LatestStrategy
Date: 2014-12-13

org.apache.ivy.plugins.latest

## Interface LatestStrategy

- All Known Implementing Classes:
    AbstractLatestStrategy, ComparatorLatestStrategy, LatestLexicographicStrategy, LatestRevisionStrategy, LatestTimeStrategy, OsgiLatestStrategy

      public interface LatestStrategy

- - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `ArtifactInfo` | `findLatest(ArtifactInfo[] infos, java.util.Date date)` Finds the latest artifact among the given artifacts info.
    `java.lang.String` | `getName()`
    `java.util.List` | `sort(ArtifactInfo[] infos)` Sorts the given artifacts info from the oldest one to the latest one.

- - ### Method Detail

    - #### findLatest

          ArtifactInfo findLatest(ArtifactInfo[] infos,
                                java.util.Date date)

      Finds the latest artifact among the given artifacts info. The definition of 'latest' depends on the strategy itself. Given artifacts info are all good candidate. If the given date is not null, then found artifact should not be later than this date.
      Parameters:
        `infos` -
        `date` -
      Returns:
        the latest artifact among the given ones.

    - #### sort

          java.util.List sort(ArtifactInfo[] infos)

      Sorts the given artifacts info from the oldest one to the latest one. The definition of 'latest' depends on the strategy itself. Given artifacts info are all good candidate.
      Parameters:
        `infos` -
      Returns:

    - #### getName

          java.lang.String getName()