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package org.springframework.web.servlet.resource;

import org.springframework.core.io.Resource;

/**
 * An extension of {@link VersionPathStrategy} that adds a method to determine the
 * actual version of a {@link org.springframework.core.io.Resource Resource}.
 *
 * @author Brian Clozel
 * @author Rossen Stoyanchev
 * @since 4.1
 * @see VersionResourceResolver
*/
public interface VersionStrategy extends VersionPathStrategy {

	/**
	 * Get the version for the given resource.
	 * @param resource the resource to check
	 * @return the version, never {@code null}
	 */
	String getResourceVersion(Resource resource);

}
