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package org.apache.wicket.request.resource.caching.version;

import java.util.regex.Pattern;

import org.apache.wicket.request.resource.caching.IStaticCacheableResource;

/**
 * Provides a version string for a cacheable resource specified by {@link org.apache.wicket.request.resource.caching.IStaticCacheableResource} 
 * <p/>
 * the version string will be used as a distinguishing mark when rendering resources
 * 
 * @see org.apache.wicket.request.resource.caching.QueryStringWithVersionResourceCachingStrategy
 * @see org.apache.wicket.request.resource.caching.FilenameWithVersionResourceCachingStrategy
 * 
 * @author Peter Ertl
 * 
 * @since 1.5
 */
public interface IResourceVersion
{
	/**
	 * get unique string identifying the version of the resource
	 * 
	 * @param resource
	 *             cacheable resource
	 * @return unique version string or <code>null</code> 
	 *         if version string could not be calculated
	 */
	String getVersion(IStaticCacheableResource resource);

	/**
	 * a pattern that matches returned versions
	 *
	 * @return a pattern or <code>null</code> if no pattern
	 *         is available
	 */
	Pattern getVersionPattern();
}
