //$NON-NLS-1$
69 /**
70      * Table of rule names that match rule values defined in this
71      * interface. It can be used directly against the rule values
72      * used in plug-in models.
73      */
74     String JavaDoc[] RULE_NAME_TABLE =
75         { "", RULE_EQUIVALENT, RULE_COMPATIBLE, RULE_PERFECT, RULE_GREATER_OR_EQUAL }; //$NON-NLS-1$
76 }
77
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