maven-compat/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/repository/legacy/resolver/conflict/NewestConflictResolver.java

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package org.apache.maven.repository.legacy.resolver.conflict;

import javax.inject.Named;
import javax.inject.Singleton;

import org.apache.maven.artifact.resolver.ResolutionNode;
import org.apache.maven.artifact.versioning.ArtifactVersion;
import org.apache.maven.artifact.versioning.OverConstrainedVersionException;

/**
 * Resolves conflicting artifacts by always selecting the <em>newest</em> declaration. Newest is defined as the
 * declaration whose version is greater according to <code>ArtifactVersion.compareTo</code>.
 *
 * @see ArtifactVersion#compareTo
 * @since 3.0
 */
@Named("newest")
@Singleton
@Deprecated
public class NewestConflictResolver implements ConflictResolver {
    // ConflictResolver methods -----------------------------------------------

    /*
     * @see org.apache.maven.artifact.resolver.conflict.ConflictResolver#resolveConflict(org.apache.maven.artifact.resolver.ResolutionNode,
     *      org.apache.maven.artifact.resolver.ResolutionNode)
     */

    public ResolutionNode resolveConflict(ResolutionNode node1, ResolutionNode node2) {
        try {
            ArtifactVersion version1 = node1.getArtifact().getSelectedVersion();
            ArtifactVersion version2 = node2.getArtifact().getSelectedVersion();

            return version1.compareTo(version2) > 0 ? node1 : node2;
        } catch (OverConstrainedVersionException exception) {
            // TODO log message or throw exception?

            return null;
        }
    }
}