Version

• JSON representation
• VersionKind

Version contains structured information about the version of the package. For a discussion of this in Debian/Ubuntu: http://serverfault.com/questions/604541/debian-packages-version-convention For a discussion of this in Redhat/Fedora/Centos: http://blog.jasonantman.com/2014/07/how-yum-and-rpm-compare-versions/

JSON representation
{ "epoch": number, "name": string, "revision": string, "kind": enum (VersionKind) }

Fields
epoch	number Used to correct mistakes in the version numbering scheme.
name	string The main part of the version name.
revision	string The iteration of the package build from the above version.
kind	enum (VersionKind) Distinguish between sentinel MIN/MAX versions and normal versions. If kind is not NORMAL, then the other fields are ignored.

VersionKind

Whether this is an ordinary package version or a sentinel MIN/MAX version.

Enums
NORMAL	A standard package version, defined by the other fields.
MINIMUM	A special version representing negative infinity, other fields are ignored.
MAXIMUM	A special version representing positive infinity, other fields are ignored.