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package org.springframework.web.servlet.resource;

import org.springframework.core.io.Resource;

An extension of VersionPathStrategy that adds a method to determine the actual version of a Resource. 
Author:
Brian Clozel, Rossen Stoyanchev
See Also:
VersionResourceResolver
Since:
4.1/**
 * An extension of {@link VersionPathStrategy} that adds a method
 * to determine the actual version of a {@link Resource}.
 *
 * @author Brian Clozel
 * @author Rossen Stoyanchev
 * @since 4.1
 * @see VersionResourceResolver
*/
public interface VersionStrategy extends VersionPathStrategy {

	
Determine the version for the given resource.
Params:
resource – the resource to check
Returns:
the version (never null)/**
	 * Determine the version for the given resource.
	 * @param resource the resource to check
	 * @return the version (never {@code null})
	 */
	String getResourceVersion(Resource resource);

}