maven-resolver-demos/maven-resolver-demo-snippets/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/resolver/examples/FindNewestVersion.java

package org.apache.maven.resolver.examples;

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import org.apache.maven.resolver.examples.util.Booter;
import org.eclipse.aether.RepositorySystem;
import org.eclipse.aether.RepositorySystemSession;
import org.eclipse.aether.artifact.Artifact;
import org.eclipse.aether.artifact.DefaultArtifact;
import org.eclipse.aether.resolution.VersionRangeRequest;
import org.eclipse.aether.resolution.VersionRangeResult;
import org.eclipse.aether.version.Version;

/**
 * Determines the newest version of an artifact.
 */
public class FindNewestVersion
{

    public static void main( String[] args )
        throws Exception
    {
        System.out.println( "------------------------------------------------------------" );
        System.out.println( FindNewestVersion.class.getSimpleName() );

        RepositorySystem system = Booter.newRepositorySystem();

        RepositorySystemSession session = Booter.newRepositorySystemSession( system );

        Artifact artifact = new DefaultArtifact( "org.eclipse.aether:aether-util:[0,)" );

        VersionRangeRequest rangeRequest = new VersionRangeRequest();
        rangeRequest.setArtifact( artifact );
        rangeRequest.setRepositories( Booter.newRepositories( system, session ) );

        VersionRangeResult rangeResult = system.resolveVersionRange( session, rangeRequest );

        Version newestVersion = rangeResult.getHighestVersion();

        System.out.println( "Newest version " + newestVersion + " from repository "
            + rangeResult.getRepository( newestVersion ) );
    }

}