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//
// $Id: version.h,v 1.32.20.2 2007/08/03 03:27:07 oliver Exp $
//

#ifndef BALL_COMMON_VERSION_H
#define BALL_COMMON_VERSION_H

#ifndef BALL_COMMON_EXCEPTION_H
# include <BALL/COMMON/exception.h>
#endif

#ifndef BALL_COMMON_GLOBAL_H
# include <BALL/COMMON/global.h>
#endif

//
//  master data for all revisions is stored in this define!
//
#define BALL_RELEASE_STRING             "1.3"

namespace BALL
{

  class BALL_EXPORT VersionInfo
  {
    public:

    enum Type
    {
      STABLE,
      ALPHA,
      BETA,
      NONPUBLIC,
      PRERELEASE,
      PATCHLVL, // this can't be PATCHLEVEL due to a collision with historic Python versions (< 2.2).
      UNKNOWN
    };

    static const char* getVersion() ;

    static int getMajorRevision() throw(Exception::InvalidFormat);

    static int getMinorRevision() throw(Exception::InvalidFormat);

    static Type getType() ;
    

    protected:

    static const char* RELEASE_DATE_AND_TIME;
      static const char* RELEASE_WHAT_STRING;
  };
  
}

#endif // BALL_COMMON_VERSION_H